Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had n't she earned a little peace and quiet ? |
| 2 | This luxury hotel is located a little way out of town , past Reid 's , on the road to Cãmara de Lobos . |
| 3 | I 've done a little work on eidesis myself . |
| 4 | I 'd read the various bits and pieces a couple of times now , looking for something deep and mysterious in it all but not finding anything ; I 'd even done a little research of my own , and discovered through mum that dad had some more of Rory 's papers in his study ; she 'd promised she 'd try and look them out for me . |
| 5 | Most of the bigger hotels in Kos have been built a little way out of the old town and the Bohem is about 15 minutes from the far side of Heaven ( the disco ) ! |
| 6 | Worse still , after she had made a little money from the publication of a pamphlet containing her beastly poems about him , she commissioned a rubber dress from ‘ her designer ’ . |
| 7 | I should have thought a little evidence of human frailty would merely enhance your reputation — and the association would do mine a power of good ! ’ |
| 8 | So I 've got a little time to speak ? |
| 9 | So we 've got a little time left . |
| 10 | " Yes , I 've had a little difficulty these last two mornings . |
| 11 | I have had a little difficulty with it . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've had a little help from Barry Humphries in this , and I hope I 've paid him due credit , thought he did start that nasty rumour that he was me or I was him . |
| 13 | Maradona scored against England in 1986 , accused of handling the ball he claimed to have had a little help from high places ( see remote control and questionable decisions ) . |
| 14 | But we also remember how that was n't sustained , and the cynical political fix of the Tories a few months later , that for the moment has coped with the government 's political crisis , and temporarily has bought a little time for a few pits . |
| 15 | We have received a little help , but far too late . |
| 16 | Knitting machines do n't only make jumpers , they make whatever you want them to , given a little thought and love of the craft . |
| 17 | Given a little thought as to siting the Pentstemons will provide a lot of interest over a long period and should prevent the need for annual replanting , which can be expensive and labour intensive . |
| 18 | Camcorders on the other hand have to be given a little help to cope with different kinds of lighting by adjustment of their internal white balance settings to enable them to ‘ see ’ white as the same neutral colour regardless of the conditions . |
| 19 | Unknown to the Princess , the Queen had already summoned Fleet Street newspaper editors to Buckingham Palace where her press secretary requested that Diana be given a little peace and privacy . |
| 20 | Given a little hope , a little patch of ground … so that it would taste better . |
| 21 | Many were quite spectacular , but several could offer suitable objectives to an adventurous trekking group , given a little practice in the use of ice-axe and crampons . |
| 22 | Communications can certainly solve most of the problems of apparently incompatible systems , given a little effort . |
| 23 | In the first half , whenever Leeds had mounted a little pressure , a southampton player went down injured . |
| 24 | Still , it appeared her advent had summoned a little luck into his life , for suddenly they began to discover plentiful growths of grass potatoes , forest leeks and turtle-berries , a welcome change from the stringy little rabbits and bitter roots they had eaten until then . |
| 25 | I believe I had walked a little way along the roadside , peering through the foliage hoping to get a better view , when I heard a voice behind me . |
| 26 | São Vicente is set a little way inland where the valley is wider and sheltered from the sea winds . |
| 27 | That was all I needed … just when I had found a little peace at last . |
| 28 | Mary had spent a little time in close conversation with him and even stroked his cheek at one stage . |
| 29 | After one or two walks over the hills together the girl preferred to stay at home so the mother went on her own ; on one of these occasions Peony had actually tidied up and got tea ready and gone a little way along the track to meet her mother when she saw her coming up the hill . |
| 30 | By the time one of them had climbed a little way up , the Bookman had long disappeared . |