Example sentences of "[adv] [be] a little [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The weekend at Carberry had been well received , though the Saturday had perhaps been a little heavy for the participants . |
| 2 | The sediment deposited in the bottle during the final stages of the ‘ rural method ’ is not removed and the wine will thus be a little cloudy unless expertly handled . |
| 3 | It may just be a little different in the heat , dryness and noise of a Sunday afternoon . |
| 4 | Her taste , which had never been for understatement , influenced his , which had always been a little austere . |
| 5 | I have always been a little concerned that one day direct entry will cease entirely . |
| 6 | I have always been a little suspicious of dealers . |
| 7 | Erm , well as you probably know Bolton , Boltonian , may be regarded as rather parochial but erm we 've always been a little suspicious about Manchester and there probably are n't very many Boltonians you take the Manchester Evening News regularly because we have our own Bolton Evening News . |
| 8 | And that is also why , speaking for myself , I have always been a little suspicious of what is described as ‘ purposive ’ construction , at least in cases where the purpose is not self-evident , although authority has compelled me on more than one occasion to apply it . |
| 9 | And finally in the Thirsk area there are no further reports of snow on the high ground there but some moorland routes may still be a little slippery . |
| 10 | It 's true that quality can still be a little uneven , and for consumers attuned to standardised , blemish-free produce , organic food is something of a cultural challenge . |
| 11 | It might still be a little premature to consign famous old clubs Nottingham and Rosslyn Park to relegation , but both have been well beaten by a resurgent Bristol — whose youthful side have been setting a blistering pace at the Memorial Ground so far this season — and their other results indicate that they face an uphill struggle to maintain their First Division status . |
| 12 | He must still be a little dizzy , she decided . |
| 13 | She had listened to Arlene 's own voice and set about imitating it for she held her mentor in the highest esteem whilst still being a little afraid of her . |
| 14 | Baldwin had the support of the Chief Whip ( Leslie Wilson ) ; the Chairman of the Party ( Younger ) ; the Chief Agent ; Salisbury and Derby , the Party 's two principal territorial magnates , although the latter as always was a little hesitant ; the majority of Conservative junior ministers ; a substantial but uncounted number of backbenchers ; and the editor of The Times . |
| 15 | In any case the normal cost of equipping a good boat with an efficient crew would certainly not be higher , and probably be a little lower after the trade had settled down to its now increased dimensions than before . |
| 16 | probably be a little higher , if that helps . |
| 17 | The threads of this chapter have so far been a little diffuse . |
| 18 | " I really am a little tipsy , " she said . |
| 19 | The reason for doing this should now be a little clearer : although democracy has often been equated with a system of government , or recently even more narrowly with a method of choosing a government , too much stress on government diverts attention from one of the most constant aspirations behind the idea of democracy — the desire to bridge , or even to abolish , the gap between government and the governed , state and society , which is taken for granted in so much conventional political thinking . |
| 20 | I think that there should now be a little less militancy . |
| 21 | ‘ All I 've given you so far is a little local colour . ’ |
| 22 | And he had done it to a woman who had done nothing to him , simply been a little rude and overbearing , not unlike The Fat Controller himself . |
| 23 | The charts given here are a little misleading , because Deneb has to be drawn on one section and Vega and Altair on the other , but the overall aspect is obvious enough . |
| 24 | This is obviously the major book here , but owing to its hardback success it may well be a little disappointing as a paperback . |
| 25 | Le Touquet 's identity today is a little ambiguous but it still has a nice feel about it . |
| 26 | Yeah , and here 's a little funny picture out of the newspaper . |
| 27 | Here is a little old woman in her upper eighties , never been married , no relatives , outlived all her generation . |
| 28 | Sheltered accommodation here is a little different . |
| 29 | Silk is selected with the same degree of care , and although it can sometimes be a little uneven to the touch , is generally of high quality . |
| 30 | I thought she must at least be a little drunk , for it seemed an odd remark for even Lili to make to a stranger , but the stranger said , ‘ What can you mean , Lili ? ’ |