Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you want the same as mum or a little bit of each or |
| 2 | Sandison interrupted , unsure whether this was a genuine mistake on Maidstone 's part or a little test . |
| 3 | but , I think this 'll do her good to have a little sister or a little brother |
| 4 | Ten francs a sitting and a little alcohol . ’ |
| 5 | There you are a eternity and a little cluster ring and a little eternity ring . |
| 6 | A three colour gold ring and a little coin set ring , there you are , for three of them . |
| 7 | Er eternity ring and a little diamond cluster ring . |
| 8 | Black was decreed to be the only acceptable colour ( though a few white hairs in the switch and a little white on the udder were permissible ) and the most prized colour was an almost chocolate brown-black . |
| 9 | Just been to a friend 's house and he 's given me a nice cup of tea and a little drop of brandy and that I did enjoy it |
| 10 | Jack took care to keep to the side of Monument Hill that was overgrown with a dense tangle of undergrowth and a little wood . |
| 11 | Intermediates have a weekly cycle of chats on spinnakers , trapezes , catamaran handling and performance sailing techniques , and with practice and a little coaching rapidly develop their skills . |
| 12 | She looked at his clothes with disbelief and a little pity . |
| 13 | The garden , which had provided not only subsistence but a little cash crop , was overgrown with brambles and cow-parsley and other vegetation of interest only to wildlife . |
| 14 | I think the light on er the baby 's face , I , I du n no whether it 's a little boy or a little girl , but it does n't matter , the light on the baby 's face |
| 15 | A little boy or a little girl ? |
| 16 | In that year a lady and a little girl ( presumably the daughter ) fell from an otherwise deserted station platform into the path of an oncoming train ; the station master on seeing the incident attempted to rescue them both but was only able to save the girl . |
| 17 | YOUNG model makers Kenton Smith and Sarah Szikora have set up in business with cash help and a little inspiration from a 1960s pop record . |
| 18 | a little boy and a little girl together . |
| 19 | ‘ I read that when Tom Watson was asked what made him such a successful player , he replied : ‘ Desire , dedication , determination and a little bit of talent . ’ |
| 20 | No , lunch and a little sightseeing would not interrupt Erika 's training or , Paul eagerly assured everyone , his homework . |
| 21 | An old lady sat by the fire in an armchair of slatted wood and a little boy was pushing a toy lorry on the mat . |
| 22 | ‘ Your uncle works both wood and a little metal , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Harriet 's drawing room , the equivalent of Rose Cottage 's humbler living room situated in the front of the building , was furnished with a mixture of modern comfortable easy chairs and several nice old pieces , a Victorian roll-top desk and a little Regency card table among them . |
| 24 | Wycliffe lifted out a man 's wrist watch and a little wad of letters still in their envelopes and bearing foreign stamps . |
| 25 | In my climbing heyday we had to make do mostly with faith and a little friction . |
| 26 | LOréal 's Modeling Fluid Control was applied to achieve the smoothest finish , with a change of parting and a little backcombing adding versatility . |
| 27 | Philip was tall with curly black hair and a little moustache that made him look old-fashioned . |
| 28 | There was just one point in the rev range — about 1,800rpm — when we became unusually aware of machinery noise and a little vibration . |
| 29 | and er prawn and avocado and a little bit of mayonnaise just mixed together |
| 30 | Warnie said that there was room only for a clear cut division of opinion — if one is a Catholic , the aumbry contains Our Lord and of course even prostration is hardly reverence enough : but if one is Church of England , it contains but a wafer and a little wine , and why in front of that should one show any greater reverence than in any other part of the church ? … |