Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] [verb] a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been on 10 or 11 tours in my career and it 's time that I spent a little while with my family . |
| 2 | No-one else in our aircraft appeared to be the least bit concerned , but my relief as we finally drew near the coast of England again and then began our descent to the safety of solid earth was so great that I made a little promise to myself that I would never again set foot in an aeroplane , so long as I could be permitted to survive this one trip . |
| 3 | It was fortunate that I had a little time to accustom myself to being in such a place and to the thought of seeing my father . |
| 4 | Now , the only reason I rang — the chief reason — was that I need a little help , as you can see . ’ |
| 5 | That I find a little bit hard to believe . |
| 6 | I could just make out that she had a little smile at the corner of her lips . |
| 7 | Lazaris uses the following analogy : Imagine that you hear a little voice squeaking for help . |
| 8 | I am only suggesting that you take a little time off , shall we say , until you are quite well again ? " |
| 9 | Again in an exam , there 's more chance that you make a little slip , because there 's little bit of extra edge . |
| 10 | The right approach might possibly be along the lines of : ‘ How about the family closing ranks and getting together now that you need a little help ? ’ or ‘ Give us the pleasure of doing something for you for a change . ’ |
| 11 | Erm as well as that we get a little bit of sulphur dioxide and we get oxides of nitrogen , which are pretty nasty , those are the one 's they et around Los Angeles , and the big smoggy cities . |
| 12 | Now that we have a little experience in the joys of simple kite flying , it 's time to look deeper into the whole subject and to understand more about those ‘ Modern Materials ’ which have emerged since the 1970s . |
| 13 | It 's just that we have a little surprise for you and we did n't want Mr Woodentop spoiling it . ’ |
| 14 | Overheats and it would melt , so because of that they put a little protector thing on to cut out a thermal cut out to stop the current flowing |
| 15 | The right hon. Member for Manchester , Gorton ( Mr. Kaufman ) and his team are always ingenious in defending whatever the policy of the moment is ; it is just that that policy is changed so often that it leaves a little bit of a question mark over whether they have any plan or direction at all . |
| 16 | On Wednesday evening , the Admiral looked in on the club after dinner and Amiss heard him say goodnight to the five , remarking that he had a little work to do in the office , after which he would get back home and turn in : he looked forward to seeing them the following day . |
| 17 | Anyone could tell they were brother and sister they were so much alike , except that he had a little goatee beard on his chin . |
| 18 | If it 's gon na plague him and give him trouble let's get it sorted out this year , even if it means that he has a little bit of temporary deafness for a little while , you know ? |
| 19 | Yeah , he does , he thinks it 's another just that he has a little drink now and then . |