Example sentences of "little [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cynics , licking their lips in anticipation , were ready and willing to use what little influence they had to keep this Morrissey thing under wraps . |
| 2 | While there is no doubt that fascist organisations like the National Front have attempted to recruit members from the ranks of football hooligans , there is little to connect them with violence in the game ( Popplewell , 1986:59 ) . |
| 3 | Headlines describing the ‘ mid life crisis ’ of the NHS have done little to promote its image as a positive and worthwhile employer . |
| 4 | Did its appearance signify a scientific publication and so excuse a subsequent press conference or was it , as many scientists claimed , a badly written uninformative document of limited scientific credibility that did little to support its authors ' claims to have found fusion ? |
| 5 | Many people make do with a cup of coffee which , although it may taste good , does little to support you until lunchtime . |
| 6 | Hast taken leave of what little sense thou were born with ? |
| 7 | There was little to indicate what a busy area this was to become , with buoyed channels for the large tankers , and the storage tanks and quays of Sullom Voe tucked away neatly out of sight amongst the low hills . |
| 8 | He could appreciate that a collection might become the last refuge and hope for survival of an endangered species , but the knowledge did little to modify his response ; apart from the dogs ' home where he 'd once been bought a sick puppy , it was one of the saddest places he knew . |
| 9 | Soviet aid has helped in maintaining the population 's morale and the regime 's credibility and unity , while US aid to the to the mujahedin has done little to increase their unity , morale or fighting ability . |
| 10 | Rain said she would tell him presently , which did little to pacify him , and she went on in English to Maurin : ‘ Joseph ca n't operate here without you , can he ? |
| 11 | It was too heavy to turn in the wind , but it mattered little to know which way the wind was blowing : wherever it blew it blew word of the miraculous pageant and the Angel Gabriel . |
| 12 | The road ran through seemingly interminable pine forests with little to encourage us to stop and explore , and we covered over 1300 kilometres in thirty hours . |
| 13 | The Leverhulme study also devoted one volume specifically to the arts in higher education ( Robinson 1982 ) , but although this contained much interesting material , particularly on social and anthropological views of the arts , it did little to establish their epistemological base . |
| 14 | The girl was undeniably beautiful , and clearly knew it for she was wearing no petticoat and a diaphanous dress of pale gold that did little to hide her body . |
| 15 | When the leadership of the Janata Dal parliamentary party and the post of Prime Minister went instead to V. P. Singh , he did little to hide his resentment , called the election " a conspiracy " , and spent the next 11 months assiduously courting anti-Singh members of the Janata Dal . |
| 16 | But in terms of the Maxol Northern Ireland championship he had little to worry him . |
| 17 | Humpage had been chosen as wicketkeeper and started the game behind the stumps , but with Gloucestershire finding little to worry them in the efforts of Warwickshire 's regular bowlers , Humpage removed his pads and gloves , with Chris Maynard , playing as a batsman , taking over as wicketkeeper . |
| 18 | Wilson 's last recordings with them , the LP Bouncing off the Satellites , did little to reverse their artistic and financial decline . |
| 19 | The risk of losing what little bust they might have is enough to discourage many an overweight lady from commencing to diet , so this diet must therefore be good news for them . |
| 20 | Right now I find myself regretting the fact that we have done very little to replace them . |
| 21 | A six-week furlough in Australia did little to lessen her unease . |
| 22 | Admittedly , as the tour went on England did little to help their own cause , but there were all kinds of things workings against them . |
| 23 | Then came the blustering denials of any intention to act dishonestly , which did little to help their cause though many were sincere . |
| 24 | When world oil prices plunged in the 1980s , their leaders did little to help them adjust to the inevitable decline in living standards . |
| 25 | It was a long and painful labour , and it broke my heart that I could do little to help her . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm thinking of the sort of attitude that suggests the unemployed do too little to help themselves , that if only you have determination and drive you can get on in the world . ’ |
| 27 | Of course , the coexistence of these two meanings does little to help anyone puzzled by what exactly a social representation is . |
| 28 | WITH admirable understatement , the chief economist of one of Australia 's big four banks admitted yesterday that events of 1989 have done little to help his country 's international business image . |
| 29 | The arrival of the local undertaker , Paul Berthe , did little to help our investigations . |
| 30 | Pc Geoff Towle , secretary of the federation 's Derbyshire branch , said the quota system had been operated by senior CID men who did little to conceal it . |