Example sentences of "we [verb] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm we owned a little and just thought I 'd ask the party see how many things that cropped up as a result |
| 2 | Erm we made a little mistake with that one because it was a , a very big area , a lot of houses , and er the Crime Prevention Department as it was then , promised everyone that we 'd visit everyone 's house and , and advise them on their security . |
| 3 | Or we made a little fault with the design . |
| 4 | Yes if erm two girls were in a toilet you were fined and they used to stop the money , oh yes two girls were fined it was a very strict there it was er quite as strict there as it was a H & T Hornes and erm you , you but you could have a drink there , but er at one time before they allowed a drink , a cup of tea , the men used to , someone to watch to see if , when we were working in the top shop cos we could see if anyone came up the , up the shop into , from the bottom shop into top shop then they put a can on erm on something to boil you see and er oh and we got a little sto coal stove to heat the shop , no central heating pipes or anything like that , and they put er someone you could see anyone coming up the , up the steps and er anyway there was someone , one of the bosses coming up so they erm whipped the can off , ran round the back of the bench wh where there were a lot of hand presses going and Mr walked straight he was only mad that off the can of boiling water |
| 5 | Er , but er most early morning and we got a little respite at the end of the day , but we were always welcome when we , when we saw the group returning again . |
| 6 | We got a little one |
| 7 | ‘ Brian , I think we might-potentially-have a little problem with one of our cases . ’ |
| 8 | Later on , though , we found a little bar on the edge of the port city , with acceptable food and drink . |
| 9 | Shall we do a little list on the computer , write it up ? |
| 10 | In the car and we put a little bit of plaster on and everything |
| 11 | Erm , I got like a big bird box that we put a little outside bird box and everything |
| 12 | and we put a little sex appeal into it and turn it into what I thought was a very contemporary , viable and graphic arts piece that would be very broadly hung on the wall and used . |
| 13 | ‘ I felt we played a little bit like an end of season game and did n't work for each other . ’ |
| 14 | It is a nightmarish and difficult job for them all and sometimes we sound a little bit too critical . |
| 15 | We danced a little jig around the food , hardly believing our luck . |
| 16 | The end of the halyard goes through the end goes through the end fitting and then we tie a little stopper knot in the end , then we bring the other end of the halyard down and make it up tight on this crease at the bottom of the mast . |
| 17 | Before it grew any darker , we followed a little path to the well , a deep gap between boulders , and filled our kettle with water from the spring . |
| 18 | Well wrapped up , we walked a little way out of the town . |
| 19 | We draw a little triangle , do n't we ? |
| 20 | But er the government , a long while ago , actually decided they ought to do something about knocking the institutions ' heads together and they drew up a plan called the Council of Engineering Institutes , where the idea was we get a little of coordination across the entire patch . |
| 21 | ‘ I will be more than happy if we play as well as we did against Stockport County , providing we get a little luck . |
| 22 | We get a little Federation Cup , which is on now and again , and just the final from Brighton which is broken off at the end of the second set for snooker . |
| 23 | Erm as well as that we get a little bit of sulphur dioxide and we get oxides of nitrogen , which are pretty nasty , those are the one 's they et around Los Angeles , and the big smoggy cities . |
| 24 | And this is sometimes where we get a little bit , you know , hung up , a a and and when we tend to make a little bit , we make mistakes a lot . |
| 25 | Now before we talk a little bit about that , I 'll j can I just take you back erm a couple of years and ask you er what your memories are of the general strike ? |
| 26 | We talked a little till her cries took her into the little theatre . |
| 27 | And we talked a little bit earlier about word-processing . |
| 28 | For example : ‘ I do n't want to disturb you during your lunch break , Harry , but could we have a little confidential chat about product B ? ’ |
| 29 | Can we have a little bit of hush please ! |
| 30 | Shall we have a little look , open your |