Example sentences of "for a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hesitantly he approached her , reached for a little canister . |
| 2 | So while he and Stapleton were led out for a little exercise , the Blue Cross carpenter , Alan Key got to work . |
| 3 | This was fantastic for a little boy who had never seen such a toy . |
| 4 | A priceless collection , for a little boy ? |
| 5 | he 's making a lot of noise for a little boy is n't he ? |
| 6 | he said looking for a little boy who can do building work |
| 7 | You can draw on people 's competitive instincts by having two or three teams in the Home which meet regularly once a week for a little competition . |
| 8 | We used to be glad to put our hands underneath the cape onto the Bull 's Eye for a little warmth . |
| 9 | He never wrote entirely admiring reviews : ‘ It 's the essence of a book never to be perfect , ’ he said , ‘ so its writer must expect to come in for a little criticism . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , I am ; and this should call for a little celebration . ’ |
| 11 | Well , I 'll tell you one thing , Monday 's not gon na be wonderful for me , I 've got to go into hospital for a little operation er b but seriously , I 'll be out on Tuesday , but I 'll , I 'll be away for the week er , because the Doc said do n't come back to , to work till a week on Monday , so I 'll , I 'll try and listen if I can , but what have you got for us ? |
| 12 | IF Eugene Kertsman asks you to go for a little jog to keep fit — watch out ! |
| 13 | Shadowy gloom stretched away in every direction , except for a little puddle of light in the very centre of the room . |
| 14 | Except for a little spice of danger . |
| 15 | As my hon. Friend the Member for East Lothian ( Mr. Home Robertson ) rightly pointed out , surely it is time for a little contrition . |
| 16 | Even so , it is possible for a court to interpret a statute as covering what looks at first sight as a casus omissus if it can find or invent some plausible general principle of interpretation , an exercise that may call for a little ingenuity . |
| 17 | Jesus wants me for a sunbeam , Uncle Philip wants me for a little flower . |
| 18 | NOTES FOR A LITTLE PLAY |
| 19 | Gabriel could always find time for a little flirtation . |
| 20 | And now all the serious things are out of the way , it 's time for a little fun . ’ |
| 21 | It was a strong talisman for a little girl , for a young woman . |
| 22 | In the motorway restaurant , I chose a bland meal I thought suitable for a little girl , and had a chicken salad myself . |
| 23 | It was too much for a little girl and I think it rather put me off chapel . |
| 24 | Not bad for a little girl of 4 who , just over a year ago , could n't speak a word of English ( could barely speak , indeed , a word of anything ) . |
| 25 | ‘ One afternoon a big wolf waited in a dark forest for a little girl to come along carrying a basket of food to her grandmother . |
| 26 | This wonderful program was written for a little girl called Amy . |
| 27 | SURGEONS will meet in France next week in an attempt to find a cure for a little girl who faces death ten times daily . |
| 28 | Lt Tim Kelly , 45 , a specialist in mobile air operations , said : ‘ I looked for a little girl who had been injured by shrapnel so I could have her winched aboard . |
| 29 | Gladys wo n't ever come back for a little girl will it ? |
| 30 | I came to the conclusion that there was quite a bit of room in the psyche of the British clockmaking establishment for a little humility . |