Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [art] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in 1986 Virani sold the little beer-maker for £25 million — only to buy it back again in 1988 for £8 million less . |
| 2 | The midwife laid the little scrap in Tamar 's arms and said , ‘ 'E 's a lovely lad , Lady Lassiter. 'E 's not big , but 'e 's all the world ti grow in . ’ |
| 3 | Stephan hummed a little tune and stirred his soup . |
| 4 | It repeated the same three-note phrase over and over , and Montaine caught the little tune and sang it back . ’ |
| 5 | Just inside , the brook made a little fall into a pool and the sound , enclosed among the trees , echoed as though in a cave . |
| 6 | When David led the little group out onto the street , where he quickly hailed a Hansom cab , Cissie had linked arms with Beth , and was walking tall and proud like a ‘ young lady ’ should . |
| 7 | My great-uncle made a little belvedere there , with that view of the sea and the Eilean na Roin . |
| 8 | Although when flying Mr Tholen does n't sport one of his famous carnations , artist Alfie Alderson used a little licence when he completed a watercolour of him flying his plane wearing a red carnation . |
| 9 | On the other side of Horse Guards Parade a little group of people are clustered around a strange animal with three splayed front legs , two rear legs in trousers and a single eye projecting from the middle of its forehead . |
| 10 | Not one of the little piece picking a little piece out , but an overall assessment and this was produced for the County Council by their environmental consultants and was specifically referred to in the County Surveyor and I think County Planning Officer 's joint report , and that er assessment said , rather than damaging an an irreplaceable , sensitive landscape as could happen with the other routes , the inner northern route could be seen as a means of improving the landscape . |
| 11 | The shepherd hides , the night comes , and in the moonlight the shepherd sees a little fox that comes trotting from the desert , looks right , looks left and heads straight towards the milk , which he laps up , and disappears into the desert again . |
| 12 | She took Meg out into the ward , and to Meg 's humiliation locked the little cubicle before disappearing . |
| 13 | Colin Montgomerie lost a little ground with a 73 , Jose-Maria Olazabal made up nothing with a 72 while David Feherty fell away with a 77 . |
| 14 | Not the best of subjects to inject a little bit of humour but we did find er traces of it nevertheless . |
| 15 | LABOUR Party branch members in Crook let it be known that they are looking for new blood to inject a little life and optimism into their ranks . |
| 16 | Dot saw the little dog too , dancing . |
| 17 | Ping went the little bell , the way some of them do . |
| 18 | Ping went the little bell . |
| 19 | I supposed , since to him Neil was only ‘ John Parsons ’ , it did not matter either way , and if Ewen saw the little pile of debris — tins and used paper plates and my thermos — that I had left outside the tent , it would surely go to persuade him that Neil was safely ensconced on the island . |
| 20 | Valerie wore a little scarf around her neck to hide Hugo 's love bites . |
| 21 | Each inward stroke brought a little gasp from her , and each outward stroke ended with a sigh . |
| 22 | Bernice saw a little creature run in front of them . |
| 23 | Yet , as she watched him , perched as lithe as a cat on the prow , leaning back out over the waves to balance the little craft , his splendid chest scattered with little beads of water , Ronni was aware that she did n't really mean it . |
| 24 | As he takes the mobile from me he says , ‘ That 's my best boy , ’ and I feel my legs do a little dance . |
| 25 | The tyres screamed and fought for grip and then the whole car did a little wiggle like the backside of a pouncing cat and stormed on , back in the direction from which it had come . |
| 26 | His shoulders gave a little heave . |
| 27 | But Millie gave a little cry of disappointment , and that 's what I felt , too . |
| 28 | Kathleen gave a little cry and put the cardboard box down on the table in front of her , as if afraid of it . |
| 29 | Marie gives a little cheer , and I clear my throat . |
| 30 | One side of Terrace had a little garden , a little postage stamp , no ever so small . |