Example sentences of "[adj] little thing [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this little thing I saw three truths . |
| 2 | Yes I know what you mean He 's not the nervous little thing he was . |
| 3 | She said apologetically " Well , he has had to be careful so long , watching every tiny little thing he does , I suppose … " |
| 4 | Dear little thing he was , just like Jenny had been at his age . |
| 5 | Inchbad had moved across to sit beside her and had taken her hand between his finger and thumb and was exclaiming what a pretty little thing she was and it the shame of the world that her brother had had to ride of land leave her all alone . |
| 6 | A pretty little thing it was , with dark hair : well , you 've seen Emily for yourself . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ What a passionate little thing you are , Aphrosyne Taylor-Agathangelou — ’ A strange upheaval seemed to half strangle what he was saying . |
| 8 | But he 's like , when they think they can get any little thing they can think of to wind each other up . |
| 9 | ‘ What a naïve little thing you are . |
| 10 | No this is do this is just a gentle little thing it 'll just get people laughing and things cos |
| 11 | One of the girls in the company , ever such a nice little thing she was , she thought she 'd got into trouble ; well , I could 've told her she would , the way she was going on — actors — you would n't believe ! |
| 12 | ‘ What a lovely little thing you are ! ’ |