Example sentences of "[verb] more than a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | The formula can be extended to a pop group , as in Lester 's Beatles films , or Boorman 's Catch Us If You Can ( 1965 ) centred on the Dave Clark Five , but it looks more than a little shaky when applied to a more complex , not to say maudlin , character like that written by Shelagh Delaney for Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles ( 1967 ) . |
| 2 | THE Government 's efforts to ensure that all 10 water authorities are successfully floated on the Stock Exchange in December are becoming more than a little disingenuous . |
| 3 | His elders were becoming more than a little worried because people were saying his teaching was heretical . |
| 4 | The waits were officially disbanded in 1832 but existed as am independent body until the late nineteenth century , by which time their peculiar custom was becoming more than a little irritating to certain residents of the town . |
| 5 | This is Lockheed L.1049G-82-81 Super Constellation serial 4618 , now a dainty 36 years old , but looking more than a little worse for wear . |
| 6 | Afterwards , the New Zealand captain , speaking softly , confessed he was ‘ devastated ’ , while Gooch , not normally known for emotion , seemed more than a little chuffed . |
| 7 | Anyone who succeeded in business in the past decade owed more than a little to the climate she created . |
| 8 | Tactfully , he designed a 4–6–0 express passenger locomotive that owed more than a little to Jones 's influence , and it was very successful on the demanding gradients of the Perth–Inverness line . |
| 9 | Clearly it was a winning gambit to aver simply that the work had not been written with that ‘ single purpose ’ , and this was the substance of the defence of Henry Scott who had published or who at least intended to sell copies of an anti-papist pamphlet containing more than a little obscene detail . |
| 10 | She had already noticed that when he walked he limped more than a little , favouring his left leg , but his face had taken a greater hurt . |
| 11 | Without a happy and secure nest , you feel more than a little crabby . |
| 12 | But the lingering memory of the ghostly horse and a nervousness which could n't be denied at the thought of meeting the Danbys made her feel more than a little awkward . |
| 13 | Faithful to him , even if they would have to be apart sometimes , as he 'd be faithful to her , although he knew she 'd take more than a little convincing about that . |
| 14 | For behind the public posturings , there 's no doubt that both of these gentlemen have been having more than a little local difficulty with their respective parties . |
| 15 | It deserves to succeed , and hints more than a little at a film soundtrack . |
| 16 | And as Lewis ( who had already read through the statement ) watched his chief going through the same pages , he felt more than a little encouraged . |
| 17 | The strategy for the catchment area looked more than a little unstable , since revenue funding for services beyond the DGH units was not necessarily secure . |
| 18 | Actually , Trevor could get more than a little noisy . |
| 19 | Her mouth tight , her breathing more than a little erratic , she wrenched his thumb away and dragged the abused material of her top back over her breast . |
| 20 | ‘ Because , by my reckoning , payment tends to get more than a little physical . ’ |
| 21 | The Jeanneau family seems to have more than a little to do with the founding of a number of yacht building companies in France other than that which currently bears its name . |
| 22 | Emile Littler was a much younger producer of rival pantomimes ; feeling more than a little disloyal , Mr Smith wrote to him in desperation suggesting that he might be interested in his dancers . |
| 23 | Anything less than a Neff could leave you feeling more than a little deflated . |
| 24 | Still feeling more than a little unbalanced , she glanced back over her shoulder . |
| 25 | By early afternoon Leith owned that she was feeling more than a little drained . |
| 26 | He stood alone in the corner of the yard feeling more than a little stupid as he stamped up and down to keep warm . |