Example sentences of "a [adv] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may have been that Morse had smiled a little at the question . |
| 2 | Folly blushed a little at the thought that Luke might think she was hinting , but he did n't respond . |
| 3 | Principal keeper of natural sciences Alec Coles shakes his head a little at the thought of picking such rarities . |
| 4 | Towards the close there was the feeling that she was forcing a little at the top , and that the middle voice was tiring . |
| 5 | Louisa started a little at the name so casually used . |
| 6 | It would have to be sold , of course , and her mind boggled a little at the clearing up of the accumulations of a lifetime Sara would have to do . |
| 7 | She had read of Cupid , the little god of love , and of his wicked darts piercing the heart at the moment of understood love , and she had laughed a little at the idea ; but one of them had struck home at last , and she knew that on the two previous occasions when she had previously and disastrously thought herself in love it had not been love at all … |
| 8 | ‘ According to Mam , Viola went and grabbed him as soon as he was demobbed , ’ said Rose , smiling a little at the memory of Hilda 's version . |
| 9 | However , because the process of declaring certain kinds of policies to be social policies , while disregarding others having a considerable impact on the well-being of our society , seems a particularly arbitrary exercise , it is necessary to look a little at the rationale for doing this . |
| 10 | After a few days of sun-oil and cold showers , she even had the nerve to seek the shade and grumble a little at the sweat and the glare of it all . |
| 11 | There was no way she would be able to avoid Marguerite , and Jenna 's anger faded a little at the prospect of facing Alain 's mother looking as she did . |
| 12 | He fingered the silk nightgown showing a little at the fold of her wrap . |
| 13 | He jerked a little at the sound of his name , and she nodded . |
| 14 | The heat , which had declined a little at the coming of the rains , grew more oppressive than ever . |
| 15 | Erm I 'm still suffering a little at the moment from a shortage of tape recorders , so if any more are available |
| 16 | She recoiled a little at the sharpness of his tone . |