Example sentences of "[adv prt] with [art] [adj] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eyes lit up with a mocking little smile . |
| 2 | It was so different from other Christmases I had known that it ought to have remained like a beacon in my mind , but I know that my strongest memory of Christmas will always be bound up with a certain little cat . |
| 3 | Well , I 'm terribly sorry if I did n't add another notch to your bedpost , but look on the bright side — at least I saved you the bother of having to come up with a nice little farewell speech at the end of it all . |
| 4 | The Reverend Whickens ended up with a smart little house whose roof was as high as that of St Peter 's and which comprised a hall , a small parlour and a large parlour , a study , kitchen , dairy and brewhouse , four bedchambers and two small rooms in the garret . |
| 5 | Feeling restless and irritable and in no mood for doing her ironing , she pulled the plug out with an angry little jerk . |