Example sentences of "it [verb] a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Well , " Graham said slowly , deciding he had better say something nice , " it 's good , but perhaps it needs a little work . " |
| 2 | When the constable called , he left his bicycle leaning against the signalbox wall and it screeched a little way along the wall before coming to a rest ; the sound was to remain in Mr Daubney 's memory for reasons that will be revealed . |
| 3 | If it requires a little effort from the listener , then , it is an ultimately rewarding experience , tightly and skilfully constructed , and containing passages of great beauty and spirit . |
| 4 | It takes a little time to sec that you 're not moving forward any more , either because you do n't know how or because there is n't anywhere to move forward to . |
| 5 | Once a nectary has been drained , it takes a little time to refill . |
| 6 | I imagine they walked in silence for some way after that ; putting a new idea into someone 's imagination , even if that imagination belongs to the cleverest young Fellow of the very grandest college , is like turning on the television — it takes a little time for the set to warm up . |
| 7 | It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer . |
| 8 | In the provinces it took a little time before London fashions were adopted . |
| 9 | It took a little time to find the girl who had been moved and was not in the room that the Sub-lieutenant had told him how to find . |
| 10 | It took a little time , but he drank the lot and went back to sleep . |
| 11 | It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers . |
| 12 | Since he was n't sure of the date , it took a little time , but there was no missing it when he found the right volume . |
| 13 | It took a little time , and without the guidance she would never have found it in a million years . |
| 14 | After leaving the Navy , it took a little time to become used to a normal bed again , as the hammock had proved to be such an ideal sleeping arrangement . |
| 15 | It took a little time , but er , eventually he got it , and now I 'm delighted to say he 's one of the most organised managers on earth . |
| 16 | At that time , it stood a little way out of the village of Wellingham , surrounded by fields , but the village had caught up with it and now it was the last house in the high street , painted white , double-fronted with an imposing pillared porch and pedimented doorway ; Its big black front door was decorated with a lion 's head knocker and a brass letter-box . |