Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] be [adv] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Says Spears , ‘ at every stage of the war he was just a little ahead of practice , theory and thought of the moment ’ . |
| 3 | And on the north east it 's just a little short of where the York Scarborough railway crosses the A sixty four . |
| 4 | And in a way I 'm even a little surprised to hear that your conscience actually bothers you . |
| 5 | When children come into a strange house they are often a little shy , so give them a warm welcome . |
| 6 | The detached , amused part of Phoebe sometimes thought that her main feeling at these parties was a wish that she , and everyone else too , would dare to improve the quality of the wine , but they were all too self-consciously afraid of being mistaken for Yuppies , despite the fact they were mostly a little too old and slightly too poor . |