Example sentences of "[pron] [be] a [adj] little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you get the limited edition of Let's Knife , you too can Singalongaknife with the free karaoke CD : I am a sweet little cat/ and I dance on a flying saucer … |
| 2 | But finally a muddy old train trundles in from deepest Essex , chattering to itself like the Little Red Engine : ‘ I 'm a good little engine , I climbed over the hill . ’ |
| 3 | I was a clever little girl . |
| 4 | I was a horny little creature , you know , Alice . |
| 5 | ‘ We go back to when I was a silly little girl of eleven with a schoolgirl crush on Martin . |
| 6 | The lesson was , of course , that I must never , ever cry for myself for I was a lucky little girl ; my tears should be for all the strong , brave women who gave me life . |
| 7 | She remembers Bailey taking her home to meet Gladys in East Ham : ‘ She was quite severe , but I liked her , although she thought I was a hoity-toity little madam . |
| 8 | ‘ Actually , I was a gawky little girl . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I was a puny little guy and I did n't have the strength or courage to do anything . |
| 10 | Sometimes , he would whisper that I was an innocent little thing , a primrose , a little white pony and other endearments : strange , understated fantasies that I could not comprehend . |
| 11 | Theirs is a nice little empire … |
| 12 | Well there you are a nice little diamond cluster ring , multi-stone cluster as we have it again now . |
| 13 | ‘ You are a witty little bastard , are n't you ? ’ |
| 14 | An example of the first process is a mother 's tendency to ‘ fuss ’ over a female child 's appearance and to stress her prettiness — ‘ You are a pretty little girl ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ You are an inquisitive little chap , ’ said the Headmaster . |
| 16 | When you are born you are an uncivilised little savage with bad habits and no manners and it is the job of the GIANTS ( your parents and your teachers ) to train you and discipline you . |
| 17 | ‘ You are an irresponsible little fool ! |
| 18 | ‘ And you 're a spineless little shit , Buddie , if you ca n't see what 's going on and keep your own wife under control . |
| 19 | ‘ You 're a grand little worker , ’ he observed , watching her vigorous movements in washing the long table where the rafting party would sit . |
| 20 | ‘ If you 're a good little waiter , I 'll leave you a tip . ’ |
| 21 | As they drew up to Belmodes , Rose said , ‘ I know you 're a rotten little tyke in many ways , but professionally you 're the tops . |
| 22 | Then she told Dot , ‘ You 're a lucky little scallywag ! |
| 23 | An American editor deleted a comment from one of her books when a father tells his daughter : ‘ Do n't bother about school because you 're a pretty little thing and will make someone a good wife . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You 're a hard little girl ! |
| 25 | You 're a randy little bugger are n't you ? |
| 26 | You 're a cute little thing are n't you ? |
| 27 | You know you 're a cheeky little bum okay . |
| 28 | ‘ I hear you 're a proper little hero , ’ he said dryly . |
| 29 | You 're a happy little soul . |
| 30 | You 're a bumptious little know-all at times , are n't you ? ’ |