Example sentences of "with a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Place 450g ( 1 lb ) hulled strawberries in another saucepan with a little water and simmer until softened . |
| 2 | Boil the potatoes until well done and mash with a little water to achieve a soft consistency . |
| 3 | Try mixing each with a little water . |
| 4 | Brush the pastry rim with a little water . |
| 5 | Thin the remaining Greek yoghurt with a little water and spoon into a piping bag fitted with a plain piping nozzle . |
| 6 | Whisk the eggs with a little water and some salt and pepper and pour over the vegetables . |
| 7 | 15 g ( ½ oz ) cornflour , mixed with a little water |
| 8 | Thicken towards the end of cooking if necessary with plain flour mixed with a little water and a few drops of bottled gravy browning . |
| 9 | 3 Five minutes before the end of cooking time , mix the cornflour with a little water to a smooth paste and add to the stew to thicken . |
| 10 | Dampen the marzipan-covered cake , with a little water and wrap the blue icing around it . |
| 11 | Attach house to the cake board with a little water . |
| 12 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 13 | Such inks are made liquid by rubbing against a stone ( supplied with the stick ) , with a little water . |
| 14 | Place fruits on the bottom of the dish with a little water . |
| 15 | Mix cornflour with a little water to a paste and add to the fruit to thicken . |
| 16 | Mix 250g ( 9oz ) icing sugar with a little water . |
| 17 | Put 450g/1lb rhubarb in a pan with a little water and cook slowly until soft and pulpy . |
| 18 | Bring up two sides , dampen the edges with a little water and pinch them together to seal . |
| 19 | Fix the crosses to the risen buns with a little water . |
| 20 | He puts on the kettle with a little water in it . |
| 21 | They had melted the snow with a little water from the car radiators and now it was freezing into a mirror of ice . |
| 22 | In a land where , with a little water , anything would grow , and private gardens were a blaze of bougainvillaea and oleander , Cairo 's public gardens remained bits of desert , and the only colour in the Ezbekiya was provided once a week by the uniforms of the incredibly incompetent Egyptian regimental band . |
| 23 | It is extremely simple to make — just warmed jam with a little water . |
| 24 | Use to cover the sides of the house , securing with a little water or royal icing . |
| 25 | Position on with a little water . |
| 26 | Dampen the hair area of head with a little water and secure the strips in place . |
| 27 | Cut out two tiny rectangular panels for the plates on each side of the boat and press on , securing with a little water or royal icing . |
| 28 | The next day , brush the top of the cake slightly with a little water . |
| 29 | Using a brush dipped lightly in purple food colouring ( mixed with a little water for lighter shades ) , colour the windows dark purple and tint the bricks all over the towers different shades of lavender . |
| 30 | Secure the bodies to the cake with a little water , bending the limbs as necessary to give a suitable posture . |