Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only four or so turns of the screw secure the blade , and quick changes were possible after a little practice . |
| 2 | She remembered only two things about New York with affection : the man at Pennsylvania Station , perched high in a little glass box , who announced the trains in the rhythm of a square dance , and the man who returned her purse which she 'd dropped on the platform — a black man . |
| 3 | Nor should anything especially sinister be read into reports that the money to pay for little Sachin has been provided by commercial concerns not averse to a little of the old quid pro quo . |
| 4 | I am sure with a little thought and effort we can do better than this . |
| 5 | Some argue that the technological barriers to improving silicon chip performance could be overcome with a little effort and imagination without recourse to more esoteric elements . |
| 6 | Left me a note ’ — he pointed to the table ‘ saying it was her life and she was entitled to a little happiness . |