Example sentences of "be [art] little [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be a little biased about this one , but I now consider it to be of a very high standard . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've called for Dr Meredith , but I understand he may be a little delayed . ’ |
| 3 | MR TOSHIKI KAIFU , Japan 's prime minister , may still be a little wet behind the ears but , not for the first time , he has confounded his more experienced rivals . |
| 4 | The 24-valve engine is appreciably noisier that its 12-valve predecessor and although it invariably sounds good , its insistence can be a little wearing . |
| 5 | You would have had to be superhuman not to be a little corrupted by the power she had . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought you might be a little pissed off with me , yes . ’ |
| 7 | If that was Leeds Id be a little pissed off , but only because Ive seen worse allowed . |
| 8 | Jonathan Rickford , British Telecom 's director of government relations , said in a telephone briefing from Washington , ‘ There has to be a little give and take … there 's no reason we ca n't resolve the whole thing . ’ |
| 9 | Even though we may say , ‘ Make yourself at home ’ , we might be a little taken aback if they took us at our word and kicked off their shoes , lounged around on the settee , helped themselves to our coffee , tea , larder and even our wine ! |
| 10 | As a painting tutor , I was conscious that complete beginners may be a little overwhelmed by the sophistication of the written material — some of the thought and painting processes are quite advanced — but this should not prevent them from thoroughly enjoying this unique opportunity to ‘ look over the shoulder ’ of the experts . |
| 11 | It is possible that this may be a little reduced by budgetary adjustment , ’ he told a gathering of French researchers and administrators on the Cote d'Azur . |
| 12 | People like even their sunsets to be a little embellished . |
| 13 | I suggest your boyfriend might be a little miffed to find you asleep beside another man . ’ |
| 14 | This may be a little exaggerated , but it makes the point quite nicely that the commodity position of British trade recovered strikingly well after 1945 — essential imports could readily be paid for by exports plus the American loan remarkably quickly after the war 's end . |