Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [verb] [art] little " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , it appeared her advent had summoned a little luck into his life , for suddenly they began to discover plentiful growths of grass potatoes , forest leeks and turtle-berries , a welcome change from the stringy little rabbits and bitter roots they had eaten until then . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Mary had spent a little time in close conversation with him and even stroked his cheek at one stage . |
| 4 | On the last leg of the journey , the girls had planned a little sleep , then a bath or shower and a night out in Belfast . |
| 5 | At the root of the problem , according to one European civil servant , was the fact that : " The poor countries wanted a lot of money with no strings attached , while the rich ones wanted to give a little money with lots of strings . " |
| 6 | In the first half , whenever Leeds had mounted a little pressure , a southampton player went down injured . |