Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] very little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The traditional novel writers like Jane Austen are essentially objective and descriptive , Jane Austen for example describes events and people in a basic narrative style , she has very little involvement with any kind of thought life ; the actions made dictate the novel almost completely . |
| 2 | As Katharine is away at university , she has very little time to ride . |
| 3 | ‘ She has very little regard for other people 's property and other people 's lives now , which was n't how she was a few years ago . |
| 4 | They requires very little ironing and an iron that is too hot will melt the fabric . |
| 5 | Eight-year-old Peter comes from a home where he receives very little discipline . |
| 6 | It needs very little provocation to start Shelley off on such topics , or Albé either — he particularly enjoys vampire stories . |
| 7 | When the spaces between the scallops are left plain , it needs very little fabric fullness . |
| 8 | Mains gas is supplied to around 85% of British homes : it 's available ‘ on tap ’ ( there 's no need to store it ready for use ) ; it 's clean ; it 's easy to control ; and the equipment that uses it needs very little maintenance . |
| 9 | If it can be shown to the satisfaction of the jury that the defendant had the intention , he has very little opportunity to exculpate himself on the grounds that he lacked mens rea , as will be explained further presently . |
| 10 | Of course , he has very little proof ( how could he have ? ) , but his various arguments are very persuasive . |
| 11 | This acts to surprise the liver into activity , for it has very little work to do when you are on a pure diet . |
| 12 | Unfortunately the orientation of the palazzo means that it gets very little sun to set it off ; this together with the dark paint and stonework , means it looks rather sombre . |
| 13 | It takes very little effort to keep her clean and tidy . ’ |
| 14 | These three islands share a history that reads like a pirate novel and it takes very little research to find documented facts detailing pirate treasure and shipwrecks galore . |
| 15 | It takes very little time to do and makes an enormous difference to the finished garment . |
| 16 | This calculation may look cumbersome , but it takes very little time and provides record storage positions very effectively . |
| 17 | But even without the figures it takes very little imagination to see why this council must not put off any longer the construction and commissioning of the southern fire station . |
| 18 | He 's not the sort of a man whom you can change by external circumstances , for I honestly think he puts very little value on externals . |
| 19 | In one respect ours falls particularly short of perfection : it gives very little idea of Nietzsche 's style . |
| 20 | He spends very little time there . |