Example sentences of "she [vb past] [prep] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos her sons had got married and she lived in a little bu flat , bungalow rather . |
| 2 | Last time I went up she asked for a little bell , so she could ring for me . |
| 3 | Anxious to be seen as having made all the right decisions , she added with a little pride , ‘ There were n't no need for a nurse , 'cause I looked after the mistress myself … stayed up all night when the fever took her … mopped her brow and talked nice and low ‘ til she come through it . |
| 4 | When he turned his head to look at her , his eyes flat and grey , she added in a little rush , ‘ I did n't feel anything for him . |
| 5 | She began to walk through the wood , and after a while she came to a little house . |
| 6 | She came to a little patch of sand , the bottom of a miniature canyon , and on the far side of it there was a smooth grey rock , sliced neatly off at the top to make a platform . |
| 7 | ‘ No — well , yes , ’ she confessed with a little grin . |
| 8 | But it was the American who stood beside her who felt that heat now , she thought with a little shudder . |
| 9 | ‘ She looked like a little Biafran with these spindly arms and legs and this big , distended stomach . |
| 10 | She looked like a little black chattering chimney pot , for as the smoke rose up through her veils she kept up a constant conversation . |
| 11 | Although she felt like a little girl who had gone into the wrong party room , she was determined that this woman would not keep her away from her husband . |
| 12 | ’ She cried for a little but comfortably , with relief . |
| 13 | ‘ No , Feargal , ’ she said with a little sigh , ‘ it was coincidence . |
| 14 | ‘ I have to admit , it 's tempting , ’ she said with a little laugh . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's — it 's impossibly warm today , ’ she said with a little laugh . |
| 16 | ‘ In that case , ’ she said with a little smile , ‘ how could I turn down your kind invitation ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Nothing , ’ she said with a little laugh . |
| 18 | She said on a little sigh , ‘ I — ca n't say that . ’ |
| 19 | And I 'm parked on a yellow line , and it 's raining — and I 'm Elinor Browne , with an ‘ E ’ , ’ she concluded in a little rush . |