Example sentences of "than [art] [adj] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Sunderland scrutinized Frankie through narrowed eyes , his pursed expression implying that the brave and charming woman of his acquaintance deserved something better than the shabby little boy standing before him . |
| 2 | Better than a poky little office in a characterless building on the South Bank — and meeting after meaningless meeting ! ’ |
| 3 | But as his eyes travelled across to Elinor 's crowd , with their frizzy haloes of hair , their flowered dresses and carefully arranged profiles , he realized that there was nothing he could think of to say that would persuade them he was anything other than a boring little man . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you now ? ’ said Hilary , coming in to the sick bay , which was really no more than a scruffy little room with only a slight hospital smell about it to bespeak its function . |
| 5 | There 's nothing they love more than an interesting little family tragedy , or a nice little disease to muck themselves up with . ’ |