Example sentences of "[prep] [art] little [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On telecommunications , Banegas took the opportunity to criticise the government for the little interest it has shown in putting an end to the import of unauthorised pirate telephones , 3m of which are now in Spain .
2 After a little way I halted and looked back .
3 After a little way the rabbit-hole suddenly went down , deep into the ground .
4 Pinkie said nothing about this because he was dazed by gin , and was not paying , and Richard said nothing because , after a little thought , he concluded that the wine was good enough for Pinkie .
5 Only four or so turns of the screw secure the blade , and quick changes were possible after a little practice .
6 After a little practice the full statements may be omitted as the mnemonics will ensure that the data is transmitted in the correct sequence .
7 ‘ Let me fetch you some water , ’ he said gently to the distressed figure on the sofa after a little time had passed .
8 So , after a little research in Bangkok , I wrote a few letters and made a few calls and found a Brother distributer .
9 In many Third World countries , therefore , comprador is a term of abuse and , as a consequence has lost most of the little value it ever had for analysis .
10 But with the exception of a little doubt as to what the relatively vague adjective hardy might mean , the husband eventually proves a worthy man against all of these criteria : clever enough to be a successful merchant and therefore rich ; hospitable and generous ; and apparently able to fulfil his wife 's demands of him in bed .
11 The face begins to swell and the eyes to protrude with the cough and then comes oedema between the eyelids and the eyebrows , even to the extent of a little water bag forming .
12 Though there is always the danger of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing , some time and money on training your secretaries in basic personal injury principles will be well spent .
13 It can , he argues , often be reduced by the application of a little thought before you start work on your latest creation .
14 The battlefield must be cleared of a little smoke .
15 A warning should be sounded that a candidate whose work experience has not equipped him or her to handle the case study paper is unlikely to pass it on the strength of a little practice and revision course .
16 For the amateur , however , this is your creation , and you wo n't want it to fail at this stage for the want of a little time and thought .
17 Such a division is of no little interest today , as politicians debate the extent of European political and economic union , and of Britain 's involvement in Europe .
18 Herbs can be grown indoors in the house , on suitable window-sills , but they should receive as much light as possible , even those that like a little shade in the garden .
19 Time for a little activity .
20 GAVIN Peacock is hoping for a little help from his friends in the Newcastle United side this season .
21 She asked her aunt for a little money , for the first time , shuffling her feet and keeping her eyes shyly down .
22 I 'd hoped for a little money , at the very most , a thousand .
23 Whether you go away or not , I hope you all find time for a little rest and recuperation .
24 In 1773 when raw silk was difficult to obtain , the owner of a throwing mill in Sherborne wrote : … having discharged many of my hands which are either starving , or are become burdensome to the town , others are incessantly crying for a little work and could they obtain but a morsel of Barley-bread they are happy , they very often go days with little or no nourishment … the continued cries of the poor people complaining for want of the necessaries of life as well for want of employment is shocking indeed … and what is worse the overseers are not so bountiful to the necessitous as I could wish .
25 so much for a little work .
26 It 's probably a harder sell because it 's four colour and it 's nine hundred pound for a little space like that but they 're doing quite well .
27 The tour in Japan was over and David left — he sailed for Vladivostok — and finally , just to get rid of me as usual ( if you keep making enough noise they 'll get rid of you for a little peace and quiet ) they gave me a visa .
28 Still you could always come back to Malia for a little peace and quiet in the local monastery !
29 Last Monday night , in a mood of deep depression , I was sitting by an open window , praying for a little peace and happiness in my dark life .
30 She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers .
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