Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles 's personal copy of the psalter ( a manuscript designed for daily devotions ) also had ivory covers , showing the prophet Nathan 's rebuke of David for his liaison with Bathsheba ( Ps 51 , Vulg 50 ) and the protection of David 's soul ( Ps 57 , Vulg 56 ) depicted as a little child on the lap of a kindly angel . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | IF Eugene Kertsman asks you to go for a little jog to keep fit — watch out ! |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I 'll have to go for a little walk . |
| 6 | ‘ You mean for a little holiday ? ’ |
| 7 | It 's , no it had broken off a little bit , yeah . |
| 8 | I know it will hurt for a little while , but I 'll get better , so why worry ? |
| 9 | Last time I went up she asked for a little bell , so she could ring for me . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | So Mr is actually going to er talk about that but I just wanted to go through a little sort of resolution , I mean if , if you looked at it , if you looked at number one , it says express this opposition to further expansion and then it goes on and lists Stansted and Luton , but this expansion goes now I mean Stansted is expanding erm daily . |
| 12 | " Yes , I have plans , " Sara admitted after a little hesitation , but she did not elaborate on them . |
| 13 | Last Monday night , in a mood of deep depression , I was sitting by an open window , praying for a little peace and happiness in my dark life . |
| 14 | In a famous Victorian poem , the fly was depicted as a little man with ‘ rainbows on his wings , a black and brown gown laced around his waist ’ . |
| 15 | To enter the Kingdom of Heaven one has to come as a little child , with an attitude of trust , and prepared to be teachable and flexible ( Matt. |
| 16 | She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers . |
| 17 | and he said , he said that 's just the man I want for a little job |
| 18 | it only needs for a little bit of attention on a wire or something |
| 19 | Of course , where the science fiction writers really go to town is on what happens if you do fall in a black hole , A common suggestion is that if the black hole is rotating , you can fall through a little hole in space-time and out into another region of the universe . |
| 20 | He began ‘ speaking like a six-year-old — even walking like a little boy ’ . |
| 21 | It looks like a little bit longer than we first |
| 22 | Nobody had ever seen a baby before , and when the mother saw his little body and his little feet and hands , and his little cunning face , she thought ‘ why he just looks like a little man . ’ |
| 23 | Look at Annabel she looks like a little snow baby , darling ! |
| 24 | That looks like a little island with water round it . |
| 25 | The PT6 looks like a little pressure cooker lost in the middle of that long , cavernous nose — so different from our flat fours and sixes , so small , but so powerful ! |
| 26 | ‘ I do not see why you should apologise to me in any way , it is I who behaved like a little monster . |
| 27 | 15 g ( ½ oz ) cornflour , mixed with a little water |
| 28 | Thicken towards the end of cooking if necessary with plain flour mixed with a little water and a few drops of bottled gravy browning . |
| 29 | Using a brush dipped lightly in purple food colouring ( mixed with a little water for lighter shades ) , colour the windows dark purple and tint the bricks all over the towers different shades of lavender . |
| 30 | The exhaust gas is mixed with a little air from a small pump at a point just before it enters the canister . |