Example sentences of "come [adv prt] [prep] a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ No hitches so far , and he 's even come up with a little bonus on the side . |
| 3 | When the clock struck , the preacher came down from a little room behind the platform , followed by ten or a dozen men who looked like prosperous City merchants . |
| 4 | There was another one came in with a little bit of a strain yesterday morning , so what 've done this morning , we 've just had a collective training session and we 've told them to report at quarter to eleven in the morning . |
| 5 | ‘ James is coming down in a little while , Christina . |
| 6 | Coming up in a little while we 'll be talking greyhounds , but for now we 'll go back to football and deal with the local classified results with all the local leagues . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I 'll come along for a little while to the bonfire , but do n't accept for me later . |
| 8 | Gladys wo n't ever come back for a little girl will it ? |
| 9 | ‘ Will you come back with a little rum in about ten minutes … ? ’ |
| 10 | May we , er , come in for a little while ? ’ |
| 11 | He comes up with a little piece of advice on how to make that picture , or the colouring , or the mounting better . |
| 12 | He comes back with a little piece of paper in his hand waving it , peace in our time . |