Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | they pay , they pay , they are paying me a little bit , I think it ought to go up in price a bit though myself |
| 2 | I 've been paying him a little visit . ’ |
| 3 | It 's teaching me a little bit , you see . |
| 4 | The great thing about the game is that you 're teaching them a little bit of culture |
| 5 | Going through my files the other day , I vaguely remembered sending you a little effort called Offensive from Quasar 13 — just over seven months ago , it must have been . |
| 6 | I was expecting you a little bit earlier actually , I think perhaps you got the times wrong I was |
| 7 | Cuddling Flossie close , Robert said : ‘ I 'm feeding her a little bit at a time and she is looking much better already . ’ |
| 8 | is Richard 's mum and dad buying him a little car ? |
| 9 | That shoulder obviously still him a problem he seems to be holding it a little bit awkwardly as it comes in to Speedy now . |
| 10 | Sometimes they would read our palms , finishing by giving them a little scratch that signified they were available — one scratch twenty douros , two scratches fifty douros and so on up the scale from an ‘ in and out ’ in the toilets or a ‘ short time ’ in a back room to a whole night in the brothel , with champagne and bath . |
| 11 | It was hard , travelling home in that bus , and surrounded by the immense , evident , and varied liberties of people and land , to believe in the small impossibilities of her own home , and she felt , as she so frequently felt , the will to believe it to be different : the truth was too grotesque and too unnatural , and her hopes were so strong that she carelessly let them wander a little , giving them a little leeway , letting them sniff and pry and explore . |
| 12 | ‘ And yet , again , I believe I felt you giving me a little assistance against the others ? ’ |
| 13 | we could actually make you a bit bit A lot better than this , and I think the time has come to adjust how we 're treating you a little bit . |
| 14 | ‘ No , not quite , ’ she said , giving him a little smile in return . |
| 15 | Now , open your mouth — not wide ! ’ he reproved , giving her a little shake . |
| 16 | ‘ I want you to marry me , ’ Luke said , giving her a little shake . |
| 17 | ‘ Where did you think I was going ? ’ he asked , turning her around and giving her a little push . |
| 18 | A worker stimulates the grub to produce its silk by giving it a little squeeze . |
| 19 | She let her hand stray to his cheek , giving it a little pat . |
| 20 | It 's just prolonging it a little bit . |
| 21 | ‘ I understand you 've got a legal problem which means we ca n't go too deeply into that , but from the outside is it hurting you a little bit ? ’ |
| 22 | I said things is bothering me a little bit . |
| 23 | " And how can I be sure you are not telling me a little mentirola ? |
| 24 | At the start of the path , by the farmhouse at Aberarder , you will see a few explanatory posts telling you a little bit about the reserve and the mountains within its boundaries . |
| 25 | Well I think I 'll start off by telling you a little bit about myself erm , I 'm a writer and I live in Durham , my work is here and I 've also work abroad , if anybody ca n't hear me please say |
| 26 | ‘ Just telling him a little story . ’ |
| 27 | It was leaving it a little bit late , even if there was the possibility of serious trouble in the summer , not to be talking about it . |
| 28 | But it seems to be hitting me a little bit more now , I 'm beginning to realise he 's never coming back . |