Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] had little [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This was a challenging task even for an accomplished side which had little time to acclimatise or practise .
2 As a man of honour he had little alternative but to accompany his friend to America .
3 Odo 's biography was written by a monk who had little interest in the miraculous and much in practical virtues .
4 Though in truth they had little need ; the last time we fought , they vanquished us easily … ’
5 In any event he had little time to give careful immediate consideration to the letter ; he merely wrote a short reply pressing Balfour to reconsider his position .
6 But to the father who had little sense of his divine power , he replied , ‘ If it is possible ! …
7 This may have been characterised by a mystic other-worldliness which had little time for the concerns of this world , and the working out of faith in relation to the everyday challenges of life .
8 This from a man who had little interest in the event when he went up to Magdalene College last autumn to study transport and marketing — and the Boat Race is a triumph of both these days .
9 In a sense they had little alternative on account of Israel 's refusal to accept the return of the refugees and the refugees ' own outright refusal of resettlement .
10 As Trade and Industry Secretary he had little trade and little industry to look after , continued the rebuker .
11 ‘ As a nurse , I could not understand why she did not directly approach the hospitals concerned , for at that time I had little doubt that she would have received informed , prompt , honest replies . ’
12 ‘ I must admit at that time I had little sympathy for the victims , having heard gruesome evidence at court , but my feelings have now changed .
13 At the time I had little knowledge of dogs .
14 I said that without my dear brother I had little care where I was , and no one I wished to speak to .
15 They were n't all scientists , in fact we had little use for most of them .
16 Roscarrock could ill afford it , but short of putting the child out in the street he had little alternative ; so they struck hands on it , and that evening , when the money had been paid over and a receipt obtained , Tristram returned home in the company of Jennifer Gristy to be greeted by his father 's stinging sarcasm .
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