Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [subord] [art] little [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ What I mean , my girl , is that you swanned in here , full of self-righteous anger because a little carpenter had deigned to clutter your space without first consulting you , and quite frankly I was sick to my back teeth with what I saw . ’
2 True , he had only been on the periphery , a bit-part player who could usefully be dragooned into secondary roles when a little muscle was required .
3 The report explodes the myth that men are the bed-hopping rogues while the little woman waits at home .
4 Set squares are made in the same way though a little ingenuity may be required to grip the material .
5 ‘ But I ca n't picture him any other way than the little boy he was on that last day I saw him . ’
6 She threw up her hands in mock horror as the little pomeranian ran yapping among the guests .
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