Example sentences of "[pers pn] little [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Even when I can understand all they are saying , they give me little opportunity to reply , so anxious are they to keep up the headlong momentum of their own speech ; then they complain that I say nothing ! |
2 | Come me little washer lad , come let's away , |
3 | Come me little washer lad , come let's away , |
4 | It caused me little inconvenience and even less pain and I was still able to manoeuvre myself into reasonable position and qualify for the final . |
5 | I let me little lot go , sir , see . |
6 | It gives me little pleasure to agree with him , but I do so . |
7 | I played off seven at my best — politics left me little time for practice , but lack of concentration was the real problem . |
8 | ‘ You give me little encouragement . ’ |
9 | ‘ You 're burning up with love for me , are n't you , me little darlin' ? ’ |
10 | ‘ I was fortunate in my choice of boat , and my equipment gave me little trouble . |
11 | The old men in Beijing may not be sure of how to respond to the tactics that such behaviour makes possible ; certainly , previous governors chose to give them little experience of them , preferring the old , almost hallowed , practice of kowtowing to them . |
12 | ‘ I fear I was paying you little attention . |
13 | Not surprisingly they may consequently pay it little attention and even discard it altogether . |