Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [art] little " in BNC.
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| 1 | She smoothed the black cycling shorts she was wearing and shimmied a little inside her baggy grey workout top . |
| 2 | Miss Honey poured the tea and added a little milk to both cups . |
| 3 | It would have been inconsiderate , and the possibility was not discussed , although Groa , moving from hall to hall with her husband , took the chance to pack a few extra boxes with thick clothes and blankets , and spent a little time during her last call at Orphir studying the crucifix Bishop Jon had pinned over her bed and wondering whether or not it would be Christian to pray for a wind . |
| 4 | The sailing ship Roraima arrived at St Pierre early in the morning of Thursday , 8 May , and anchored a little way off shore . |
| 5 | A further decree in 1982 , this time initiated by a civilian government , reinforced state control of the banking and finance sectors and went a little way to encourage Nigerian capital to invest more in the manufacturing sector . |
| 6 | Shake off those blues and put a little colour into your life . |
| 7 | And when I woke up , although it was still dark outside , I wrapped up some spare clothes in a parcel , and put a little money in a purse . |
| 8 | Edward lifted it and splashed a little water into the teapot , swirling it around . |
| 9 | Dandelion , the dashing story-teller , so eager to be off that he jumped the ditch and ran a little way into the field before stopping to wait for the rest . |
| 10 | I smiled tactfully , thinking he must be referring to memories of the war , and left a little silence . |
| 11 | You fell down and slid a little way , did n't you ? |
| 12 | For instance , two people had become attached to each other and wanted a little space . |
| 13 | They left Hanssen with the dogs , and skied a little way up the mountains . |
| 14 | but stood a little way off , watching us , |