Example sentences of "[adj] little [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And when I do , my lady , we 'll get back to that interesting little conversation we were having . ’ |
| 2 | I know the sort of devious little things you get up to . |
| 3 | ‘ What a bunch of nauseating little warts you are . ’ |
| 4 | Then , as we drove down the steep little hill we could see the sea glinting , for the coast at Frejus was about 12 miles distant . |
| 5 | BRITISH yuppies yearning for that charming little place they saw in the Dordogne last summer have probably never heard of Compagnie Bancaire . |
| 6 | It it 's a funny little drug it 's related to sodium , old sodium , you 've got loads of sodium . |
| 7 | she can only go round with two sticks and she gets er while Beryl 's here in house but erm the brave little kid she er did a degree in erm art and costume design , you know , dress design with a erm and she 's set up a good business at home . |
| 8 | ‘ What a bloodthirsty little creature you are to be sure ! ’ said Biff , with a hint of admiration . |
| 9 | Proper little devils they are . |
| 10 | ALL parents of four-year-olds know what strong-minded little monsters they can be — but we decided to risk it anyway with a trip to Val d'Isere . |
| 11 | Yes I know what you mean He 's not the nervous little thing he was . |
| 12 | To convince me that you are in fact the sweet , simple little soul you 'd have everyone believe ? ’ |
| 13 | In the dark little passage she hesitated outside the door of the front room . |
| 14 | Oh yeah , yeah , yeah , and then and Margaret called for the ambulance , I heard the slop and I heard , and then they put the dog out right away and I said , that 's unusual of them , it was one of those tiny little miniatures you see |
| 15 | It 's a tiny little things you know er in glass cases now there are a few at bus stops but a lot of people do n't use bus stops any more you know they drive erm I know that posters great hoardings that we some of us probably grew up with when everybody knew what was on and the great big posters everywhere . |
| 16 | She said apologetically " Well , he has had to be careful so long , watching every tiny little thing he does , I suppose … " |
| 17 | It 's a tiny little ship it 's a wee poky thing . |
| 18 | Between his nutcracker lips was one of the thin twisted little cigarettes he made himself . |
| 19 | Virginia had crept up to her several times trying to be friendly , but each time the house repelled her advances , do n't you dare to come near me with those nasty creepy little fingers she smiled , preventing the new young tendrils finding a hold on her walls . |
| 20 | A sad little tale it sounded , a trivial matter to consign a soul to perpetual separation . |
| 21 | As she replaced the receiver with a sad little gesture she felt her eyes fill with tears . |
| 22 | From where he was sitting by the narrow little window he had a view of the meagre garden and beyond it , in the distance , a huge white bull in a field of white heifers . |
| 23 | Sometimes he thought about Adam when he was a child and what a dear little boy he had been , affectionate and not troublesome . |
| 24 | Dear little thing he was , just like Jenny had been at his age . |
| 25 | Grubby little man he may be — he shits in my presence without embarrassment — yet in his thought I perceive he is fastidious . |
| 26 | And she 's o she 's gone on to have a , a normal little boy you see ? |
| 27 | ‘ Then what an unfeeling little brute you are to be sure . |
| 28 | Soon all my master 's neighbours were talking about the strange little creature he had found in a field . |
| 29 | This is a private little shop you know and her mother kept this little shop , mother long since dead you know . |
| 30 | A right little pedant she can be , when it comes to an intellectual argument . |