Example sentences of "[pers pn] have little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have little doubt that more help will be needed after next year , ’ he said . |
| 2 | He argues : ‘ I have little doubt that on average we will see a premium of about a third , but it could take a few weeks to get there . |
| 3 | I have little doubt , however , that we would live a great deal longer than we do , were it not the case that the same evolutionary changes that make an animal fit when it is young may condemn it to deteriorate when old . |
| 4 | I have little doubt that the ‘ Nicas ’ are spawning , but the plec is making a midnight feast of the eggs . |
| 5 | Sir John said placidly : ‘ If that is the case — that he knows something we do n't — I have little doubt that he 'll tell us in the fullness of time . ’ |
| 6 | I have little doubt that , if it is broadly accepted by the Secretary of State and then implemented through the work of the subject working groups , teachers ' assessment skills will be vastly improved . |
| 7 | I have little doubt that the alteration was the composer 's own — particularly since the trill added to the piano part in the answering phrase ( it has no parallel in the violin part of the Septet ) serves to give variety to the ‘ echo ’ , as a substitute for the change from major to minor . |
| 8 | ( Abelson et al. , 1980 ; P.M. Churchland , 1984 ; Flanagan , 1984 ) I have little doubt , however , that the objections will elicit or reinforce a fundamental conviction in readers , a conviction as good as universal . |
| 9 | I have little doubt that this essay by Professor Birks , which was foreshadowed by an influential lecture delivered by Professor W. R. Cornish in Kuala Lumpur in 1986 ( the first Sultan Azlan Shah Law Lecture , ( 1987 ) J. Mal. & Comp . |
| 10 | I have little doubt that a major force in the moulding of the law in this form is to be found in the practitioners ' text books of the time , notably Bullen & Leake 's Precedents of Pleadings , 3rd ed. ( 1868 ) , p. 50 , and Leake 's Law of Contracts , 5th ed. ( 1906 ) , p. 61 ; we can see this reflected in the form of the arguments advanced in the cases , and the manner in which the court reacted to submissions by counsel challenging the accepted view . |
| 11 | I have little doubt as to why you insist on his presence . |
| 12 | I have little doubt , however , that , despite Britain 's reservations , our partners will move forward to economic and monetary union , and to the creation of a single currency . |
| 13 | I have little doubt that it represents a future for coal-fired power generation in the next decade . |
| 14 | As far as these cats were concerned , I have little doubt that nothing but positive r reinforcement would have been given because if they had been punished they simply would n't have done it , and they would have run away and it 's very much more difficult as a as a performer to have an animal w is n't going to want to do the act . |
| 15 | I have little doubt that nineteen ninety four , ninety five will be a challenge , especially in today 's economic climate . |
| 16 | In fact , I have little doubt that small groups , displaying a willingness to conform with pub etiquette , would still be served . |
| 17 | I HAVE little sympathy for John Major after his ‘ exhausting ’ 12-day schedule . |
| 18 | I 'm sorry , but I have little sympathy for him . |
| 19 | While I am a very experienced walker in the rest of the UK , I have little experience of Scotland . |
| 20 | I have little experience in these matters . |
| 21 | ‘ I have little faith in the unsubstantiated assertions of psychologists , ’ Briant said dryly . |
| 22 | I have little faith in the notion that treatment of mental diseases will truly benefit from knowledge of the culprit genes and gene products . |
| 23 | If I want to count how many chairs there are in my college , I have little problem about deciding which of the many objects in college I am going to include in my count . |
| 24 | Actually , though , I have little enthusiasm for the venture . |
| 25 | I have little patience with routine tasks such as washing up , filling in forms , etc . |
| 26 | Because I have little patience for people who waste their time on idle speculation without any evidence to support their suspicions — and now , ’ he continued inexorably , ‘ since we understand each other , I suggest you go and have your shower , get dressed and eat some breakfast . |
| 27 | The British sign language we use here has many similarities to the sign language used in Scotland and England and I have little difficulty in talking to deaf people on the mainland . |
| 28 | She heard that : — — Papa is grown stout and has need of bigger trousers but Mama cries he is more handsome than ever and so do I. I have little time my Lily to write because I am put to Latin with the Abbe which is sore hard work and gives me the headache . |
| 29 | The status sub-text here is ‘ I have little time to talk to you ’ or ‘ I 'm a person who is very much in demand . ’ |
| 30 | I have little interest in the debate about his supposed sexism beyond a feeling that both the praise and the criticism of his small talent have been absurdly exaggerated . |