Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect he will stay a little longer , ’ continued Sister . |
| 2 | Quickly taking stock of the atmosphere , Pétain remarked icily to Serrigny : ‘ In these circumstances we shall install ourselves at Souilly , where I hope we may find a little more calm . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ D' you think you could drive a little slower for the rest of the way , Dicky ? |
| 4 | In your letter dated Tue , 18 Jan 94 10:25:54 MET , you wrote : If I thought Wilko was going there with the intent to win I might feel a little happier , but with the form as it is I think we 'll wind up in one of those boring 1–0 or 2–0 defeats where nothing exciting happens in the game . |
| 5 | I confess it might seem a little far off — not as a country but as a comparison — and yet that was what I thought . |
| 6 | She was looking at him now , wishing he would unbend a little more , maybe sit back and enjoy the evening , and allow his sleeked-back hair to fall more naturally about his face . |
| 7 | He always felt we could do a little better . |
| 8 | It is some time since we looked in any detail at the program and functions of the Singer 9000 machine , so I thought we would concentrate a little on some of the functions of programming , rather than on knitting . |
| 9 | What with the Santa Cruz Operation 's new president Lars Turndal being the new kid on the block and a stranger to most of the people who 'll have to deal with him , we thought we 'd give a little of his background . |
| 10 | Thought we 'd play a little er different version this morning , just to er change things round a bit , but the message is the same . |
| 11 | Er looking at the rest of the P and L , you will see that we have split out a profit on sale of fixed assets which is our Lakeside erm Capelat and the Capco shares er which is why the corporate expenses for this other income has turned a way round , it 's gon na be negative nowadays , so we thought it 'd look a little silly saying other income less expenses . |
| 12 | I like the way that Rob McCaffrey 's commentary allows you time to enjoy the action , although I thought he could pay a little more attention to his scripting in places . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , then , I think I 'll stay a little longer . |
| 14 | ‘ I think I can do a little of both . |
| 15 | ‘ I think we can go a little further than that , sir . ’ |
| 16 | Someone who admits I might know a little more than they do . |
| 17 | I wish she could obtain a little more strength of mind . |
| 18 | As Ruth passed round the cocoa-cups , Mary said unhappily , ‘ I wish you 'd wait a little longer , my darling . |
| 19 | There are few diamonds to be found , nor is there much cocoa ; and considering the amount of space the Pacific commands it might seem a little odd ( unless one remembers the geology ) that only a fifth of the world 's proven oil reserves are there . |