Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [art] little [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now though , the ring will have to be stretched before it 'll fit the third finger left hand , which has swollen a little since 1985 . |
| 2 | To understand how engineers are preparing for earthquakes , one needs to know a little about how buildings behave when shaken . |
| 3 | Long ago , outside Kyrenia , he and this man had come to know a little of one another . |
| 4 | These implications are explored in some detail in the next chapter , but in this one I want to elaborate a little on the model itself by considering more closely how it bears upon certain current issues in the pedagogy of language teaching . |
| 5 | A true friend of the earth has to flirt a little with the earthlings . |
| 6 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 7 | Im all for giving an attacker the chance and boosting his confidence by allowing to play even after a couple of no-scoring games — but in the Deane case i feel it has gone a little to far . |
| 8 | It is just past three in the morning , and the journey here has taken a little over three hours . |
| 9 | Following a three-year pilot Programme , the council of ESRC has awarded a little over 1 million for a programme in Information technology in Education , initially for three years , under its Human Behaviour and Development Research Group . |
| 10 | When she returned to the kitchen , she sank down at the table and tried to eat a little of the food , conscious that Craig was watching her . |
| 11 | Perhaps the voice has lost a little of its silky sweetness but he 's used it in more varied and expressive ways since the clapalong Motown fun of ‘ Mickey 's Monkey ’ and ‘ Going To A Go-Go ’ . |
| 12 | Perhaps this has receded a little into the background in modern life , especially in a literate society with easy recourse to television , books and newspapers . |
| 13 | This is one of the reasons why fertility is expected to rise a little in official projections , to 2.0 ( OPCS 1989a ) , although there are reasons for believing that these high expectations will not be matched by performance ( Shaw 1989 ) . |
| 14 | Where to borrow depends a little on what you need the loan for , but broadly speaking you should go straight to a bank or building society and explain that you want a personal loan . |
| 15 | He seemed to lose a little of his clumsiness when he was beside her . |
| 16 | The sun suddenly seemed to lose a little of its warmth . |
| 17 | After it was drunk , Lady Merchiston seemed to recover a little of her lost vitality . |
| 18 | As soon as the new replacement model arrives , its predecessor tends to lose a little of its second-hand value . |
| 19 | ‘ Would you like to see a little of the work ? |
| 20 | There are some artists whom you feel you have got to know a little after a one-hour interview . |
| 21 | For example , if you 're talking about marketing again , to the same audience with John the marketing manager and his department present , you could say : ‘ I 'm going to talk a little about the marketing concept . |
| 22 | For example the interviewer may preface a clutch of questions with a general phrase such as , ‘ I 'd like to talk a little about your home background ’ , or ‘ Let's take a look at the sort of experience you have had in the retail business ’ , so that you will find yourself keeping your answers to the subsequent questions pertinent to the area in which the interviewer is interested and do not wander off the point . |
| 23 | The EC 's limited resources will not deliver results if they are used to give a little to every possible project . |
| 24 | All of a sudden , the morning gathering at Mrs Tiverton 's had lost a little of its terror , for just at this instant it seemed less threatening than Mr Aycliffe 's serious face , demanding of her this fatal choice . |
| 25 | The Hammers began to lose a little of their early composure as the half-time interval approached , but both defences regained a firm grip on proceedings after the break . |
| 26 | Jessamy stood in the centre of the drive , beginning to shake a little with reaction . |
| 27 | With new bathroom fittings , a re-thatched roof and a fresh coat of paint , Lavender Cottage gradually began to regain a little of its dignity . |
| 28 | He also enjoyed luxuriating a little after a meal , and at such moments he seemed all the more benign and at peace even with himself . |
| 29 | As the heat is on for community care implementation and tempers among your workmates may be beginning to fray a little at the edges , welcome news has arrived courtesy of Bart 's Conferences . |
| 30 | As the weeks passed , he even began to think a little about his home and his son . |