Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] a little " in BNC.

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1 But before I talk in more detail about how we hope to raise this money let me spend a little time explaining why I feel that this appeal is so vital to children everywhere .
2 ‘ As long as you do n't mind me having a little smoke ? ’
3 It 's simply calling us to have a little faith .
4 That may mean they need a little help from a perm says Nicky Clarke
5 ‘ I suppose we should be flattered that Dinamo Tbilisi felt they needed a little help to get past us .
6 ‘ I suppose we should be flattered that Dinamo Tbilisi felt they needed a little help to get past us .
7 In 1958 we had managed , largely through contact at the village pub , to persuade the tenant of the field to the east to allow us to do a little work .
8 You could n't let me have a little milk ?
9 Nicandra looked disconcerted and prim before a great light of kindness broke , telling her to spread a little happiness at any cost to herself .
10 You must wipe away the blood with the damp cloth , like this , and help him to drink a little water .
11 May I please ask you to give a little time to thinking how best you personally can assist the Society to raise enough funds before the end of this year to complete our Development Plan for 1988 ?
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