Example sentences of "have a [adj] little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It now belongs to Lord Bolton and has a grand little tearoom where I have slaked the dust absorbed on summer cycling trips on many an occasion . |
| 2 | Farther north Dargaville has a pleasant little club , mainly a weekend operation , but they make visiting pilots welcome . |
| 3 | The Austria has a pretty little garden , ideal for some peaceful sunbathing ; all of the comfortable rooms have private facilities and a balcony . |
| 4 | ‘ Even has a secret little den where he takes the other members of his gang . |
| 5 | So okay I have n't seen I must have a tiny little book . |
| 6 | You can have a nice little sleep in the car . |
| 7 | But with a bit of money spent you could have a nice little spinney there — be pretty in the spring . |
| 8 | Then I think we 'd be in business , then I 'm sure you 'd have a nice little earner on your hands . |
| 9 | This time next year you you 'll have a good you 'll have a nice little hedge there then . |
| 10 | She 's gon na have a pink little dress . |
| 11 | ‘ Me and old Jitters is just having a sociable little drink , Magda . |
| 12 | ‘ Never can tell with these quiet , donnish chappies … and having a homely little body like that for a wife … |
| 13 | ‘ When Señor Mitchell gets back I would like us all to have a nice little trip , ’ she announced , sitting and smiling round almost as if she could see them . |
| 14 | Far better to catch the parent in the playground or corridor and ask them to spare five minutes when it 's convenient just to pop in to have a quiet little chat . |
| 15 | Well he had a nice little T V. |
| 16 | She said , I went out full th , presumably she and Elimelech had a nice little nest egg , they had a comfortable bank balance , they had plenty , we went out full but now she comes back empty . |
| 17 | Ever since the Wesleys brought their message into the western dales , Methodism had been the strongest religion around here and we had a nice little chapel in the dale . |
| 18 | We dried it outside ; we had a nice little laundry place . |
| 19 | ‘ We picked up some customer projects — like the Metro Turbo and some Toyota work — and had a nice little business ticking away . |
| 20 | He had a mean little mouth , she thought dispassionately . |
| 21 | I had a nasty little feeling in my inside that was nothing to do with the sauna . |
| 22 | She had a mild little face , not striking like Martha 's , and he could see that she would indeed be totally obedient to him , would cook and mend and wash for him . |
| 23 | A few years ago he had a flourishing little business going in that shop of his , and now look at him . |
| 24 | He darted a brief glance towards Therese and saw she had a surprised little smile on her face , the smile of a professional who discovers she will be singing with a partner well above average . |
| 25 | The officers had a comfortable little car to themselves … |
| 26 | We just had a quiet little kiss and cuddle together and — well , that was that , really . ’ |
| 27 | I 'd always wanted a little girl , but one of the students at the door told me I had a beautiful little boy and he was fine . |
| 28 | My parents lived in the big house and I built a studio and had a whole little place where I could live in the basement and it was very convenient , so David would come round there . ’ |
| 29 | You just automatically got up in the morning , jumped in your car , went to work , you were there for half six , sun shone , cup of tea , read the Sun , sit down , get on your lathe , have your break at ten o'clock , lunch time , have your meal and then you have a game of football outside in the car park or whatever , and you had a daily little routine . |
| 30 | They had a peculiar little wedding breakfast in West Kensington . |