Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [is] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , for the moment , all I want is a little peace and quiet although it 's not all that quiet , thanks to the gaps between the attic floorboards left by the cottage 's Victorian jerrybuilder : how Riva can snore on through all those goings-on I do not know . |
| 2 | All I want is a little cottage . |
| 3 | ‘ I think I 've got the answer — all I need 's a little paint . ’ |
| 4 | See what you want is a little workshop out of sight do n't you ? |
| 5 | But yet I was suspended , right , for a long time and she after she came back all she had is a little scratch there but they took 'er to 'ospital just to make it seem serious and she come back in school the next day . |
| 6 | It 's easy to get set yourself and with heated curlers , tongs and styling products better than ever before , all you need is a little practice to create the perfect style . |
| 7 | The formulae look quite reasonable ; what you need is a little practice in handling them . |
| 8 | All you need is a little guidance . ’ |
| 9 | All you need is a little understanding of what the end result should look like and a to spend a few minutes reading the manuals . |
| 10 | If we say , There 's somebody suspicious knocking about the flats , or , There 's a person on such a walk doing something we think 's a little bit er mysterious , then they 'll sen they 'll send somebody round as quickly as they can . |
| 11 | ‘ What we need is a little liquid refreshment , and there 's a little pub ’ — Morse got into the passenger seat — ‘ just along the road here . ’ |
| 12 | All we need is a little smile from lady luck . ’ |
| 13 | What we see is a little temple-state , the economic and social structures of which had been shattered by the recent wars between Antiochus III and Ptolemy V. Palestine had passed from Egyptian to Syrian control . |
| 14 | The driver turns the engine over a couple of times ; says , ‘ What it needs is a little push . ' ’ |
| 15 | All it requires is a little homework . ’ |
| 16 | All it takes is a little thought and organisation . |
| 17 | All that it takes is a little push , some minor inconvenience , a trifling price to pay for faith , some obligation or embarrassment involved in being a Christian , and suddenly a trail of doubts bubbles to the surface : ‘ Maybe after all … |
| 18 | All it takes is a little forward-planning . |