Example sentences of "[art] [adv] [vb -s] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For though Burbank 's fall , that mere matter of crossing ‘ a little bridge ’ to a ‘ small hotel ’ ( my italics ) is a shrunken affair , lacking the panoramic mythological grandeur of the Shakespearian Antony 's , it none the less offers a stripped-down representation of that event . |
| 2 | Being the best requires a special attitude . |
| 3 | Cheese is a protein of high biological value and a little goes a long way . |
| 4 | The other characteristic is that their influence seems out of all proportion to the amount present : a little goes a long way . |
| 5 | Although they can be expensive , essential oils are highly concentrated substances ; in practice , a little goes a long way . |
| 6 | It 's not cheap but the dispenser means a little goes a long way and it 's more hygienic than a pot . |
| 7 | I doubt if the soot would actively harm your fish , but a little goes a long way . |
| 8 | With leaves that are streaked with bright cream or marked in bold , gold blotches , a little goes a long way . |
| 9 | Yes , I have , but … but a little goes a long way . ’ |
| 10 | Yet a little goes a long way . |
| 11 | A little goes a long way ; too much is unbearably sentimental . |
| 12 | A LITTLE goes a long way with UNICEF . |
| 13 | He still has a still has a few technical problems with his speeches , his voice is very thin , he falls away at the end of sentences and when he rises to a crescendo his voice is like the distance whine of an aeroplane engine but what he said was exactly what they wanted to hear a return to family life and strong law and order . |