Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staying would also be impossible in the long run but that young man would let me stay for a little while — until the restaurant closed , anyway . |
| 2 | I know it will hurt for a little while , but I 'll get better , so why worry ? |
| 3 | Of course , where the science fiction writers really go to town is on what happens if you do fall in a black hole , A common suggestion is that if the black hole is rotating , you can fall through a little hole in space-time and out into another region of the universe . |
| 4 | And strict interpretation of the ten miles and Mr reminded me would just pinch in a little bit erm of the of the West Yorkshire greenbelt . |
| 5 | 40 windsurfers share with 30 dinghy sailors and non-sailing friends , in this flexible resort where it 's possible for windsurfers to sail in Toppers or Lasers , and where the dinghy sailors can easily dabble in a little windsurfing . |
| 6 | For an ice cream cake , buy a large pack of vanilla flavour and let it warm for a little while until it can be moulded into a circle , and then refreeze it . |
| 7 | I could do with a little bit up here pall . |
| 8 | I did n't particularly , but I did wonder whether perhaps the left 's priorities could n't do with a little sharpening . |
| 9 | They 're great are n't they , covering a multitude of peculiarities , but even they can sometimes do with a little adjustment , sizewise . |
| 10 | She says Stephen could do with a little girl cos he 's |
| 11 | I thought well he 's got a couple of kids so he could do with a little girl . |
| 12 | I mean anybody else would of made do with a little bedroom , I mean it 's big enough to get a bed and a dressing table and what in , and it 's bigger , it 's a lot bigger than mine |
| 13 | Cos you can only use them up to about four I would think cos other , other than that they get a bit too big for them do n't they ? he could do with a little slide in the garden |
| 14 | This was an occasion , she thought to herself , when a woman could do with a little comfort . |
| 15 | Though Wimbledon 's players , after a few bottles of Beck 's lager , no doubt named after Cambridge 's late , lamented manager John , are not most people 's idea of convivial company , one does wonder whether manager Ferguson and his uptight team might benefit from a little relaxation a la Jones . |
| 16 | Stir in 175–225g/6–8oz light muscovado sugar plus a tablespoon or two of rum , brandy or Cointreau , if you like — a shop-bought jar will benefit from a little alcohol to pep up the flavour . |
| 17 | Adding the gravel after the water can result in a little clouding , but if you have washed it well this soon clears , while the water is heating up . |
| 18 | We could improve on a little bit was er , the time spent on incoming calls and queries which is hard to get away from . |
| 19 | For example , it may not want the same sweets as , as the little kid , you know little kids like little kids ' sweets , and grown up kids like more grown up sweets , they may like bubble-gum and things you would n't give to a little baby . |
| 20 | A field of stalagmites lies there , looking strangely translucent , and I suppose they could look like a little army of gnomes if the shadows were right . |
| 21 | Seen from a helicopter it would look like a little lad 's still-wet scribble on a sheet of green paper , winding and erratic ; drawn with a shaky hand . |
| 22 | It makes you sound like a little girl . |
| 23 | Ironically , what we also find , as we shall see in a little while , is that when soteriology was really put on the map in the eleventh century much of the drama was lost . |
| 24 | So but nevertheless we will look at a little bit at those peripheral things , but we 're going to concentrate mainly on the design and on the delivery of a presentation so that 's what we want to what we want to look at over the next two days . |
| 25 | Though so it serve our purpose , I would not quarrel with a little license . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Something tells me you may bump into a little politics on the way . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ We 'll let that set for a little while , then X-ray it again to check that it 's nicely lined up . |
| 28 | I just hope she 'll sleep for a little while . |
| 29 | Let's move on a little bit to university , perhaps . |
| 30 | However I did throw in a little bit of doubt , there was a possible objection there that you might have apacked you sound a little bit doubtful Mrs , do you have a problem with that |