Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a [adj] little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You would n't think for a dainty little thing would you ? |
| 2 | Of course the addition of a stereo processor would require a slightly bigger case but would still make for a manageable little rig . |
| 3 | It might come as a huge blow to your ego , but there are women in this world who wo n't fall in a gibbering little heap at your feet every time you spare them a smile or a word . |
| 4 | This usage may be dialectal , as suggested by Kirchner ( 1952 : 456 ) , who gives the following examples from the twentieth century : ( 195 ) It was n't pleasant to be made feel like a good-for-nothing little brat . |
| 5 | It was n't pleasant , after being cock of the school , to be made feel like a good-for-nothing little brat tied to her apron strings . " |
| 6 | And when father came and took mother for his wife , to live with her and to take care of her , the little egg began to grow and grow into a real little baby . |
| 7 | Daddy could do with a nice little doze I know that . |
| 8 | ‘ You may look like a brainless little urchin , but you are certainly the daughter of my flesh . ’ |
| 9 | I may look like a demure little wife who sits at home minding the house , but darling , I could tell you one or two things that would make your ears stand up on end . ’ |
| 10 | We did n't canvass in a nice little area , we canvassed on the side of the bloody moors . |
| 11 | The realisation made her lips curve in a self-mocking little grin . |
| 12 | Perms , interestingly , do n't vary in price quite as much but check before you go in clutching your pennies , if the perm includes the cut and blow dry as well , otherwise that could come as an expensive little shock . |