Example sentences of "[pron] for a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jesus wants me for a sunbeam , Uncle Philip wants me for a little flower . |
| 2 | Just stand by me for a little bit longer . |
| 3 | I was there on my own , because the Yorkshire Television film crew had been positioned on the roof of the Palace , and would have been quite at a loss but a lady from the Yorkshire Post spotted me and kindly accompanied me for a little while . |
| 4 | The mail will probably take a couple of days longer to reach you from Sian , & no doubt we 'll be very busy when we get there , so forgive me if you do n't hear from me for a little while . |
| 5 | ‘ But you 've only been talking to them for a little while ! ’ said Angalo . |
| 6 | The ploughs and gritters do their best , of course , but it 's not at all uncommon for the elements to get the better of them for a little while . |
| 7 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 8 | She 's going to look after them for a little while |
| 9 | Lisa had one of them for a little while . |
| 10 | So she can play with them for a little bit . |
| 11 | you know they take them for a little visit so they get used to the school before they go , which is a good idea , I mean we were just thrown in |
| 12 | In Hebrews 2.9 we read : ‘ But we see Jesus , who for a little while was made lower than the angels , crowned with glory and honour because of the suffering of death , so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one . ’ |
| 13 | These emotions may disturb you for a little while , but they are simply a natural response to the trauma of death and they will usually pass with time . |
| 14 | It would be so much easier Elsie if there was not this huge amount of land separating us and if I could just talk to you for a little while face to face . |
| 15 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 16 | But please , I just want to talk to you for a little while . |
| 17 | ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’ |
| 18 | BELVILLE : Damn you for a little wretch . |
| 19 | ‘ It takes itself for a little walk at night . |
| 20 | The probation found a little stray dog called Benjy for me and I looked after him for a little while , but my money kept on going down and down and down . |
| 21 | When he and Johnson got back to their inn , Boswell ‘ begged permission to leave him for a little while , that I might run about and pay some short visits to several good people of Inverness ’ . |
| 22 | Claudia felt as if she were drowning in a pool of conflicting emotions ; the last thing she wanted was to go anywhere with Roman and yet the thought of being with him for a little while longer filled her with delight . |
| 23 | So that perhaps will interest him for a little while . |
| 24 | Well Chris says he 's got ta keep in with him for a little while , he said he |
| 25 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 26 | ‘ Then what happens is , we take him for a little ride out to the Crumbles . ’ |
| 27 | He lay with her for a little while as if all had been for the best and when , with a sudden , slithering movement , she was off the bed and into her dress , he thanked her , wished her good night . |
| 28 | No , yeah I 'll come with you , you go off and stay with Joyce , look after her for a little while and let Kenneth sort things out ! |
| 29 | No , no , I said to Richard is , is , Debbie not feeling well enough to come here , no I took her for a little ride round the . |
| 30 | You 'll just have to bear it for a little while longer . ’ |