Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [verb] a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I want to see a little bit of life . ’ |
2 | Er , and I want to talk a little bit about er finance and I , I 've got to recognise to start with that not all money is controllable at the site level . |
3 | But I also began by raising the question of Milton 's sense of dedication because I want to talk a little bit about the egoism of creation . |
4 | Because , I want to do a little bit of that erm we are going |
5 | First I want to say a little bit about the nineteen ninety three ninety four building materials pay round which is dealt with in some detail in the written report that you have . |
6 | Finally I want to say a little bit about the current deadlock in the building industry pay talks . |
7 | That 's all I ever wanted to do in boxing after I 'd learned the craft and now I want to make a little bit more ’ . |
8 | ‘ I want to have a little chat with you sometime , Bob , ’ he said . |
9 | I want to capture a little bit of their hearts with the kind of simple pleasure and beauty this island has to offer … ’ |
10 | Well it was a wee bit under because I was only an office clerk , I , I was n't the junior but by then had come there and there were other , other clerks , some girls who 'd come into the office and I 'd got a little bit of step up you see and took over a little bit more important work , erm , I did just before I went in the Army have a dabble at erm running times , that was preparing the schedules for buses . |
11 | I was told I 'd got a little girl , then I heard her crying . |
12 | So I worked down here and nights up there preparing it and all round this , this place was coat hooks and that , where they all hung their things and I had to knock them down , you know what I mean , and fix me own benches up and er I 'd got a little treadle lather and er sufficient for me to start . |
13 | I thought , I 'd like him to think that I 'd improved a little bit . |
14 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman and I manage to spend a little time in Lancashire together , and that he will come to Bath . |
15 | But I like to wear a little jewellery . |
16 | Because I like to keep a little record myself . |
17 | It was in the summer , some six months after I had arrived in Paris , that I determined to earn a little money . |
18 | However , it was because of the dismissive attitude to Gaelic displayed in an earlier letter by Dave Reckord that I decided to do a little leg-pulling . |
19 | The last show of the tour was in Atlanta and I decided to give a little party for the singers and musicians and the crew and I tried to rent a banquet room at the hotel , but because it was Thanksgiving Weekend , they said they could only give me a suite . |
20 | So I did , and I managed to rise a little way , but my wing hurt and the sea wind tugged at it and below me there suddenly flew some hooded crows and I was afraid and panicked , and nearly fell from the sky . |
21 | Er , have , having that criticism gentlemen , for which I apologize , I , I , I think it is a most useful , but I do think a little bit of future , holding on might be helpful . |
22 | I do want a little break really and truly , but I , would do it if there was nobody else . |
23 | So I have that advantage , that er , I do know a little bit about you . |
24 | I do remember a little girl called Lucy , a classmate of mine then . |
25 | And wrap a little bit of your Autumn Joy been quite conned into flower which as I say I think looks a little bit like broccoli does n't it ? |
26 | I did work a little while at first with the girl who had the job . |
27 | I did have a little thought last night that maybe he is not expecting much this year but looking to get us on an even keel for an attempt next year on the title ( with maybe another central defender ) . |
28 | That 's a I I had to do a little bit of er adaption work on the on the curtain rail put that on . |
29 | And to show we were serious I had to leave a little reminder . ’ |
30 | But things started to change when a friend mentioned that since I had lost a little weight whilst being away on a beach holiday with my boyfriend ( not deliberately , just through not eating much in the heat of Spain ) several people had said how I looked better . |