Example sentences of "[verb] you [prep] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry is , or whether Mrs G. has presented you with a little Tasmanian , or likely to do so , a point upon which her mother is so exceedingly anxious that on finding it was not mentioned she sat down and cried with vexation . ’ |
| 2 | In reception they put you in a little cubicle like a wardrobe and you have to sit there for hours . |
| 3 | He was bound to remember you with a little legacy . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll show you in a little while , my darling — as if you do n't already have a very good idea ! ’ laughed Maria . |
| 5 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 6 | Could I just move you on a little bit ? |
| 7 | I think we 'll move you into a little theatre we have down here for just this sort of thing , OK ? |
| 8 | These emotions may disturb you for a little while , but they are simply a natural response to the trauma of death and they will usually pass with time . |
| 9 | And when you wanted to buy something like a three piece suite , you went to somewhere like Bentalls and they took you into a little room , soon as you said to the man well I want to buy this on hire purchase and you went in to a little room and the man sat down and you filled in a long form . |
| 10 | ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’ |
| 11 | I 'm going to take you to a little place that 'll sell us a bottle of scotch in the back room , and nobody any the wiser . |
| 12 | ‘ See you in a little while . ’ |