Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 15 g ( ½ oz ) cornflour , mixed with a little water |
| 2 | Thicken towards the end of cooking if necessary with plain flour mixed with a little water and a few drops of bottled gravy browning . |
| 3 | Using a brush dipped lightly in purple food colouring ( mixed with a little water for lighter shades ) , colour the windows dark purple and tint the bricks all over the towers different shades of lavender . |
| 4 | To make chocolate buttercream , add 15g ( ½oz ) cocoa powder to the mixture , and for a coffee flavour add 5ml ( 1tsp ) coffee — either first dissolved in a little water or the ‘ Camp ’ variety . |
| 5 | Already for nearly a century the syllabub had been keeping company with the trifle , and in due course the trifle came to reign in the syllabub 's stead ; and before long the party pudding of the English was not any more the fragile whip of cream contained in a little glass , concealing within its innocent white froth a powerful alcoholic punch , but a built-up confection of sponge fingers and ratafias soaked in wine and brandy , spread with jam , clothed in an egg-and-cream custard , topped with a syllabub and strewn with little coloured comfits . |
| 6 | Duncan Kenworthy , the producer of the two Storyteller series , and John Stephenson , the animatronics expert will explain how it was all done with a little help from some of their fellow creatures . |
| 7 | Potatoes are cheap and a considerable amount of profit can be made with a little thought being put into the presentation . |
| 8 | For such use , the non-flowering variety " Treneague " is to be preferred , and can be grown in a little shade . |
| 9 | Roll it out on a board , dusted with a little icing sugar , to a rough triangle large enough to wrap around and over the top of the cake . |
| 10 | 99% of accidents at work could be avoided with a little thought . |
| 11 | A further £312 million could be avoided with a little effort by either changing behaviour or by choosing more tax-efficient products which involve more detailed financial planning . |
| 12 | There may be an allusion to it in 11.34 " now when they shall stumble , they shall be helped with a little help , but many shall join themselves unto them with blandishments " . |
| 13 | I took them for the shrine in the loft one night , and have them to this day , little brown twists of dried plant like old Sellotape , stuck in a little glass bottle . |
| 14 | I 'd hoped for a little money , at the very most , a thousand . |
| 15 | Since common law is based on precedent , the Ontario verdict , expected shortly , will be viewed with no little interest . |
| 16 | The battlefield must be cleared of a little smoke . |
| 17 | Raw cranberries are extremely sharp and must always be cooked with a little sugar . |
| 18 | 1 oz ( 25g ) Branflakes mixed with a diet yogurt and a chopped fresh pear ( including the skin ) OR 2 bananas sliced and topped with a little milk from allowance and 1 teaspoon strawberry preserve |