Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adv] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next step is to check the detail , and this will need a little more experience . |
| 2 | However , we will need a little more evidence before we reach conclusions on some of these things . |
| 3 | But you 'll need a little more eye shadow — blue to bring out the colour of the suit . |
| 4 | Usually you will need a little more sugar if using cooking apples . |
| 5 | That crust of yellow butter so important to the true English potted meats and pastes as opposed to the Franglais and the factory-produced versions , does perhaps need a little more explanation than the late Major Connolly , who refers to it throughout his little work as " melted butter " , thought necessary to clarify . |
| 6 | But I 'll need a little more time . ’ |
| 7 | He may achieve a little more animation this time if Party Politics wins him his place in history . |
| 8 | And , until ( the organisers ) can show a little more initiative in their booking policy , it will remain so . ’ |
| 9 | So I think that I 'll do a little more work on camera in a couple of years ’ time , and then see if I can become a proper writer . ’ |
| 10 | Well , let me tell you that on this occasion I would welcome a little more intolerance from you . |
| 11 | The hon. Gentleman 's synthetic protestations about unemployment would carry a little more conviction if he were not so determined to advance policies which , by introducing a national statutory minimum wage , by embracing the European Commission 's social action programme and by imposing a jobs tax on employers , would make unemployment far , far higher than it otherwise would be . |
| 12 | I would like a little more detail on the branch for voluntary organizations . |
| 13 | For years she has been complaining ‘ I never see anything of you , darling ’ and ‘ Why ca n't you spend a little more time with the family ? ’ — so naturally he expects her to be delighted to have him at home . |
| 14 | Look at the words of the hymns , glance at the dates and link them in with the theories we have discussed , and I can promise you that it will all make a little more sense and make it even more evident how our hymn-writers wrestled with the meaning of the cross . |
| 15 | I could make a little more sense of the watchers and the watched . |
| 16 | ‘ Could n't we make a little more progress , Morse ? ’ |
| 17 | A little more confidence and openness on both sides would inspire a little more confidence in those who want to see the differences met and resolved rather than quietly avoided . |
| 18 | The XJ-Two Twenty , which costs almost half a million pounds was being test driven by a motoring journalist , when he accidentally changed down to first gear instead of third while travelling at NINETY miles an hour.It 'll need about twenty thousand pounds to mend the broken car … the driver 's wounded pride may take a little more work . |
| 19 | They do an excellent job , members should take a little more interest and go and see what they do . |
| 20 | The company name could have a little more prominence . |
| 21 | ‘ She is very much like Ashayer , but might have a little more speed . ’ |
| 22 | However , given the claim of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , in response to the hon. Member for Ealing , North ( Mr. Greenway ) , about lower inflation , should not the Chancellor have a little more regard for board rooms where , in the balance between optimism and pessimism , the state of opinion remains distinctly negative , than for the exigencies of the exchange rate mechanism ? |
| 23 | I do have a little more information . |
| 24 | Or erm if only half the people come , well that 's fine we can have a much more sort of intimate evening , and erm actually there 'll be lots of food for everybody wo n't there ? |
| 25 | Perhaps you 'd be an even more valuable member of our gathering if you 'd read a little more Silence fell as the animals considered Owl 's remarks . |
| 26 | But I 'd rather gain a little more experience first . |
| 27 | I like the way that Rob McCaffrey 's commentary allows you time to enjoy the action , although I thought he could pay a little more attention to his scripting in places . |
| 28 | Some studies are being made ( by the Department of Energy amongst others ) of user responses to solar heating systems in private houses ; these are chiefly in order to iron out operating problems , since to obtain maximum benefit the home owner or tenant must pay a little more attention to energy use patterns with active solar collector systems and avoid leaving doors and windows open with passive systems . |
| 29 | I shall add a little more evidence . |
| 30 | I wish she could obtain a little more strength of mind . |