Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry to disturb you , but could you perhaps spare a little time to come and talk to the Chief Superintendent ? ’ |
| 2 | Below meandered a little stream ; the stream believed to be the source of Charles Kingsley 's inspiration . |
| 3 | only got a little belly . |
| 4 | Only got a little bit left . |
| 5 | I forgot I 'd brought you ! ’ she exclaimed as the store detective pushed Miranda into her mother 's sleek legs , only to provoke a little skipping step to the side . |
| 6 | No , no only want a little bit . |
| 7 | Perhaps , when he 'd dropped her , he 'd better give a little thought to damage limitation and the covering of his tracks . |
| 8 | Frayed laces make tying very difficult ( and they tend to get into a knot ) , so put a little nail varnish or some tape on the ends or buy some new , novelty laces ! |
| 9 | ‘ I 've merely done a little time-tailoring , simply removed one of the pleats or flares from the ostensibly straight leg of time . |
| 10 | No it were Monday when in here cos I was oh I were , Gavin were wanting some toast with jam on and I 'd only got a little bit like that , I says oh you 'll have to wait while your Aunty Margaret brings some more tomorrow . |
| 11 | So she said look I 've only got a little bit in my pocket . |
| 12 | Oh God you 've only got a little bit |
| 13 | Oh , you 've only got a little bag each ’ — and climbed in . |
| 14 | They 've only got a little stub though have n't they ? |
| 15 | No it 's alright I do n't care I 've only got a little mouth . |
| 16 | Once home , float their bag(s) in the tank , and after twenty minutes or so add a little tank water , repeating the process over the next hour or so until the fish have adjusted ( if necessary ) to your tank water . |
| 17 | Some of the cottages behind their stone sea-walls had real charm , others were plain and cramped and only borrowed a little grace from their situation . |
| 18 | A little after the end of the war when people were beginning to relax and reminisce about blackouts and air-raids , yesterday 's terror and agony only adding a little zest to the stones . |
| 19 | It 's not cos she only gets a little bit . |
| 20 | He 's on yes , he 's only getting a little present cos I 'm still paying for his camcorder till next month . |
| 21 | ‘ It only takes a little thing like that . |
| 22 | It only takes a little imagination to turn the Cam pit into a nature reserve and if it was possible to lay out a few paths making nature trails etc. the future of the Great Pit that Rugby Cement Works are now engaged in could in years to come make an ideal game reserve and possible " marina " with a link to the river . |
| 23 | This can be annoying sometimes because jobs that would only take a little while can often take a lot longer . |
| 24 | The headmaster said , ‘ I think we 'd better have a little talk . |
| 25 | ‘ I think me and you had better have a little walk . ’ |
| 26 | I could perhaps take a little bit of paper like that and I 'd find |
| 27 | They 'd , they 'd all have a little bash , one or two fingers you know , I did even on , on , on one particular one . |
| 28 | It only took a little adaptation for many familiar songs to take on a new life and vigour , especially with the accompaniment of timbrels , clapping and dancing . |
| 29 | A juror asked what the comforts were , for he only saw a little straw in the corner of the room , the windows of which were broken . |
| 30 | Now if we have a little hole in there , we 'll only get a little bit of water coming out , no matter what sort of |