Example sentences of "it [vb past] a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But at the end I thought it got a little bit too silly . |
| 2 | But when I joined the Velvet Underground , then it became a little bit more subliminal . |
| 3 | A dark cloud rose from Carey 's head and was swatted away by a wave ; it made a little slick that thinned and trailed out to sea . |
| 4 | It met a little resistance , then the lock yielded . |
| 5 | It showed a little girl with a garland around her neck , and a grass skirt , on an island , being spied on by this little boy through a telescope . |
| 6 | It showed a little bit about his determination . ’ |
| 7 | Stoke boss Lou Macari was more subdued as he admitted : ‘ It needed a little spark of magic up front to get us into the next round , but we did n't have that spark tonight . ’ |
| 8 | It grew a little cooler . |
| 9 | It took a little while to dispose of the competition . |
| 10 | Again it took a little while for them to calm down and when they had , Bartlemas , with mock solemnity , handed the envelope to Jacqui . |
| 11 | His proud father , also called Thomas , said today : ‘ It took a little while for us to realise what he had done . |
| 12 | I 'm sorry we could n't do it the day you arrived , but it took a little bit of organizing . " |
| 13 | It took a little bit of deft footwork to satisfy themselves that the first firm would not object to Rank using ‘ Carry On ’ in the title . |
| 14 | But of course it took a little bit of time , an hour or so , and th , the woman came round again , they said ca n't do you today |
| 15 | It had a little courtyard off which led three simple , whitewashed rooms . |
| 16 | Yeah but this this this dog will only drink it if it had a little bit of lemonade in . |
| 17 | Cos he chucked one away the other day because it had a little chip in it . |
| 18 | It left a little dent in his reputation , but like most such incidents , was a quickly subsiding storm in a teacup . |
| 19 | Inside the jacket there 's a mesh liner made from a dry mesh ripstop nylon which although it held a little perspiration , dried quickly . |