Example sentences of "only [verb] a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | only got a little belly . |
| 2 | Only got a little bit left . |
| 3 | I forgot I 'd brought you ! ’ she exclaimed as the store detective pushed Miranda into her mother 's sleek legs , only to provoke a little skipping step to the side . |
| 4 | No , no only want a little bit . |
| 5 | No it were Monday when in here cos I was oh I were , Gavin were wanting some toast with jam on and I 'd only got a little bit like that , I says oh you 'll have to wait while your Aunty Margaret brings some more tomorrow . |
| 6 | So she said look I 've only got a little bit in my pocket . |
| 7 | Oh God you 've only got a little bit |
| 8 | Oh , you 've only got a little bag each ’ — and climbed in . |
| 9 | They 've only got a little stub though have n't they ? |
| 10 | No it 's alright I do n't care I 've only got a little mouth . |
| 11 | Some of the cottages behind their stone sea-walls had real charm , others were plain and cramped and only borrowed a little grace from their situation . |
| 12 | A little after the end of the war when people were beginning to relax and reminisce about blackouts and air-raids , yesterday 's terror and agony only adding a little zest to the stones . |
| 13 | It 's not cos she only gets a little bit . |
| 14 | He 's on yes , he 's only getting a little present cos I 'm still paying for his camcorder till next month . |
| 15 | ‘ It only takes a little thing like that . |
| 16 | It only takes a little imagination to turn the Cam pit into a nature reserve and if it was possible to lay out a few paths making nature trails etc. the future of the Great Pit that Rugby Cement Works are now engaged in could in years to come make an ideal game reserve and possible " marina " with a link to the river . |
| 17 | This can be annoying sometimes because jobs that would only take a little while can often take a lot longer . |
| 18 | It only took a little adaptation for many familiar songs to take on a new life and vigour , especially with the accompaniment of timbrels , clapping and dancing . |
| 19 | A juror asked what the comforts were , for he only saw a little straw in the corner of the room , the windows of which were broken . |
| 20 | Now if we have a little hole in there , we 'll only get a little bit of water coming out , no matter what sort of |
| 21 | The youngest ones are the Institute of the future and they only require a little encouragement ( a twist of an arm ) and they will become reliable , enthusiastic committee members , secretaries or chairmen . |
| 22 | He only had a little bit , but they put him away for three years . |
| 23 | But she said that they had been so many months or when everybody else had a pay rise they only had a little bit . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh well , ’ said very prettily , ‘ I can put up with mosquitoes since they only take a little nibble . |
| 25 | I 'd only shoot a little bird if it was dead , if it was like half dead , like if Joe had shot it al |
| 26 | big like gun in like a staple thing it was , but it was a la , it was an extended one , fitted inside this rubber hose and then , clamp it and they only have a little bit of stomach left so they ca n't eat proper meals |
| 27 | I only have a little goodness left inside . ’ |
| 28 | Oh he only brings a little bit , I brought loads last time , even though you did n't get a song played |