Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] a little " in BNC.

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1 But I 've got a little job to do .
2 I do find it a bit of a you know I enjoy my game of darts , I enjoy handicraft and I 'm quite willing to , to it all , I shall see my back bedroom with all that stuff in it , God knows what , erm and get their tea and biscuits , but I 've got a little committee as well that help me .
3 I know what it 's like these days — we 're all stretched as far as we can go ’ — he sighed — ‘ but I 've had a little think and I see a way round it for you .
4 Violet has mostly dug up her patch and planted vegetables in it , but she has left a little strip of grass , about three foot long , which she mows with a lawn mower she bought at a jumble sale for two pounds .
5 the lady 's had it about ten years but she 's got a little dog as well .
6 They 're really down now , but we 've had a little taste of Europe and the best way to get back in is to start winning League games again .
7 But they 'd had a little drink in Germany , and did n't know where to head !
8 on that side but it 's got a little bit of black on it , do you reckon that 's anything to do with it ?
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