Example sentences of "[pron] have [adv] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the lie was , I had too little knowledge of history or science to know then . |
| 2 | I suppose that at school , where I had so little sleep , this assertion was true . |
| 3 | The fact that I had so little self-control seemed to be irritating him ever so slightly . |
| 4 | But I had very little idea of anything at the time and I did n't do very much acting . |
| 5 | But I was an old man with bad eyes , and Aunt Branwell and I had very little money . |
| 6 | I had very little time . |
| 7 | As for the bright lights — I had very little time to enjoy them . |
| 8 | I mean I would love to see a newspaper but the current staffing of the office does n't permit that also the costing of it erm but I 've very little input from this department and really while all out and about in the force and just a tip off about something human interest or whatever would be appreciated . |
| 9 | I have very little knowledge about why ordinary members joined , but my knowledge of why those people who later became ministers joined should be fairly representative of the core support . |
| 10 | I have very little idea of how to blend colours . |
| 11 | I have very little confidence in the ‘ reforms ’ being introduced with such a fanfare this month . |
| 12 | and I 'm sorry , I have very little confidence in them and the opinion of the planning officers at at Newark District Council |
| 13 | But I can not write much more — I have very little time . |
| 14 | But I can not write much more — I have very little time . |
| 15 | This may be the book of a man whom ‘ mountaineering makes … happy , but there 's no doubt at all that I have very little talent for it . ’ |
| 16 | I have so little money . |
| 17 | ‘ I have so little time . |
| 18 | The only exception has been the rear access door that covers the Parallel and Serial Ports , which has too little clearance between it and any modern parallel printer plug . |
| 19 | A horse that is underfed is likely to be dull and lethargic ; whereas an overfed horse which has too little exercise , especially if it is fed grain , is likely to be over-excited and silly . |
| 20 | It was argued that the government 's policy towards Austin Rover could be viewed as an attempt to slim down the company through rationalisation and privatise parts as they became profitable ( eg Jaguar ) , finishing up with an unprofitable rump which had very little chance of long-term viability on its own . |
| 21 | This will usually be someone who has relatively little experience as an account executive ( but may well have been in the agency for some time , as a progress controller or planner , for example ) . |
| 22 | I 'm someone who has very little concern with any kind of social problems , someone who 's very much concerned with their own particular plight . |
| 23 | The traditional novel writers like Jane Austen are essentially objective and descriptive , Jane Austen for example describes events and people in a basic narrative style , she has very little involvement with any kind of thought life ; the actions made dictate the novel almost completely . |
| 24 | As Katharine is away at university , she has very little time to ride . |
| 25 | ‘ She has very little regard for other people 's property and other people 's lives now , which was n't how she was a few years ago . |
| 26 | Did she have so little charity after all ? |
| 27 | ‘ Do you have so little self-confidence ? ’ |
| 28 | But in a television interview at the end of 1989 Kylie confessed that the pressures of international stardom meant that now she had precious little time to spare for making her own clothes . |
| 29 | I knew she had this little vanity that she did n't like people to see her with her spectacles on . |
| 30 | She was fascinated when he said he came from London — as far as she was concerned he might as well have come from the Moon , because she had as little likelihood of ever visiting either . ’ |