Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adv] a little [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought : When not unhappy in love , I am instead a little ridiculous … . |
| 2 | ‘ I am still a little weak , ’ said Minch , ‘ but there is nothing wrong now that wo n't mend soon enough . ’ |
| 3 | Well let's say I 'm , I 'm just a little suspicious . |
| 4 | And in a way I 'm even a little surprised to hear that your conscience actually bothers you . |
| 5 | I 'm always a little cautious about leadership , because I 'm never absolutely certain what it means . |
| 6 | With a final piece of advice that I should climb the hill opposite La Valdieu the next day , I look my leave of the little group , wondering whether they or I were perhaps a little insane . |
| 7 | I was just a little curious and she seemed to be er |
| 8 | And that is I was just a little concerned that you were possibly considering an additional criterion , as I 've got a note of it here . |
| 9 | I was also a little curious about the place myself , to tell you the truth . |
| 10 | I was therefore a little surprised and very disappointed when he failed his teaching practice . |
| 11 | By the time I had children of my own , I had overcome by fear to a great extent but I was still a little nervous . |
| 12 | However , I was still a little cautious , and waited until , a few months later , she paid a return visit to England . |
| 13 | He thought that I was still a little mad . |
| 14 | ‘ You are probably a little biased . ’ |
| 15 | Use a dictionary — almost any English dictionary is adequate for this purpose ; and check all words of which you are even a little unsure . |
| 16 | You are merely a little anxious — perhaps you have a problem on your mind , some emotional conflict ? |
| 17 | You 're perhaps a little nervous of change you have n't got really a desire for adventure or anything too challenging . |
| 18 | ‘ Are n't you being just a little simplistic ? ’ she snapped . |
| 19 | But she 's also a little sad . |
| 20 | She 's still a little unsure on those tacks , she 's easing out the mainsheet as she goes round . |
| 21 | She took the packet with some fussy excitement , and she was clearly a little relieved when we made it clear that we had no intention of staying or seeking entrance . |
| 22 | She gave him a smile that showed she was still a little insecure , still not quite believing that Ace loved her . |
| 23 | She was still a little unsure of herself in American society . |
| 24 | There had been no word from Steve or Maria Lisa and though there was no time element concerned with this contract she was still a little worried that nothing had been accomplished with the airlines and tourist board in Palma . |
| 25 | She was always a little aloof , you always felt that there was a lot you would never know about her . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ We are perhaps a little unusual in this region in that we produce only red wine , ’ the Baronne went on . |
| 27 | We 're always a little doubtful about statements that have to be forced out of witnesses by revealing the extent of our prior information . ’ |
| 28 | Well while we were all delighted about the tremendous increase in income two years ago we were also a little concerned about how we should hold on to it , but we have . |
| 29 | We were both a little nervous as we made our way to the lighthouse past the palms , the palapas and the tantalising lagoon . |
| 30 | If we look at Figure 4.6 , which represents a trip to the supermarket , it suggests that by the time the person leaves home they are already a little anxious about the trip perhaps as a result of their previous difficulties with this task . |