Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [art] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True , he had only been on the periphery , a bit-part player who could usefully be dragooned into secondary roles when a little muscle was required . |
| 2 | A because we have n't got that much time and B because the little bit more pressure you 're under the more likely likely to leave certain things out so maybe you 've got the point . |
| 3 | He shot a larger doe on the run as the little herd began dashing for cover , and the Moi bearers ran out into the plain to hoist the two dead animals on their shoulder poles . |
| 4 | ‘ Funny sort o' joint , ’ grunted Pirate Barnabas as the little party started up Barmaid Street , ‘ Kinda old ennit ! ’ |
| 5 | What better way to liven up these lazy summer days than a little trade-up rumpus between Sun Microsystems Inc and Hewlett-Packard Co . |
| 6 | Wycliffe walked to work with a salty taste on his lips and arrived at the Incident Room as the little printer was opening up . |
| 7 | I was buttoning my jacket when the little peer returned . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ What I mean , my girl , is that you swanned in here , full of self-righteous anger because a little carpenter had deigned to clutter your space without first consulting you , and quite frankly I was sick to my back teeth with what I saw . ’ |
| 10 | I think it 's fairly obvious that a lot more suffering goes on in the name of love than the little happiness you can squeeze out of it . |
| 11 | And that is as acceptable an approach as a little touch of Harry at the conference . |
| 12 | Still to come : calls for tighter security in Britain 's hospitals after a little girl is raped in her South London hospital bed . |
| 13 | Neighbours called the police after the little girl whispered through the letterbox : ‘ My mummy and daddy are asleep . ’ |
| 14 | The 20-million dol-lar question will be answered at Longchamp when the little chestnut relaunches his career in today 's Prix du Moulin . |
| 15 | ‘ But I ca n't picture him any other way than the little boy he was on that last day I saw him . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Four faults , ’ crackled the public address system as the little bright-bay mare failed to tuck her hind feet up quite high enough at the last bar of the treble . |
| 17 | Set squares are made in the same way though a little ingenuity may be required to grip the material . |
| 18 | She threw up her hands in mock horror as the little pomeranian ran yapping among the guests . |
| 19 | ‘ Beryl would n't look after the baby so her sister took it temporarily , but then Beryl really was ill with poliomyelitis so the little boy stayed with her sister . |
| 20 | The report explodes the myth that men are the bed-hopping rogues while the little woman waits at home . |
| 21 | And seeing Lady Wyndham viciously slapping poor Sophie around the face when the little girl — after eating too much ice-cream — had been sick all over the priceless Aubusson carpet in the drawing-room had finally decided the matter , as far as Laura was concerned . |
| 22 | What I am advising is that you consider acquiring some well-proven software ( I can recommend PC-Tools or the Norton Utilities , for instance ) for the occasions when a little home diagnosis is required , and learn how to use it . |