Example sentences of "it [vb past] a little [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the constable called , he left his bicycle leaning against the signalbox wall and it screeched a little way along the wall before coming to a rest ; the sound was to remain in Mr Daubney 's memory for reasons that will be revealed . |
| 2 | It showed a little girl with a garland around her neck , and a grass skirt , on an island , being spied on by this little boy through a telescope . |
| 3 | It showed a little bit about his determination . ’ |
| 4 | Stoke boss Lou Macari was more subdued as he admitted : ‘ It needed a little spark of magic up front to get us into the next round , but we did n't have that spark tonight . ’ |
| 5 | It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer . |
| 6 | It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers . |
| 7 | Again it took a little while for them to calm down and when they had , Bartlemas , with mock solemnity , handed the envelope to Jacqui . |
| 8 | His proud father , also called Thomas , said today : ‘ It took a little while for us to realise what he had done . |
| 9 | I 'm sorry we could n't do it the day you arrived , but it took a little bit of organizing . " |
| 10 | It took a little bit of deft footwork to satisfy themselves that the first firm would not object to Rank using ‘ Carry On ’ in the title . |
| 11 | But of course it took a little bit of time , an hour or so , and th , the woman came round again , they said ca n't do you today |
| 12 | It had a little courtyard off which led three simple , whitewashed rooms . |
| 13 | Yeah but this this this dog will only drink it if it had a little bit of lemonade in . |
| 14 | Cos he chucked one away the other day because it had a little chip in it . |
| 15 | It left a little dent in his reputation , but like most such incidents , was a quickly subsiding storm in a teacup . |