Example sentences of "[pers pn] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would not such an arrangement bring you a little happiness ? ’ |
| 2 | Going through my files the other day , I vaguely remembered sending you a little effort called Offensive from Quasar 13 — just over seven months ago , it must have been . |
| 3 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
| 4 | It 's called time , it gives you a little space at the top so you can fill in what you feel to be your role , and if you can fill below , all the tasks in respective order that you do in a typical day . |
| 5 | I 'll give you a little time for that one . |
| 6 | It takes me a little time to get calm again . |
| 7 | I remember picking a Rallye 100ST at Dunkeswell for £12 an hour in the late 1970s , and my flying now costs me a little more than twice that per hour fifteen years later . |
| 8 | As for playing the Manson , well , it took me a little time to get into it . |
| 9 | That had taken me a little time , partly as I was still sleepy , partly as I had so convinced myself Old Red had reported me . |
| 10 | Understanding the disk organisation has taken me a little time , but this has been amply repaid by the speed and ease of data storage which the hard disk gives me . |
| 11 | One thing er pu puzzles me a little and gives me a little difficulty , that is erm the addendum refers to an invitation to all baptised members . |
| 12 | ‘ Just give me a little time to take it in . ’ |
| 13 | Conchis led me a little way to a deep fissure between two boulders , and there suspended a piece of white cloth on the end of a line . |
| 14 | Give me a little time . |
| 15 | ‘ Give me a little time , be patient , and trust me . |
| 16 | ‘ And yet , again , I believe I felt you giving me a little assistance against the others ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Give me a little time before breaking the news to your boss . |
| 18 | Can you give me a little help ? |
| 19 | ‘ The authorities have only allowed me a little time with you . |
| 20 | It is possible to live with wild animals , if we give them a little space . |
| 21 | Some Arabs in a tent gave them a little water and then the exhausted men finally stumbled into an outpost of the King 's Dragoon Guards . |
| 22 | I 'll go with him a little way and perhaps we can talk . |
| 23 | If you want to stay with STG , I 'll be happy to arrange to have your work handled by one of the other partners although it may take him a little time to be able to handle your affairs completely on his own without asking you a lot of questions . ’ |
| 24 | As he set off to return to the dairy and Tess , his father rode with him a little way . |
| 25 | Molly carried her a little way towards the house and then set her down on the pavement by the front door . |
| 26 | As I have described , she had consulted me many years back over a libel matter which I had discouraged her — unsuccessfully — from pursuing , with calamitous financial results ; but I was able to give her a little assistance in another matter which to some small extent repaired the damage arising from the first disaster . |
| 27 | When she 's ready , place her a little way up the slide and let her move down with your standing by the slide for reassurance . |
| 28 | ‘ If so , give it a little milk to keep it quiet . ’ |
| 29 | People walked round it , a pram wheel caught it and dragged it a little way . |
| 30 | And when my father gives it a little thought he 'll realise it is now September and that my time off is likely to creep into next year , which will make a much longer period owing to me . ’ |