Example sentences of "[adj] little [noun sg] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | BRITISH yuppies yearning for that charming little place they saw in the Dordogne last summer have probably never heard of Compagnie Bancaire . |
| 4 | It it 's a funny little drug it 's related to sodium , old sodium , you 've got loads of sodium . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ What a bloodthirsty little creature you are to be sure ! ’ said Biff , with a hint of admiration . |
| 7 | Yes I know what you mean He 's not the nervous little thing he was . |
| 8 | To convince me that you are in fact the sweet , simple little soul you 'd have everyone believe ? ’ |
| 9 | In the dark little passage she hesitated outside the door of the front room . |
| 10 | She said apologetically " Well , he has had to be careful so long , watching every tiny little thing he does , I suppose … " |
| 11 | It 's a tiny little ship it 's a wee poky thing . |
| 12 | A sad little tale it sounded , a trivial matter to consign a soul to perpetual separation . |
| 13 | As she replaced the receiver with a sad little gesture she felt her eyes fill with tears . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Sometimes he thought about Adam when he was a child and what a dear little boy he had been , affectionate and not troublesome . |
| 16 | Dear little thing he was , just like Jenny had been at his age . |
| 17 | Grubby little man he may be — he shits in my presence without embarrassment — yet in his thought I perceive he is fastidious . |
| 18 | And she 's o she 's gone on to have a , a normal little boy you see ? |
| 19 | ‘ Then what an unfeeling little brute you are to be sure . |
| 20 | Soon all my master 's neighbours were talking about the strange little creature he had found in a field . |
| 21 | This is a private little shop you know and her mother kept this little shop , mother long since dead you know . |
| 22 | A right little pedant she can be , when it comes to an intellectual argument . |
| 23 | With a helpless little movement she sat up , drawing up her knees and hugging them as if in some way she might glean comfort from the gesture . |
| 24 | That frigid little scene you treated me to over breakfast ? ’ |
| 25 | Oh cock a fan , come on then , now do n't bite back you beastly little parrot you |
| 26 | We 're doing all we can , but she 's a very ill little girl I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 27 | My parents have a Yorkshire Terrier , and a more obnoxious little dog I have never met ! |
| 28 | She found she could get the attention and praise she wanted only by achieving , being good and caring for that pretty little monster she so resented . |
| 29 | Inchbad had moved across to sit beside her and had taken her hand between his finger and thumb and was exclaiming what a pretty little thing she was and it the shame of the world that her brother had had to ride of land leave her all alone . |
| 30 | A pretty little thing it was , with dark hair : well , you 've seen Emily for yourself . ’ |