Example sentences of "[conj] [art] little [noun] " in BNC.

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1 13 1775 & that Body is vastly improv 'd the longer it is kept & the little remains of fat shine a little more thro' & it is now very much the colour of Indian Copper , i.e. it is very near the colour of finished work 'd mahogany & is really a beautiful mass , the Legs are now perfectly dry and from the Beginning to the end there is nothing of putrefaction .
2 I believe that we are evolving — we 've done our physical evolution , I suppose , though we may eventually lose our appendix or the little toe .
3 Congress , not so long ago we had Panorama and I T V , and I congratulate both of 'em , for highlighting to the world the problems of temporary and low paid part-time workers , where one agent went under cover and where Panorama highlighted that temporary working conditions , not of back-street sweatshops , not of the little corner shops down the road , or th or the little needlework factories , but of E M I , one of our biggest producers in this country , that they were employing labour for one year eleven months and twenty eight days and then sacking 'em .
4 The first of these , the Church of the Virgin Gorgeopekos ( also called S. Eleutherios or the Little Metropole Cathedral due to its proximity to the great nineteenth century Metropolitan Cathedral ) is the most interesting .
5 You have to take the risk of describing the doorknob , or the little country shop , because they may be the only details that can take you in — into the strange and wonderful labyrinth that is your writer-self .
6 Or the little silver dress .
7 Passion as exorcism or passion as release and renewal of energy , which is probably all the so-called act of love means to your lover upstairs , if his partners are so interchangeable … or the little death as an end in itself ? ’
8 OLD Krems is built on the slope of the Danube 's left bank just where the little river Krems joins its greater sister .
9 They played a lively game of Hide ‘ N ’ Seek , where the little hedgehog would crawl away to hide in the weeds or under pile of leaves and the big beast would seek her out and bark loudly when he found her .
10 Without even really thinking about it , she pretended to trip , staggered in her direction , deliberately lost her balance , and managed to lob the leprechaun into a clump of grass where the little girl would be able to find it easily .
11 where the little skiff
12 With the children , at the hospital , in Pediatrics where the light is never off , where the little victims whom we patiently deform lie drugged and lost and itching — with the children John is at his briskest .
13 Once I tied a wasp to the striking-surface of each of the copper-coloured bells on the top , where the little hammer would hit them in the morning when the alarm went off .
14 THERE HAVE also been changes at the south end of the Kylesku Bridge , where the little cluster of buildings where vehicles formerly embarked on the ferry boat is now bypassed by the new road .
15 Where every little snot from Southwark can come knocking at your door , bothering you with their complaints .
16 By moonrise they had made their way through Newtown churchyard , where a little brook runs between the lawns and under the path .
17 Finally , wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing it on with glue or a little icing .
18 Decide on your herbs , and then find out what kind of soil they need — moist , heavy and deep , or dry , well-drained and short of plant food ; also whether they do best in sun or a little shade , with shelter , or exposed to some wind , and whether they are immune to cold , or need cosseting and protection .
19 Easily grown , caraway should be sown outdoors in early autumn when ripe , in sun or a little shade , and any reasonable soil .
20 Seed can be sown in late summer or spring , in dryish soil tending to alkaline , though it must be potentially fertile , and sun or a little shade ; division in spring is also possible .
21 Chives need a light , but moist well-drained soil and sun , or a little shade .
22 Lovage needs plenty of room , a deep moist fertile soil and sun or a little shade .
23 Parsley should have a deep , moist fertile soil for ideal growth , and sun or a little shade .
24 The apothecary 's rose is hardy and will do well in deep , well-drained but moist soil , in sun or a little shade at some time during the day .
25 Sun or a little shade and a moist but well-drained soil are preferable , allowing plants 45cm ( 18in ) between them .
26 It is a thing that you can have a little bit more of , or a little bit less of .
27 It 's not sort of er moderate control or a little bit of control it is strict control .
28 Do you want the same as mum or a little bit of each or
29 As suggested by Sir Kenelm Digby , a tiny sprig of rosemary or a little twist of lemon peel can be stuck into each little filled glass .
30 Or a little queer , for that matter .
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