Example sentences of "little [vb past] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recognising that a lot of women are taking to the hills , and that they may feel a little intimidated by such a male-orientated sport , especially since they all dress in the same fluffy things as us now , I have come up with a startling new innovation . |
| 2 | I have played my part in defending the role of banks and the necessary role that they have , but I find myself a little outflanked by the new enthusiasm . |
| 3 | OK , so you 're still a little fazed by all this post-whatever US noise-grunge-new-wave-of-alternative-corporate-underground-anarcho-core-punk malarkey . |
| 4 | He must still be basking in the afterglow of their lovemaking — and was no doubt a little shocked by its unexpectedness — Ashley thought , as the track gave way to the lane and his silence continued . |
| 5 | ‘ But seeing me a little disconcerted by his remark , he politely added , ‘ and with great propriety ’ . ’ |
| 6 | They appeared to be ordinary children , their white clothes a little soiled by mud and grass stains . |
| 7 | He was a big , shambling , shy man , more than a little soured by life , but he had taken the two boys under his wing and Preston had loved him . |
| 8 | He had a few weeks to bask in the glow of this last electoral achievement , weeks that were only a little marred by the unpleasantness of Cabinet changes and the difficulties of moving towards a decision on the application of the oil sanction against Italy . |
| 9 | These people [ the Brazilian Indians ] are wild [ sauvage ] in the same way as we say that fruits are wild , when nature has produced them by herself in her ordinary way … they are still very close to their original simplicity … they are still governed by natural laws and very little corrupted by our own " .1 |