Example sentences of "[verb] for a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staying would also be impossible in the long run but that young man would let me stay for a little while — until the restaurant closed , anyway . |
| 2 | IF Eugene Kertsman asks you to go for a little jog to keep fit — watch out ! |
| 3 | When I found out what was going on I persuaded the colonel to go for a little holiday — and then , ’ he continued angrily when Hilary snorted derisively again , ‘ when I did meet you , I could n't believe my eyes . |
| 4 | I 'll have to go for a little walk . |
| 5 | ‘ You mean for a little holiday ? ’ |
| 6 | I know it will hurt for a little while , but I 'll get better , so why worry ? |
| 7 | Last time I went up she asked for a little bell , so she could ring for me . |
| 8 | And although I am now tired , very cold and extremely hungry — with a headache into the bargain ! — I am compelled to continue for a little while longer . |
| 9 | and he said , he said that 's just the man I want for a little job |
| 10 | it only needs for a little bit of attention on a wire or something |
| 11 | You , you ha you establish a rapport of listening for a little while to whatever it is that they 've got to say , and their troubles and their anxieties and I was n't happy that |
| 12 | After deliberating for a little while , the priest selected one and carried it towards the fire . |
| 13 | This wonderful program was written for a little girl called Amy . |
| 14 | For an ice cream cake , buy a large pack of vanilla flavour and let it warm for a little while until it can be moulded into a circle , and then refreeze it . |
| 15 | They may not be deliberately malicious , just children looking for a little adventure , but soon windows are smashed and the doors forced open . |
| 16 | Where , unfortunately , ladies er , wo n't go out of a night time because they 're frightened whereas , we 're looking for a little bit of a reassurance . |
| 17 | he said looking for a little boy who can do building work |
| 18 | It played for a little while , I did n't play it for long but it did play . |
| 19 | We were heading for a little cluster of figures round something on the beach . |
| 20 | This arrangement keeps them going for a little while . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh well , that should keep you going for a little while . ’ |
| 22 | Going for a little walkies ! |
| 23 | Me and my mate , here , we 're just going for a little ride . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ We 'll let that set for a little while , then X-ray it again to check that it 's nicely lined up . |
| 25 | I just hope she 'll sleep for a little while . |
| 26 | The pairing family had been brought about , so Engels and Morgan believed , by women wishing for a little permanence in their domestic arrangements . |
| 27 | Well I think she 's done all she needs to do for a little while . |
| 28 | So I just tagged along in his pickup truck happy to share for a little while in the spiritual life of his huge parish . |
| 29 | The precise outcome of these changes will not be known for a little while , but regrettably it will almost certainly result in a lower financial provision for IT and many other areas in the longer term , and quite probably a significant lower level of commitment to new grants in all areas in the current academic session , since the sharpest adjustment needs to be made for 1991/92 . |
| 30 | You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes . ’ |