Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [verb] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't see why I should n't enjoy a little privacy , since Adam invited me . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't need to copy it down when initially build it but er I might just put a little bit of extra work in I can make so and can copy it down . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm staying at Dalian Atkinson 's house tonight and I might just have a little drink or two — hopefully he will be paying . |
| 4 | Well I 'll just do a little trick . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll just drink a little milk first . ’ |
| 6 | I 'll just put a little bit wispy in the back because when I was in Hans ' class , the best triangle I ever did was lovely , really pleased with it and it collapsed did n't it ? |
| 7 | I think if you 'll excuse me I 'll just take a little nap . |
| 8 | I think perhaps I 'll just have a little bit of water I 'm very thirsty , I know I have n't |
| 9 | Get a second hand car for a couple of grand and er I 'll still have a little bit . |
| 10 | I could n't imagine a little car with a luxury big-car feel until I drove the Metro . |
| 11 | When the hon. Member for Gedling mentioned the Secretary of State being a great supporter of the pillars of local government , I could not avoid a little chuckle . |
| 12 | Oh actually sorry , if I could just add a little bit to that . |
| 13 | I could perhaps take a little bit of paper like that and I 'd find |
| 14 | Well , frankly , I 'd rather have a little mud than a hatchet thrown at my back . |
| 15 | I 'd only shoot a little bird if it was dead , if it was like half dead , like if Joe had shot it al |
| 16 | You might have thought I 'd happily become a little playmate for you to while away a few tedious hours with , but let me tell you , Mr Jacobsen , you were way off the mark . ’ |
| 17 | I would rather have a little shop , a holiday home and be getting married and having kids . |
| 18 | I shall then use a little bit of language that 'll make their hair curl up and dye . |
| 19 | I can just see a little haddock at home , receiving a phone call saying he 's won a prize . |
| 20 | Dearest girl , I 've told you before , you must n't let a little bit of fluff spoil your marriage . ’ |
| 21 | For very tiny pieces of piping , you could even put a little icing directly into the nozzle and press out with your thumb — messy but simple . |
| 22 | Right who 's got any well if you could just move a little bit closer . |
| 23 | If they get a bit tetchy and and they 're crying a lot maybe cos they 're teething you could just massage a little bit on their temples . |
| 24 | Because , I mean , if you ever got anything you really need a little , you could always bring a little stage in . |
| 25 | You could always cheat a little and use skeletonised leaves for a cream colouring , though if you look carefully through your collection of pressed materials you may find quite a few unusual shades . |
| 26 | ‘ No good going for a soldier if you ca n't show a little decision of your own . ’ |
| 27 | you would n't watch a little movie show . |
| 28 | I do n't believe you would n't want a little go . |
| 29 | Just , you would always leave a little bit of tea in the bottom of the cup , I do n't know why . |
| 30 | Next came an accusation , which Niki reports as follows , with Dennis saying , ‘ If you pay somebody such an amazing amount of money , you can surely expect a little friendship in exchange . ’ |