Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Petts Wood I found a little space like that to park in . |
| 2 | I spent a little time ‘ fishing ’ these to the back and either tying off , or sewing in . |
| 3 | I find a little difficulty in understanding the basis of your argument Mr , given the point you made last week about the need for Yo North Yorkshire as a whole to cater for one hundred percent migration , so as to make adequate provision for those coming from Leeds . |
| 4 | Somehow I find a little peace of mind knowing that I 'm in the one place in the world where I once knew true happiness . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Can I have a little time to think it over ? ’ |
| 6 | I very nearly took you then and there , standing up , in a cold dark cave … after that I needed a little time to sort through my feelings , sabiha tieghi … ’ |
| 7 | I use a little salt in my pond , but no other chemicals . |
| 8 | " May I walk a little way with you ? " |
| 9 | ‘ That 's when I thought a little research might be in order . |
| 10 | I took a little time off in Rome to do some shopping . |
| 11 | I did a little research at the time of the East German business . |
| 12 | Oh , yes , ’ he added when Robyn looked up at him in surprise , ‘ I did a little research on you before inviting you to tender for this job — I at least go about things in a methodical and planned way . |
| 13 | ‘ I had a little difficulty on first arriving , but that is surely only normal . ’ |
| 14 | I put my photos up and then I had a little rest . |
| 15 | I had a little money saved and I began to use it up . |
| 16 | I had a little money and French had always been the lingua franca of my home . |
| 17 | It was fortunate that I had a little time to accustom myself to being in such a place and to the thought of seeing my father . |
| 18 | I had a little money from my father 's will , administered by his British solicitors . |
| 19 | If I had a little money in a rich man 's world . |
| 20 | At traffic lights she gave it a wary smile , slid into gear and played Nina Simone 's ‘ I need a Little Sugar in My Bowl ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ Doctor , I need a little help from you , |
| 22 | Now , the only reason I rang — the chief reason — was that I need a little help , as you can see . ’ |
| 23 | I have a little money saved , perhaps it would help you get started . |
| 24 | I suggested a little time ago that the surface indications offered both by Joyce 's life and by his writing up to including The Portrait — he does leave Ireland to live with his Nora in Triest , in Switzerland , in France , in Switzerland again , until his death in nineteen forty one , visiting Dublin for the last time in nineteen hundred and twelve — he does give us in Dubliners and The Portrait a sharp sense of the traps he feels he must escape from , the church tentacular , pervasive , the seedy provincialism , the narrowness , the philistine complacency . |
| 25 | But before I talk in more detail about how we hope to raise this money let me spend a little time explaining why I feel that this appeal is so vital to children everywhere . |
| 26 | She found a little space on the table and rested her head . |
| 27 | Had n't she earned a little peace and quiet ? |
| 28 | You put a little of the gel in the palm of the hand , use water to lather it , put the lather over your face , and then again , rinse off with warm water and you feel as if you 've used soap and water . |
| 29 | She walked a little way along , kicking a stone , and came to the entrance to the gravel pits . |
| 30 | May I please ask you to give a little time to thinking how best you personally can assist the Society to raise enough funds before the end of this year to complete our Development Plan for 1988 ? |