Example sentences of "a [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He managed to complete the last lap with a flourish in a little under a minute , opening up a 10-metre lead down the back straight . |
| 2 | In a little under a year this insecure High School drop-out had undergone a process of deification by press and public . |
| 3 | On the other hand , for a little under a third of respondents the courses were highly successful , capturing their interest and provoking major changes in their thinking and classroom practice . |
| 4 | We found that in the long term a little under a third of the participating teachers had been significantly influenced by what they had heard and seen and had made major changes in their classroom practice as a result . |
| 5 | Although less ‘ angry ’ than in its earlier incarnation , this time it was a Sounds ' single Of The Week — not a bad achievement for a band whose rise had only begun in earnest a little under a year ago . |
| 6 | Although less ‘ angry ’ than in its earlier incarnation , this time it was a Sounds ' single Of The Week — not a bad achievement for a band whose rise had only begun in earnest a little under a year ago . |
| 7 | She drank slowly , found she was indeed hungry and munched a little on a biscuit . |
| 8 | I only got to know her a little as a teenager when I visited her on my own in the single-end where she lived in a Parkhead tenement , sleeping , washing and cooking in one room . |
| 9 | Not that she believes in anything , religion and so on — and nor do I of course , though I was brought up a little as a Catholic — but she goes by omens , auguri . |
| 10 | The corner of his lips twitched a little with a solemnity which suggested only a matter of some gravity would persuade him to venture this close to the personal . |
| 11 | Add the cream a little at a time and finally add the freshly chopped herbs . |
| 12 | I have to take it a little at a time , it is so powerful . |
| 13 | It deserves to succeed , and hints more than a little at a film soundtrack . |
| 14 | Beat the egg whites until stiff and then , a little at a time , beat in the sugar . |
| 15 | You may find the patient has little interest in food , so he may need encouraging to eat a little at a time . |
| 16 | After you have mixed about two teaspoonsful of the water into the oil and wax , remove from the heat and continue adding the water a little at a time until you have incorporated it all . |
| 17 | Beat in eggs , a little at a time , beating well after each addition . |
| 18 | Add the flour mixture a little at a time , following each addition with a little treacle and milk until everything is incorporated . |
| 19 | Beat in the eggs a little at a time , adding a little flour if it begins to curdle . |
| 20 | Beat in the eggs a little at a time , adding a little flour if it begins to curdle . |
| 21 | Going back slowly , a little at a time , it became evident that Sylvia 's fear of being closed in had originated very early indeed ; it was already established by the time she was one year old . |
| 22 | Add beaten egg a little at a time , beating well after each addition and keeping mixture stiff . |
| 23 | ( This soup freezes well and can be used a little at a time , if desired . ) |
| 24 | Taste for seasoning — it may need sugar — then stir in , a little at a time , the mustard . |
| 25 | Use a small trowel or spade to put the soil into the frame a little at a time . |
| 26 | Put the dry plaster in a bowl and add some water , a little at a time , stirring all the time until the plaster is just sloppy enough to pour . |
| 27 | A narrow slit , moving across the film plane ( or up and down or , later , spinning around ) , exposed it a little at a time ; meanwhile , artwork was moved on some other pattern or jiggled about almost kaleidoscopically to give an effect of distortion . |
| 28 | As it progresses , the nodes ' weights are changed a little at a time so that the nodes drift into clusters . |
| 29 | Stan liked Bill a lot , his savings from the Sheffield steelworks were ploughed , a little at a time , into Butlins Ordinary shares . |
| 30 | ‘ A little at a time . |