Example sentences of "[det] [verb] a little [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This looks a little strange so they 're best removed every year . |
| 2 | This seems a little misleading , for one 's impulse finds satisfaction not merely in the existence of the pie but in the eating of it . |
| 3 | Cotopaxi in Ecuador is reported to have lobbed a 200-ton bomb over fourteen kilometres , but this seems a little difficult to swallow . |
| 4 | On first acquaintance this felt a little odd , but the feeling quickly wore off and has never returned . |
| 5 | When using very light yarns and particularly if working on a Passap/Pfaff. it is a good idea to knit eight or ten centimetres of waste yarn first , as this gives a little extra stability to the beginning of your skirt . |
| 6 | Dear God , is it too much to expect a little sustained action ? ! |
| 7 | ‘ Even as angels go , these seem a little unconvincing , airborne cherubs which seem like a bad special effect or a funerary monument that 's suddenly taken flight ’ . |
| 8 | As a major career move , that sounds a little irresponsible . |
| 9 | I 'll Take You There , Knockin' On Heaven 's Door , Ball Of Confusion and Abraham Martin And John all get a little extra help from The Lord , with spectacular results . |
| 10 | In reality , this means that many need a little extra help from a soft permanent wave to give style support and volume ’ says Nicky . |
| 11 | I have six survivors from the yacht Delos aboard and had thought to put three of the innocent parties among them ashore but that seems a little pointless now . ’ |
| 12 | Perhaps that seems a little severe , but in practice bishops were subjected henceforth to an ever-closer Roman control and appointment system , while being offered no theology to ground any distinct authority . |
| 13 | Does n't that seem a little odd , even to you ? |