Example sentences of "[pron] is little [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will be so particularly in the case of goods which are of a very low price , so that there is little income barrier to their purchase . |
| 2 | There is little nutrient present naturally , because chemically the sand is unable to retain it , and there are no soil microorganisms or fauna . |
| 3 | There is little surface evidence of limestone in Barbondale . |
| 4 | The Wage Council provided a useful basis for pay determination , especially in industries where there is little collective bargaining . |
| 5 | There is little doubt Brits are among the world 's most powerful boulderers , but put them on anything higher than an average cellar roof and they climb , with very few exceptions , like pumped , nervous and confused lemmings . |
| 6 | Although there is little documentary evidence , it has been suggested that the mill , in conjunction with those at Cambridge and Moreton Valance , could have been used for the production of brass pins . |
| 7 | Sadly there is little documentary evidence relating to early introductions to Britain , although it is claimed that the Romans brought the walnut and sweet chestnut while remains or myrtle , bay and rosemary have been found on the sites of Roman villas , suggesting that these Mediterranean shrubs were cultivated in their gardens . |
| 8 | However , there is little time advantage to be gained from doing this . |
| 9 | In THE CITY THAT TIME FORGOT there is little hip hop , house or club culture . |
| 10 | There is little leaf litter , so when the trees are removed , the organic content of the remaining soil is low . |
| 11 | There is little sequence homology between PLC- β , PLC- γ and PLC- , except for domains X ( 170 amino acids ) and Y ( 260 amino acids ) . |
| 12 | If they omit the incomplete Sonata in G major , K357 , and the two fugues , that is not great loss ; and while they do not enjoy the fine modern recording accorded to the Teldec artists , the DG sound remains respectable , although sometimes dryish and slightly clattery in forte , and there is little tape hiss . |
| 13 | ‘ She has minimal response to pain and noise , there is little eye movement , she is unable to communicate , she ca n't move her limbs or eat on her own . ’ |
| 14 | Very close to the wall is small and so there is little energy production ; far from it , is small with the same consequence . |
| 15 | There is little trace left of York 's truly ancient coaching , posting and market inns , while nearly half the pubs which were standing in the 1950s , including some historic gems , have been closed down , converted , or redeveloped into oblivion . |
| 16 | However , if there is little labour mobility , the result in Section 5.2 will hold : employment will move procyclically while wages and membership will be sticky . |
| 17 | ( iii ) Combining ( i ) and ( ii ) , we note that , if there is little labour mobility , in a business cycle employment will move pro-cyclically , and wages and membership will tend to be relatively stable . |
| 18 | Here there is little site competition , little aggression , and a development of displays based on locomotion . |
| 19 | At this point a word of warning should be included : it is little use spending days/weeks describing and analysing one thin section if you are not sure whether this section is representative of the sedimentary sequence you are evaluating . |