Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] a little [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although her breathing became a little faster as she imagined this part of the scene , she did not become noticeably distressed in any way ; in fact she told me that she felt really pleased with herself for the way in which she had handled the situation . |
| 2 | Possibly Daniel 's heart beat a little faster as he caught sight of the Cumberland mountains which he had come to know so well . |
| 3 | The College seemed a little unsure of itself . |
| 4 | The March Hare poured a little hot tea on its nose , and the Hatter began to look for a clean plate . |
| 5 | And the tennis skirt looked a little threadbare . |
| 6 | Our task was to persuade teachers that classroom discussion of linguistic terms could be stimulating and creative , even if a long account of children 's talk looked a little strange in an official Report directed to the Secretary of State . |
| 7 | The first description seemed a little vague to us , but Bill McMahon , of auctioneers and valuers Outhwaite and Litherland , made an educated guess . |
| 8 | The dark-eyed girl gave a little formal bow . |
| 9 | As a Unix-with-everything house , NCR Corp 's initial launch of its Cooperation integrated software environment as an MS-DOS and OS/2 only product seemed a little odd , but the company has put that right with release 2.0 , which adds support for Unix servers and multiprocessing . |
| 10 | The blue eye looked a little uncertain as she leant over the bed , her face pale with suppressed anger . |
| 11 | The rector felt a little inner agitation at this news , but did his best to look disappointed at Ella 's temporary absence . |
| 12 | She was annoyed , slightly , and she knew her remark sounded a little resentful . |
| 13 | The screw turned a little tighter . |
| 14 | Traditionally the two organisations have presented a unified face to the world , but the mask slipped a little last week at the Snape Maltings , where the Sizewell inquiry ends five weeks in session this week . |
| 15 | His father arrived a little early and sat waiting in the car . |
| 16 | He returned to Sunderland before that epic transfer to Ayresome Park , and then his career went a little sour . |
| 17 | Home was a little nearer , and with every few miles the countryside grew a little uglier . |
| 18 | It was one of those nights for Swindon … player manager Glenn Hoddle pulled a muscle in the kick-in and dropped out at the last minute … and with David Kerslake having gone to Leeds the defence looked a little shaky … |
| 19 | It was one of those nights for Swindon … player manager Glenn Hoddle pulled a muscle in the kick-in and dropped out at the last minute … and with David Kerslake having gone to Leeds the defence looked a little shaky … |
| 20 | For Dr Neil the feel of her , so soft , the scent of her hair , and of McAllister herself , was so wild and sweet and struck him with such force that his breathing grew a little ragged and his body reminded him of how long it had been since he had satisfied it . |
| 21 | He spoke without any sign of softening or apologising and Maggie 's temper rose a little higher . |
| 22 | It may have something to do with discount offers , advertised heavily in The Sun and in local papers — though the offer of £1 off tyres costing between £30 and £60 at one London depot seemed a little ungenerous . |
| 23 | The following morning , as we wandered along in the warm sunshine , a brilliant , azure sky enhancing the already remarkable scenery , Harish related a little more history . |
| 24 | When you first performed Too Much Love Will Kill You at Freddie 's tribute concert at Wembley , you played it solo and there was a point where you paused and the audience went a little wild . |
| 25 | Mercury 's perihelion advanced a little more than the theory said it ought to . |
| 26 | The well had a little wooden roof over it and a simple winding device and there was the rope dangling down into a dark bottomless hole . |
| 27 | Then in one easy movement his hand slid a little higher , his fingers deftly slipping the bra straps from her shoulders , then freeing her eager breasts from the lacy cups that imprisoned them . |
| 28 | Matthew 's expression became a little colder . |
| 29 | Short 's position looked a little insecure but both players had only 10 minutes to make eight moves and they chose to repeat the position and agree a draw . |
| 30 | A good all rounder , although we felt that the bottle looked a little cheap . |