Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] [be] little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could build an electric lute , ’ Arthur continued , ‘ but there would be little point : no one is making music for electric lutes . ’ |
| 2 | We could calculate the heritability for a character of which we did know the exact genetics ( such as Mendel 's peas ) , but there would be little point in doing so , because the actual genotypes controlling the trait are more informative than the heritability . |
| 3 | Heavy rain succeeded by dry and sunless weather are good for near objects ‘ but there will be little beauty in the distances . ’ |
| 4 | An experienced user will find a number of commands have been moved or re-named but there will be little trauma in adjusting . |
| 5 | But there can be little doubt that such change is not going to happen overnight . |
| 6 | But there can be little doubt that he had two causes in mind , and great probability that he had also a third . |
| 7 | But there can be little doubt that Häagen-Dazs has really put premium ice-cream on the marketing map , not least by its bold , passion-exuding press ads through Bartle Bogle Hegarty . |
| 8 | The only question here can be the shade of blue : but there can be little doubt that , as befits Oxford men , the blue of Christian revival tended to be dark . |
| 9 | But there can be little doubt that French styles and French cultural patterns were a dominant influence on the art forms and patronage of English Gothic . |
| 10 | These salt ways certainly seem to have been used to transport salt from Droitwich in late-Saxon times and even later , but there can be little doubt that they were in existence long before then . |
| 11 | Excavations at Water Newton have yielded little evidence about the settlement 's everyday life apart from the industrial aspects already discussed , but there can be little doubt that it enjoyed a close relationship with the imperial estate in the Fens , by acting as a processing and marketing centre conveniently placed both for road and river transport . |
| 12 | Death and destruction were meted out by both sides , but there can be little doubt that the rebels carried a greater burden of responsibility than the Republicans , for their repressive actions took a higher human toll and they , not the Republicans , had acted against legality . |
| 13 | Many urban tradesmen , especially those connected with the building industry , seem to have invested in a small way in housing for rent , but there can be little doubt that the special facilities in raising capital conferred by acts of parliament on turnpike trusts and canal companies enabled them to become the recipients of a flow of capital from sources which would not otherwise have been drawn so directly towards economic improvements . |
| 14 | ‘ During the changeover , the old and new systems will be running in parallel , but there should be little difference to the current operating methods , ’ said Andy . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , they 're adorable — but they can be little demons as well , ’ Laura laughed . |