Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's going to pull us a little bit closer to the rest of the pack but we have still got a good squad . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Maybe the party will be able to get some money out of it and we will be able to prostitute ourselves a little bit more . |
| 3 | He offered that evening to buy her a little dog . |
| 4 | ‘ And , as he said in his letter , it was all right for him to rough it a little while he was on his own , but he has Elise to think of now . ’ |
| 5 | When you start to discover this one actually does travel through walls , the sound of it does actually does travel through walls , but as I say , it 's only a temporary measure to buy yourself a little bit of time she says . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , to buy yourself a little house , perhaps . |
| 7 | odd fifty P here , and pound here and I always try to give them a little bit . |
| 8 | Sounds an exciting trip , really fabulous trip , and it will mean of course , seeing you will be li live on air , that we have to give you a little audition , so the finalists , have to be prepared to do an audition with me , live on air , just before Christmas . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , ’ Nora replied angrily , ‘ I was trying to give you a little surprise but you 've spoiled that now . ’ |
| 10 | Now I hope you 're paying attention because later , next lesson I 'm going to give you a little test on these dates a little listening quiz and if you get full marks on that then you get a house point for it . |
| 11 | Erm there is to give you a little bit of an idea of hoe those rules would apply and who comes into it A well known family tree for you just to look at . |
| 12 | I think it 's more when we actually see people doing it , but it 's all , it 's a nice idea to give you a little bit of basic just to think about , and again we wo n't be expecting this to be demonstrated to the on this afternoon 's role page , you done all your preparations for that have n't you . |
| 13 | But I 'm going to give you a little piece of paper and on the piece of paper it 's got ten questions . |
| 14 | I thought I 'd like to give you a little memento . ’ |
| 15 | Rainbow gets the show back on the road , and tries to give herself a little holiday from auntly interventions by searching the radio bands for a local traffic report . |
| 16 | Her father then leaned forward to give her a little shake . |
| 17 | I said it to give her a little confidence . |
| 18 | I had to give her a little reminder now and then , to stop her attempting to fly off into the wide blue yonder , by gently pulling the leash , but within two days she was coming to me just as willingly as she had on the straight creance . |
| 19 | It was n't a full one , but it was enough to give him a little pain . |
| 20 | I think my , to do it a little bit harder |
| 21 | Head and shoulders , knees and toes , knees and toes , head and shoulders , knees and toes , knees and toes , and eyes and ears and mouth and nose , head and shoulders , knees and toes , me and he , I have to do it a little bit faster |
| 22 | I 'm doing it tomorrow cos I want to leave it a little bit |
| 23 | They should be doing that work , if they 're asking us to design a remit , price it and then they 're using that remit to get prices from other people , er I would suggest that , that we perhaps ought to have words with our clients on that basis a and say we 're quite happy to tender in competition but erm i you ought to give it a little bit of thought before you actually put the thing . |
| 24 | ‘ It is just that after much brainwork in Rome I have thought to give myself a little holiday on this famous Capri Island . ’ |
| 25 | There were some hills around me , so I decided to build myself a little house on one of them . |
| 26 | As the weeks went by , Noreen was thrown more and more together with him , but nothing happened , and even Maria was learning to like him a little bit . |
| 27 | It was only to teach her a little lesson that I 'd added some nail-varnish remover to the ephedrine in that nasal spray she carried around everywhere . |
| 28 | If you feel deprived and miserable by not being allowed an early evening drink , or a glass of wine with your evening meal , it is usually better to allow yourself a little alcohol while dieting . |
| 29 | " Say " Goodbye " nicely to Miss Nicandra and thank her for coming to pay you a little visit . " |
| 30 | Just guess who 's come to pay you a little visit ! ’ |