Example sentences of "have little [noun sg] [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In conclusion , I ask is it sensible needlessly to destroy a system which provides the best standard of living for all its citizens on the African continent and replace it with a system which will bring misery in the short-term and has little proof that it will ever attain today 's standard of living in the long term ? |
| 2 | oh the timetable which I as well will , will erm , would be about two months , the first step has to be taken by the defendant because we do n't know yet whether they are prepared to oppose the structure , and if so , what sort of structure they would be prepared to oppose , erm , if and when , er a formal offer of structure came through , I would have little doubt that we could instruct accountants and get a response within a matter of weeks , sometimes one has to if they 're doing an commercial structure within a week or so because the offer is only open for ten days |
| 3 | From what was said , and the callers ' apparent familiarity with his work in Cyprus , Coleman had little doubt that they were confidential informants of the Drug Enforcement Administration . |
| 4 | ‘ As a nurse , I could not understand why she did not directly approach the hospitals concerned , for at that time I had little doubt that she would have received informed , prompt , honest replies . ’ |
| 5 | She had little doubt that she had allowed her heart to rule her head , and , much as she had enjoyed what had happened between her and David , could she ultimately trust a man who had treated her sister the way he had ? |
| 6 | He had little conviction that he could fulfil this role properly , his own experience of being fathered having been so grossly inadequate . |
| 7 | Coleridge had struggled hard with Osorio , and even now he had little faith that it could succeed on stage . |
| 8 | Those who did know him had little idea that he was a dangerous psychotic , who nurtured a deep hatred for his parents . |
| 9 | Sir John said placidly : ‘ If that is the case — that he knows something we do n't — I have little doubt that he 'll tell us in the fullness of time . ’ |
| 10 | I have little doubt that it represents a future for coal-fired power generation in the next decade . |