Example sentences of "a little [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , she said in her letter , that she has n't , well it was just a little square of paper , what are you doing dear ? |
| 2 | He has pinned a little square of material onto both his knees so that when he drives , the fabric of his best trousers will not rub against the steering wheel . |
| 3 | She was collecting glasses and plates from all over , slinging the contents in a vile bucket , and Philippa noticed that she was n't particularly careful where she stubbed out the cigarette that dropped a little trail of ash wherever she went . |
| 4 | She fluttered ahead , pouring out a little flow of sympathy and self-reproach which fell like music upon the rector 's ears . |
| 5 | Emily gave a little moan of fear , and Louisa said quickly , ‘ What 's happened , Marcus ? |
| 6 | With a little moan of fear she scrambled out of the car and raced to the house to hammer on the door , but it opened at the first blow from her fist . |
| 7 | Loc let out a little moan of anguish . |
| 8 | With her eyes tightly closed , she arched towards him , her arms , as though having a will of their own , went around his neck a little moan of submission escaping her . |
| 9 | Sew a little loop of elastic inside the cuff of her sweater , which can be looped over a thumb to stop the sleeves bunching up uncomfortably when she puts her coat on . |
| 10 | ‘ So boo to you , ’ I said to the murderer as I went through the gate — and noticed for the first time that there were no bushes there , just a little hedge of lavender . |
| 11 | Plus a little dig at dinosaur bands . |
| 12 | Glancing down at the torn card , she gave a little moue of apology . |
| 13 | A little stadium of pain , with darkness at the bottom of it . |
| 14 | With a little beseeching of blood on its nose-end . |
| 15 | He watched her blush , and imagined he could actually feel a little glow of heat on his own skin , radiating off her warmth . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's right , ’ said Loretta , with a little glow of pleasure . |
| 17 | Your involvement and Nadirpur 's was pure expediency — plus a little profit for IAP . |
| 18 | Henry tried out a little gasp of sympathy . |
| 19 | She gave a little gasp of surprise . |
| 20 | Jacqui turned pale , and let out a little gasp of horror . |
| 21 | She caught him up in a breathless embrace , then gave a little gasp of alarm as she seemed to notice the two policemen for the first time . |
| 22 | A little gasp of pain escaped her , then some hissed words . |
| 23 | She gave a little gasp of pain as he tightened to release them , and then she was free to talk . |
| 24 | ‘ And now he 's tiny , and soft like a little bud of life ! ’ she said , taking the soft small penis in her hand . |
| 25 | He smiled widely and held out a hand , but the way he looked Maxim over gave him a little pang of disquiet . |
| 26 | Lines of blood had dried on Singer 's face , a little map of pain . |
| 27 | ‘ A little drink before Christmas , ’ he announced . |
| 28 | He chewed and smiled and cuffed a little run of juice off his chin with the heel of one hand . |
| 29 | We had a little chat with Unix System Labs president Roel Pieper last week and he did n't exactly rule out the possibility of USL making a takeover move on Santa Cruz Operation Inc ( UX No 396 ) : however , he said , it would n't be a good business value unless both firms were committed to going in the same direction . |
| 30 | You 're listening to B B C Radio Oxford and Talking Sport , twenty six minutes past five it is ; we 're going to change sports now and have a little chat about speedway , because one or two things have happened nationally and locally on the speedway scene . |