Example sentences of "[verb] with a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exhaust gas is mixed with a little air from a small pump at a point just before it enters the canister . |
| 2 | which is scraped off and used as so called paint for the pottery , mixed with a little light |
| 3 | Forster reached for his mask , just as the hissing gas noise sounded right on top of him , ending with a little shriek . |
| 4 | The big lift took them up higher and higher until they reached the top floor when it stopped with a little bump . |
| 5 | Knead the dough on a floured board , dusting with a little flour if it is sticky . |
| 6 | Anxious to be seen as having made all the right decisions , she added with a little pride , ‘ There were n't no need for a nurse , 'cause I looked after the mistress myself … stayed up all night when the fever took her … mopped her brow and talked nice and low ‘ til she come through it . |
| 7 | If you want slightly more coverage , simply mix with a little foundation between your fingertips , blend over your face and finish with a light dusting of translucent powder . |
| 8 | Try black cherries warmed with a little kirsch and topped with ice cream ( from your well-stocked freeze , naturally ! ) and a few crumbled Amaretti biscuits . |
| 9 | Something undoes with a little lurch , rose |
| 10 | The SDLP need not now worry about Sinn Féin breathing on its neck , and Ulster Unionist sources now speak with a little disdain of Mr Paisley 's ranting style . |
| 11 | One of the most attractive plants which can be grown with a little bit of care and attention . |
| 12 | I could do with a little bit up here pall . |
| 13 | I did n't particularly , but I did wonder whether perhaps the left 's priorities could n't do with a little sharpening . |
| 14 | They 're great are n't they , covering a multitude of peculiarities , but even they can sometimes do with a little adjustment , sizewise . |
| 15 | She says Stephen could do with a little girl cos he 's |
| 16 | I thought well he 's got a couple of kids so he could do with a little girl . |
| 17 | I mean anybody else would of made do with a little bedroom , I mean it 's big enough to get a bed and a dressing table and what in , and it 's bigger , it 's a lot bigger than mine |
| 18 | Cos you can only use them up to about four I would think cos other , other than that they get a bit too big for them do n't they ? he could do with a little slide in the garden |
| 19 | This was an occasion , she thought to herself , when a woman could do with a little comfort . |
| 20 | The bedroom was neat , though , as Franca noticed with a little surprise , a bit dusty . |
| 21 | Wrap the ribbon around the cake drum , securing with a little glue or royal icing . |
| 22 | Her usual feeling of respect , mingled with a little fear , had been replaced by the warmest concern . |
| 23 | At the back it was stained with a little blood , and in the rough texture of the wool I found fragments of tinder from the broken branch . |
| 24 | Two tomatoes cut in half and sprinkled with a little castor sugar . |
| 25 | Reheat and finish with a little cream and shredded leaves . |
| 26 | How different things seem with a little light on the subject , I mused . |
| 27 | She goes to play with a little girl up the road , and then it 's usually time for the baby 's tea . |
| 28 | But while some things in one document may be manifestly weighty , other parts of the same document appear platitudinous , verbose or banal , a stringing together of old-fashioned cliches gilded with a little rhetoric drawn from the often superficial optimism of the early 1960s . |
| 29 | Though so it serve our purpose , I would not quarrel with a little license . ’ |
| 30 | Compensate with a little bit of extra veg and fruit . |