Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [art] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shadowy gloom stretched away in every direction , except for a little puddle of light in the very centre of the room . |
| 2 | Except for a little spice of danger . |
| 3 | That was all , except for a little box by the bed covered with a beautiful silky blue and green scarf with long black fringes . |
| 4 | Water that has evaporated and condensed in the upper atmosphere , and then falls as rain , should be pure , except for a little carbon dioxide picked up on the way down ( although in fact , these days , it tends also to contain a whole catalogue of pollutants ) . |
| 5 | Except for the little meanness about Claudine , his nasty trick of kissing her when he knew that Marie would see them . |
| 6 | We always thought of Headline as a big company in embryo rather than as a little company . |
| 7 | That is sufficient for the disposal of this appeal which I would allow albeit with no little regret . |
| 8 | He 'll mention , if with a little learning , crude and neanderthal methods of turning red to green , litmus paper , colorimeters , titrations . |
| 9 | Because of the little maintenance they require I intend using shingles rather than timber cladding . |
| 10 | It was more than a simple indication of wants , because with a little prodding Bobo was starting to make sentences with a logical construction to them . |
| 11 | The wolves milled around restlessly outside , while inside the little house there was much hushed argument as the piggies tried to convince the others to stand firm . |
| 12 | Yeah , but for the little place it is |
| 13 | " Yes , " said Pat , though with a little edge of humour that told Alice it would be all right , " are we still committing all the vast resources of the C.C.U. , or only ourselves ? " |
| 14 | That there were snags in setting the sons of the literate parent to the sea , Campbell was willing to admit , though with a little care these could be overcome : |