Example sentences of "[verb] a little [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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1 | Charles found the Stage Doorman , who was already regaling a little circle of cast with what he had seen . |
2 | But the existing offspring may benefit more , may need a little bit of extra milk , so the existing offspring may try to erm , demand more milk , or at least milk for longer than the mother to supply . |
3 | You expect a little bit of jostling do n't you when there 's a crowd seen in the penalty box . |
4 | If anyone wants a little bit of cheese I 'll do it . |
5 | I found a little bit of string choking on the upper three frets and on inspection , found there to be a slight bow to the neck . |
6 | Wherever Defoe passed a house he found a little rill of running water . |
7 | The bushes , you know , so I , I moved a little bit of it , it 's got . |
8 | First , however , Mrs Browning rose , and gave the branch of wood a good push , making it spark into life ; then built a little edifice of twigs , and applied the bellows . |
9 | It does lack a little bit of sharpness this one . |
10 | I think a bit more contrast added to it would help it does lack a little bit of contrast . |
11 | Erm yeah I , I , it 's the idea 's there but I think it does lack a little bit of impact . |
12 | Er but erm the So the railway line erm still carried a little bit of er of freight traffic , but erm it was n't quite abandoned , but even some of the er station buildings were removed erm to er to . |
13 | Neither side has yet lost a Twickenham final , which adds a little bit of an edge to the occasion . |
14 | Erm I think it j just adds a little bit of complexity t to it . |
15 | You ever tried a little bit of that ? |
16 | Now , having regained a little strength of her own , she seemed cruelly intent on conquering him . |
17 | I mean that 's the rules of debate , but I thought I 'd make that particular point because it has a little bit of poetic licence er in that . |
18 | If it 's gon na plague him and give him trouble let's get it sorted out this year , even if it means that he has a little bit of temporary deafness for a little while , you know ? |
19 | He has a little bit of a scratchiness in one of his eyes |
20 | " Not if Aunt Tossie needs a little bit of a refreshment ? " |
21 | It needs , just needs a little bit of attention . |
22 | Cricket in Sri Lanka is indeed a tough job with the high humidity as big a factor as the near 100 degree temperatures and the weather does add extra pressure on England 's players at the end of a long and arduous tour as they try to regain a little bit of their lost pride . |
23 | ‘ No good going for a soldier if you ca n't show a little decision of your own . ’ |
24 | That was a great cross by , did absolut did absolutely magnificent , he controlled the ball he turned left footed shot in and hit against the post , very very unfortunate fo for Blackburn but then I suppose Shrewsbury deserve a little bit of luck . |
25 | She was collecting glasses and plates from all over , slinging the contents in a vile bucket , and Philippa noticed that she was n't particularly careful where she stubbed out the cigarette that dropped a little trail of ash wherever she went . |
26 | He has done a little bit of manipulation here and there but overall it will not boost the economy . |
27 | They have done a little bit of redecorating , such as in the hallway where they put up a pretty floral paper with a wide matching border at dado level , and hung an original time recorder clock , made in Leeds and bought from an antique shop in Leigh-on-Sea . |
28 | you know maybe I am the sort of person they 're looking for who 's already done a little bit of surveying erm to join as a dogsbody and then over the two years or four years however long it does take erm you know slowly presumably you just get given more responsibilities . |
29 | So the Government supports Percent for Art and I would have hoped that it would have at least done a little bit of er work little bit of homework and I would have hoped that those members that went to the Percent for Art seminar would have stood up and said something positive about what it 's about . |
30 | Go and ask Grandpa , oh you 've done a little bit of a poo poo |