Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [prep] [art] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I stood in the little clearing round the ruined walls . |
| 32 | I awoke in the Little Ease , a smelly , rat-filled dungeon , watered by the sewers of the Fleet river and the slops of the prison bearing the same name . |
| 33 | This arrangement keeps them going for a little while . |
| 34 | She skidded on a little way , then side-slipped back towards him . |
| 35 | ‘ We 've done it , ’ she whispered into the little cave made by her fingers . |
| 36 | IF Eugene Kertsman asks you to go for a little jog to keep fit — watch out ! |
| 37 | ‘ You mean for a little holiday ? ’ |
| 38 | When she got to the little clearing she halted , seeing Léonie there on her knees , looking up at the outcrop of rock . |
| 39 | Last time I went up she asked for a little bell , so she could ring for me . |
| 40 | She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers . |
| 41 | Then , pulling herself upright , she moved across the little sitting room and to the stairs that went straight up from the corner of the room . |
| 42 | Look at Annabel she looks like a little snow baby , darling ! |
| 43 | Anxious to be seen as having made all the right decisions , she added with a little pride , ‘ There were n't no need for a nurse , 'cause I looked after the mistress myself … stayed up all night when the fever took her … mopped her brow and talked nice and low ‘ til she come through it . |
| 44 | When he turned his head to look at her , his eyes flat and grey , she added in a little rush , ‘ I did n't feel anything for him . |
| 45 | She came to a little patch of sand , the bottom of a miniature canyon , and on the far side of it there was a smooth grey rock , sliced neatly off at the top to make a platform . |
| 46 | She began to walk through the wood , and after a while she came to a little house . |
| 47 | ‘ Oh well , that should keep you going for a little while . ’ |
| 48 | alright and if you look at the diagram on page thirteen and you look at the little arrow diagram you 'll see that it gives it quite nice and clearly there is that alright ? |
| 49 | It makes you sound like a little girl . |
| 50 | And for a first course all you will need is either the broth from the pot-au-feu , which will have a very fine flavour and which you can thicken if you like with a little rice — there should be enough for seven or eight people — or perhaps a dish of mussels , or a light fish soup . |
| 51 | ‘ I suppose you know about the little hut ? ’ |
| 52 | you get like a little ladder , |
| 53 | Quite glad to abandon what was turning out to be a very wet hunt , she walked with the little girl back to the hotel . |
| 54 | ‘ You smile like a little god , Dishayloo , with that star on your brow . |
| 55 | ‘ No — well , yes , ’ she confessed with a little grin . |
| 56 | Well , it does us good to take a break but our experts have plenty to say this month about stitch patterns and how to experiment with them , so when you feel like a little knitting , try a few sample swatches . |
| 57 | ‘ He said that you looked like a little ghost , and tried not to mention my name . |
| 58 | Tears filled her eyes again as she thought of the little gravestone in the churchyard : In loving memory of William Richard France-Lynch , 1978–81 . |
| 59 | But it was the American who stood beside her who felt that heat now , she thought with a little shudder . |
| 60 | Then , taking a deep breath , she crossed to the little ante-room and tapped with her knuckles on the door . |