Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It wanted to catch a fat little pig for its supper . ’ |
| 2 | Even so , the final forty seconds of the film provided a fascinating little coda on all that had happened . |
| 3 | Stunned , Maria drew a sharp little breath . |
| 4 | But the little Auberge La Provençale in the rue Chabran is quite quiet and you can enjoy a good little dinner — nothing spectacular , but genuine and decently cooked food well served — and go to bed early . |
| 5 | The tales of domesticity among small animals — making jam or wine , keeping a cosy little house warm and clean — have a potent charm . |
| 6 | You want a nice little bit of lawn there . |
| 7 | Sorvino massaged a tight little muscle on the plate of bone above his ear . |
| 8 | We built a simple little device which could administer a mild shock to a chick held briefly in my hand — tested on my finger , the shock is no more than a brief tingle , and the chicks seemed scarcely to notice it — ; and I checked out Benowitz' finding . |
| 9 | Looked a right little prat ! ’ |
| 10 | I looked at , it looks a good little shop does that |
| 11 | That looks a nice little house there , across there , it looks a big house actually |
| 12 | It now belongs to Lord Bolton and has a grand little tearoom where I have slaked the dust absorbed on summer cycling trips on many an occasion . |
| 13 | Farther north Dargaville has a pleasant little club , mainly a weekend operation , but they make visiting pilots welcome . |
| 14 | The Austria has a pretty little garden , ideal for some peaceful sunbathing ; all of the comfortable rooms have private facilities and a balcony . |
| 15 | ‘ Even has a secret little den where he takes the other members of his gang . |
| 16 | And if any film ever needs a playful little bastard , well , look no further . ’ |
| 17 | Zoe had written a neat little note on each . |
| 18 | You can then do a nice little shot to get closer on the hoop with red |
| 19 | It had been a Church of Ireland rectory once , where some forgotten incumbent , a keen hunting man , had built a delightful little yard , adjoining the house and with every horsebox looking into the sun ; with a hundred acres of good limestone land , the place was just the thing for Andrew and his horse-dealing . |
| 20 | She just wanted to cause a nice little miscarriage , did she ? |
| 21 | And he would try to stand up to it , the sudden blast of her love ; she could feel a brave little determination to withstand it , and even an intention to return it . |
| 22 | The programme carries the legend Europe 's Boldest Festival , while the poster features a cute little girl with curls in her hair and a flower in her mouth . |
| 23 | Inside were a couple of benches , and several villagers were sitting patiently waiting for him , while an old man sat at the door smoking a smelly little pipe . |
| 24 | ‘ Please sir , ’ came a shaky little voice . |
| 25 | ‘ Out of my mind for wanting a traitorous little witch like you . |
| 26 | I picture a sharp little man , with sharply pointed shoes and sharply pointed ears . |
| 27 | Damien assumed a smug little smile . |
| 28 | Since her social life in Northam did not exist outside school , she had no evening clothes , and had had nothing resembling a party dress since the age of six , when she had possessed a fetching little garment of pink satin . |
| 29 | He 'd made a super little dart across the line of Forest defenders . |
| 30 | The segments of lemon embedded in clear apple jelly must have made a ravishing little dessert dish : |