Example sentences of "even a little [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , perhaps even a little bigger . |
| 2 | His voice was cool , even a little cruel , in its effort to be adult and civilised . |
| 3 | His voice grated , but he spoke out clearly , perhaps even a little louder than was natural because it cost him such an effort to get it out at all . |
| 4 | Standards are basically bush forms that have been budded , or less often grafted , on to single stems anything from 2–2½ft ( 0.6–0.8m ) high ( half-standard ) to 3½ft ( 1m ) , ( 1.2m ) , 5ft ( 1.5m ) and sometimes even a little higher than that . |
| 5 | And a fresh , even an iconoclastic , influence , even a little healthy rivalry , could be more effective operationally than the collusive and macho freemasonry which frequently bound together a team of all male officers . |
| 6 | ‘ I know this must be difficult for you , perhaps even a little traumatic , but do n't take it to heart . |
| 7 | But then anyone would look passive — even a little lifeless — she decided , when placed in the shadow of a man like Guido . |
| 8 | ‘ From the standpoint of humanity , ’ he said , Iran was even a little sympathetic towards the United States . |
| 9 | But when a crowd of equally hardened bearded old prisoners from another Oflag appeared on the other side of the gate , the inmates of the camp felt rebuffed and even a little concerned . |
| 10 | And in a way I 'm even a little surprised to hear that your conscience actually bothers you . |
| 11 | If only they could make this even a little communicative of what 's careering about in their heads , maybe there would be less physical damage done . |
| 12 | It is a mysterious house , even a little foreign-looking , and certainly resembles nothing in all the long streets and crescents of Bath . |
| 13 | In particular , the Full Moon in your opposite sign of Aries on the 14th may prove to be tense , and even a little tearful , but partners , employers and family members alike must be told in no uncertain terms that you intend to do things your way or not at all . |
| 14 | Use a dictionary — almost any English dictionary is adequate for this purpose ; and check all words of which you are even a little unsure . |
| 15 | But when I needed a breath of air , or wished to explore Reine , and was out of the attic for an hour or so , leaving him alone there , he became depressed and even a little disagreeable . |
| 16 | This is that we should , as scientists , be even a little worried if the origin of life did not seem miraculous to our own human consciousness . |
| 17 | His manner was kind but official , and I could see that for some reason Aunt Louise distrusted him and was even a little afraid of him . |