Example sentences of "that [verb] little [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Strategically that made little sense , for the Wilds were almost empty , yet it was as if the City 's architect had known that this vast , jagged hole — this primitive wilderness at the heart of its hive-like orderliness — would one day prove its weakest point .
2 As a consequence , the question of where to eat was one that made little impression on her .
3 Alternatively , to avoid this people come to feel omnipotent which is but a short step from wreaking the kind of destruction that offers little hope of remaking life at work anew .
4 One possibility would be for the analyst to invent a large number of sentences and try saying them with different intonation patterns ( i.e. different combinations of head and tone ) , noting what attitude was supposed to correspond to the intonation in each case ; of course , the results are then very subjective , and based on an artificial performance that has little resemblance to conversational speech .
5 Some MPs believe it is outdated , associated with a working class tradition that has little resonance in the 1990s .
6 ‘ No , you may not , ’ she said with a calmness that bore little resemblance to the chaos inside her .
7 Crawford was again in a small role that commanded little attention and he could count it as more experience on the ladder to success .
8 Shot , as a result , in sporadic bursts , it combines awesome monochrome compositions with abysmal post-synchronised dialogue that bears little relationship to the character 's lip movements .
9 Having smilingly watched Palmer acknowledge his footsoldiers , then go through a practice swing that bears little relation to the actual flurry and flourish , Wolstenholme 's start was nervy , understandably , and inauspicious .
10 The constants in the model were growth rates in electricity use by commercial premises , industry that uses little electricity , and irrigation , which now takes 20 per cent of Karnataka 's electricity .
11 The answer is with When in Britain , the cross-cultural book that demands little preparation .
12 This suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter at the idea of anyone bothering to take a route that included Little Weirwold .
13 Being unwritten , the constitution also encourages a piecemeal approach to politics ; an approach that gives little protection against a determined , authoritarian state .
14 A chairing thought that brings little joy
15 There are some waters that lie in valleys where the wind has little if any influence on the water , apart from a scurrying ripple that makes little difference to the temperature layers , dissolved oxygen , or food distribution .
16 The labour movement has made hardly any use of its own scholars and intellectuals , and gives them little support , so that many drift through higher education into roles that have little relationship with their origins and aspirations .
17 The same sense is induced in white collar workers such as book-keepers , who are manipulating symbols that have little connection with tangible realities .
18 Although all mineral working activities come under the control of the Town and Country Planning Acts , certain operations , including most mineral prospecting activities that have little effect on the environment , do not require specific planning permission .
19 ‘ So you 've come back , ’ he grunted in a tone that held little welcome .
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