Example sentences of "a [adj] little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luke Calder sat down on the settee , pulling Fran down next to him as he favoured her with a smile that would have made a lesser woman fall in a grateful little heap at his feet . |
| 2 | He paused , then gave a pleasant little laugh . |
| 3 | He smiled infuriatingly at her , lifting a hand to run it over his dark hair , seemingly as relaxed as though they were just sharing a pleasant little chat rather than this frosty interview . |
| 4 | Louth in Lincolnshire , 16 miles south of Grimsby , is a pleasant little country market town . |
| 5 | Saltley was recorded in the Birmingham The New Illustrated Directory of 1858 : ‘ Saltley , formerly a pleasant little village about two miles out of Birmingham , but now , from the great demand for building sites , virtually a part of the town itself , is remarkable for the immense manufacture of railway carriages , at the works of Messrs. Joseph Wright and Sons . |
| 6 | " Never mind , " said Eliot , " It has been a pleasant little journey . " |
| 7 | He 'd probably achieved it on a pleasant little trip to the Bahamas . |
| 8 | A pleasant little place ; a pity they did so little trade . |
| 9 | The bent skew was a pleasant little tool , with wide applications , and a usefulness beyond its humble appearance . |
| 10 | There is a pleasant little cafe bar a hundred yards down the road and a disco a little further on and far enough away to avoid disturbing the neighbourhood . |
| 11 | Farther north Dargaville has a pleasant little club , mainly a weekend operation , but they make visiting pilots welcome . |
| 12 | Moffat is much more of a tourist centre than I realised , but a pleasant little town . |
| 13 | ‘ I know , ’ she allowed with a mocking little smile , painfully aware that she could not control what was about to happen but planning more of the same for later , since he found it so unwelcome , her small revenge . |
| 14 | ‘ Begun making love ? ’ he supplied , a mocking little smile curving his lips . |
| 15 | His eyes lit up with a mocking little smile . |
| 16 | Holding her breath , she waited while Luke Calder walked round and climbed behind the wheel , starting the engine before glancing sideways at her with a mocking little smile . |
| 17 | He poured it into the glasses and handed her one with a mocking little bow that nearly made Hilary throw the liquid all over him . |
| 18 | He made a mocking little bow . |
| 19 | I saw a haughty little hedgehog and I was hooked . |
| 20 | Kalamata is a friendly little airport with limited passenger handling facilities and no duty free . |
| 21 | just a friendly little peck with nothing behind it . |
| 22 | He added : ‘ She was such a friendly little girl — always happy despite what she went through . |
| 23 | ‘ He was a friendly little man . ’ |
| 24 | I mean just a friendly little party . |
| 25 | ‘ Have n't you got a friendly little greeting for me , Pen , darling ? ’ |
| 26 | Hardraw is a friendly little place , particularly on the day of the annual brass-band contest when bands from all over Yorkshire and beyond come to compete against each other and the treeless side of the little valley is carpeted with supporters and spectators picnicking oil the grass and the ringing of the sounding brass echoes from the steep gillsides . |
| 27 | Although this looks at first to be quite incomprehensible , it is actually quite a friendly little creature and most willing to assist you with either your work or play , as long as you take a short amount of time to learn a few basic commands . |
| 28 | With a shrug , and a solemn-faced little glance at Bodie , Cowley said , ‘ Unless you 're next on the list . ’ |
| 29 | She gave a shy little laugh . |
| 30 | I was not a shy little child ; you know , when you are fourteen years old , you get pretty tough , even more than there is a need for . |