Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [prep] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I was like a little doll then , 'she said later . |
| 2 | In the beginning , I was like a little dog following him around saying : ‘ What 's the matter ? ’ and he 'd scream at me . |
| 3 | She was in a little clearing , in the centre of which was a tall heap of large stones . |
| 4 | She walked further up the hill to where the golden light still came unhindered , following from one patch of sunlight to another as they fell through gaps in the houses , until she was in a little cul-de-sac quite open to it , ending at a railway . |
| 5 | She was like a little princess in the family ; my mother gave in to her in everything and she had whatever she fancied . |
| 6 | She was like a little mother to them . |
| 7 | It was called Are We Nearly There ? and it was about a little boy who was on a journey with his father . |
| 8 | It was about a little girl . |
| 9 | It was with a little fillip of surprise that Pascoe realized she had n't recognized his voice . |
| 10 | It was in a little book I once got for Christmas called Ghosts and Other Weird Creatures . |
| 11 | It was like a little home studio but with all the big gear in it . |
| 12 | It was like a little explosion because it was n't just a question of telling one other person ; I had to tell my parents and I had to tell all my schoolfriends and make sure that my world existed and to a great extent it did . |
| 13 | In a taped interview which was played to the jury , Paul said : ‘ I just thought it was like a little tap on the head and that he would be all right . |
| 14 | defended very well there Shrewsbury , he was in a little big of trouble but Tommy came away with the ball very well . |