Example sentences of "[vb past] i a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | GENEVIEVE CAUDEN ( STUDENT ) : A bullet just grazed me a little bit . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought he was laughing at me , that he did n't want to see me , but then he stopped me and he made me a little bow , just like a real gentleman , and gave me a present , as if he did care . |
| 3 | He drew me a little plan of how to get to W H Smiths and that . |
| 4 | She showed me a little bottle before we got back on the truck . |
| 5 | The robot finished its work and showed me a little animal . |
| 6 | He showed me a little thing , the size of a hazelnut , in the palm of my hand , and it was as round as a ball . |
| 7 | The head of the family when I first remember them was William Henry Bayles who was Grandmother 's cousin and the father of a lady who taught me a little bit of music . |
| 8 | And I had three kings and two queens , which sobered me a little bit . |
| 9 | With the usual peasant hospitality they offered me a little saucer of quince jam and a thimbleful of raki as well as the glass of cistern water I requested . |
| 10 | It took me a little while to recover form the experience . |
| 11 | ‘ I would n't have known about it at all , except that Mum sent me a little note to tell me he 'd passed away — in his sleep , she said . |
| 12 | She put the onus quite honestly straight back on to parents , er it reminded me a little bit like er of the furore that she created about you know there are so many people being mugged , well is n't it their own fault that they go into dark places . |
| 13 | And he gave me a little master glass in cinema acting which I 've never forgotten |
| 14 | When I was twelve , and I got baptized , erm a lady gave me a little text and it was from Joshua chapter one and it was verse nine and it says have I not commanded you be strong and courageous do not be terrified , do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go and that 's a verse that I 've been able to remember and to thank God for on so many different occasions all through my training as a doctor and it 's , all the promises in the bible are absolutely true and you can rely on them because it 's not a book written by men but it 's a book written by God . |
| 15 | I 'd go for it if I were you , ’ he said , and he gave me a little peck on the cheek . |
| 16 | She gave me a little wink , because , of course , they were pointing their telescopic lenses mostly at me . |
| 17 | ‘ They even gave me a little bed , ’ said Masklin . |
| 18 | I say ‘ solitary c. ’ because they gave me a little ward of my own , but it was anything but uncomfortable , as they gave me a treatment which ‘ private ward ’ patients in Britain might envy , except that the food of course was Chinese , and they insisted on giving me 5 meals a day , so that I had some trouble getting my appetite back to normal . |
| 19 | Yes , I know they just gave me a little walk on part . |
| 20 | I finished my visit to room four with a parting shaft which gave me a little comfort . |
| 21 | Andre Agassi ( above ) , equally well known for his sense of decorum , said : ‘ To be honest , it kind of irritated me a little bit . |
| 22 | She only left me a little note . |