Example sentences of "little time [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 And once broken , once the grief and tears had begun , it would take some little time for her to recover , although now that she had faced what had happened she might do so more quickly and easily than she would have done had she continued suppressing her memories , and refusing healthy grieving .
2 Although Joanne clearly loves her daughter very dearly and feels that having her has made her more responsible , she spends relatively little time with her .
3 And when the old chap approached Shirley outside London nightspot Tramp — of course — it reminded her of another line from that old song of hers : ‘ Hey big spender , spend a little time with me . ’
4 ‘ The authorities have only allowed me a little time with you .
5 Not surprisingly Ace had little time for her except for her job as fuel technician as the run-up to the race started , but Kate had forgotten the media .
6 It will take a little time for me to forget the hurt and the disappointment …
7 It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer .
8 Fowler , who had little time for him , was mildly surprised at his erudition .
9 If there is , please give up just a little time for them .
10 He was business all the way with little time for us .
11 School , especially for unskilled youths , was where you learnt that society had little time for you .
12 But arrivals follow departures and the new appears very promising — even if you have to wait a little time for it .
13 Fourteen days would seem to be a more reasonable period though the landlord may be concerned that this could leave little time for it to make a considered response where the notice is subject to a time restriction .
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