Example sentences of "had little doubt " in BNC.

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1 He had little doubt that if anything went wrong Buckmaster would let him drop over the cliff .
2 Sir Denys had little doubt that the coming months seem set to be as difficult as 1991 was for most countries , ‘ It would not be prudent at this stage to attempt to predict when recovery might begin ’ , he said , ‘ But when it comes , it is very likely to be gradual ’ .
3 By the end of that season , when he won his first championship by a large margin , I had little doubt who had achieved the triumph : Niki is no braggart , but in the first of many longish talks , he explained to me that his nature was such that he really just could n't stand the second-rate ; and if you saw the second-rate around you , you had a clear choice — either you cleared out and found yourself the first-rate or you simply demanded that second-rate people became first-rate .
4 Celia disliked Georgina intensely , and she had little doubt of her guilt .
5 From what was said , and the callers ' apparent familiarity with his work in Cyprus , Coleman had little doubt that they were confidential informants of the Drug Enforcement Administration .
6 They had little doubt as to the contents of the sacks and their prompt action in jumping the men was vindicated when the sacks were found to contain large quantities of spirits and cigarettes .
7 Perhaps there was another route he would choose — after meeting the scribe again , Huy had little doubt who the rich client at the City of Dreams had been , and knew why his profile , fleetingly glimpsed , had seemed familiar .
8 ‘ As a nurse , I could not understand why she did not directly approach the hospitals concerned , for at that time I had little doubt that she would have received informed , prompt , honest replies . ’
9 That questions and recriminations would creep in later she had little doubt , but for the moment she simply wanted to shut out the rest of the world , to step back into that circle of magic they had created , first in the pool , then in the factory car park when they had somehow made the rest of the world go away .
10 That David 's strange behaviour had something to do with Jennifer she had little doubt , so whatever would a meeting between them bring forth ?
11 She had little doubt that she had allowed her heart to rule her head , and , much as she had enjoyed what had happened between her and David , could she ultimately trust a man who had treated her sister the way he had ?
12 He had little doubt that there was any danger of that happening and the MPs knew their bluff was called .
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