Example sentences of "a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this way , with a little money but much commitment , a great deal can be done . ’ |
| 2 | But it does not take long to decide that the experiment is being conducted with skill , and that the pursuits have at least a little in common . |
| 3 | It takes a little time to sec that you 're not moving forward any more , either because you do n't know how or because there is n't anywhere to move forward to . |
| 4 | With a little practice you should be able to brew 40 pints of good cheap beer in less than three hours ' work . |
| 5 | I can see that I may have a little difficulty explaining this first part of my story , especially to anyone not acquainted with the often bizarre rituals of academic life . |
| 6 | That 's a little way off yet . |
| 7 | A little luck would not have come amiss , either . |
| 8 | The best thing would probably be just to walk around to keep warm and then to snatch a little rest in a doorway somewhere if need be . |
| 9 | A little way along , I saw a path running up the bank to my left and on the top of this bank there was a rather eccentric mock-Gothic porchway . |
| 10 | What 's needed is a little thought — and a little heart . |
| 11 | At traffic lights she gave it a wary smile , slid into gear and played Nina Simone 's ‘ I need a Little Sugar in My Bowl ’ . |
| 12 | Sit with the music , blow a little smoke , time enough to snap out of it , sip the brandy . |
| 13 | I actually do believe baby requires a little time on her own . ’ |
| 14 | Obviously you can not know in advance which type of mat will be used at a particular tournament , so you should do your final training on any type of mat , just to get used to the feel , and then try to use any free time you may have on the actual competition areas to get a little practice in beforehand . |
| 15 | Otherwise you may aggravate something that , with a little rest and good management , could have been no more than a minor injury . |
| 16 | It is worth spending a little time to ponder the significance of this . |
| 17 | This kind of bravura performance is only legitimate if the context and music allow the dancer to ‘ steal a little time ’ . |
| 18 | It will take a little time for me to forget the hurt and the disappointment … |
| 19 | And though , once she hit her formidable histrionic stride , it was possible to feel that a little of Bette Davis went a long way , her excesses were surely preferable to the homogenised blandness of those mass-produced Hollywood sirens of whom a lot went a very little way indeed . |
| 20 | Henderson did get a little help from his friends , in particular a massive 484ft third-inning home run from Jose Canseco on Saturday that came within 13 rows of hitting the roof of the SkyDome but dropped instead into the hands of a surprised Toronto fan . |
| 21 | Formerly a private hotel , it has needed only a little work to convert it to its new use . |
| 22 | Receiving a copy of the AGM Minutes from the Branch prompts Air Mail to give a little space to describe the activities and efforts being made by the Branch Committee , a committee which has been virtually unchanged since the Branch was re-activated six years ago . |
| 23 | There is a little evidence that the final choice lay between George Chase , the Bishop of Ripon , mature in years and experience , a scholar , solid , stable , absolutely reliable , shy , and at times remote , and Michael Ramsey , without experience , untried , but one of the leaders of a party in the Church and someone who would do more to represent learning among the bench of bishops . |
| 24 | She saw that she had pretty clothes like other girls her age and a little money of her own for going out . |
| 25 | Time for a little activity . |
| 26 | But if you miss only two or three weeks then you pay a little money — 23p , I think it is . |
| 27 | Place 450g ( 1 lb ) hulled strawberries in another saucepan with a little water and simmer until softened . |
| 28 | Rub a little olive oil over each and sprinkle with a little salt . |
| 29 | Camb had searched that handbag and found in it nothing but make-up and a little money . |
| 30 | It takes me a little time to get calm again . |