Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As you know a little while ago there were discussions between this Office and Stephenson Harwood [ the applicant 's former solicitors ] about a proposed interview to be conducted under the terms of section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 and I promised to provide further details to them of our proposed course of action which is now given to you instead of them : ( 1 ) This Office intends to hold an interview with you under section 2 on Thursday , 13 June 1991 . |
| 2 | Obviously as you get a little bit closer to it it gets rather more fraught . |
| 3 | When William had gone , she thought of all the things she had planned to do as soon as she had a little time to herself . |
| 4 | Well , not entirely , as she had a little girl of eighteen months old and her husband was missing reported killed in a bombing raid over Germany . |
| 5 | She signed as she sifted a little icing sugar on to her home-made mince pies . |
| 6 | ‘ Leo ! ’ she exclaimed crossly as she gave a little hop and a skip to keep up with his long strides . |
| 7 | ‘ No , Robbie , ’ he spoke the words between kisses that could not slake her need and as she gave a little whimper of protest . |
| 8 | Peter held on to Sarella as she gave a little cry and lurched forward . |
| 9 | Then , as they looked a little bit further and were a bit more adventurous , they found that there were some more interesting molecules such as alcohol . |
| 10 | As they spoke a little girl of about two stumbled into the room . |
| 11 | There was a long pause , the kind of pause that winners always display as they create a little time to savour their victory . |
| 12 | One of the typical patterns , when you go back to work or attend a course , is to opt out of this new situation as soon as it gets a little tough , especially if there are domestic problems such as children sick or on holiday . |
| 13 | Betty watched him as he splashed a little soda in each , and handed her one . |
| 14 | Oz edged carefully down the slope , crouching every now and then as he reached a little bilberry bush . |
| 15 | I took the standard right turn and watched as he stopped a little way out to sea , turned , and stared at us . |