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 . |