Example sentences of "it [vb -s] very little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It needs very little provocation to start Shelley off on such topics , or Albé either — he particularly enjoys vampire stories . |
| 2 | When the spaces between the scallops are left plain , it needs very little fabric fullness . |
| 3 | Mains gas is supplied to around 85% of British homes : it 's available ‘ on tap ’ ( there 's no need to store it ready for use ) ; it 's clean ; it 's easy to control ; and the equipment that uses it needs very little maintenance . |
| 4 | This acts to surprise the liver into activity , for it has very little work to do when you are on a pure diet . |
| 5 | Unfortunately the orientation of the palazzo means that it gets very little sun to set it off ; this together with the dark paint and stonework , means it looks rather sombre . |
| 6 | It takes very little effort to keep her clean and tidy . ’ |
| 7 | These three islands share a history that reads like a pirate novel and it takes very little research to find documented facts detailing pirate treasure and shipwrecks galore . |
| 8 | It takes very little time to do and makes an enormous difference to the finished garment . |
| 9 | This calculation may look cumbersome , but it takes very little time and provides record storage positions very effectively . |
| 10 | But even without the figures it takes very little imagination to see why this council must not put off any longer the construction and commissioning of the southern fire station . |
| 11 | In one respect ours falls particularly short of perfection : it gives very little idea of Nietzsche 's style . |