Example sentences of "for [art] little " in BNC.
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| 1 | On telecommunications , Banegas took the opportunity to criticise the government for the little interest it has shown in putting an end to the import of unauthorised pirate telephones , 3m of which are now in Spain . |
| 2 | While we must support family rooms in those pubs which have the space and can provide suitable amusement for the little angels , this can not remain the only answer to the problem . |
| 3 | They have been paying ridiculous rents of up to DM120 for the little decent office space that now exists in eastern Berlin — about twice as much as they would pay for similar space in the western part of the city . |
| 4 | ‘ He left this for the little Romany Rei I reckon you be he so take it bor an plant no gorja curses on his grave . ’ ’ |
| 5 | Then , clutching his belly with both hands and sucking his buttocks tightly together , he made one more panic-stricken dash for the little cubicle . |
| 6 | Their cars seem to be going the same way , with Daihatsu contriving to build a diesel engine of a mere 993cc for the little Charade four-seater hatchback . |
| 7 | Mr Waldegrave , Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster , who is responsible for the Citizen 's Charter , told the Cabinet that he was now the ‘ minister for the little guy ’ . |
| 8 | Thank you for the little thoughts of avoiding the things that might upset me . |
| 9 | When the subject of his father cropped up , which was not very often , Phil found that she could speak of him with true affection , keeping alive for the little boy his early memories of a loving father . |
| 10 | He fumbled for the little phrase book he carried with him but then suddenly remembered . |
| 11 | ‘ Where is the space in all this for the little man ? |
| 12 | The old Bishop waited for the little murmur of sympathetic approval that ran through the ranks , and they listened just as sympathetically as he rambled on into the usual pious platitudes that ended his eulogy . |
| 13 | Anne , the Pixie Second , often ran errands for her , and at one time or another most of the Brownies in the Pack had done a good turn for the little old lady . |
| 14 | In order to bring about a deterioration in the patient 's condition with low potency remedies one would have to keep on repeating the wrong remedy many times and even then it is unlikely that much would happen unless the patient were particularly frail and weak , in which case they should be having constitutional treatment to boost their overall state and not ‘ first aid ’ treatment for the little bits that go wrong . |
| 15 | The sample size for the little owl is small and the variable results for this species can probably be attributed to this . |
| 16 | At midnight , when , as the carol says , the animals were on their knees , I crept to the cot and put my pillowcase offering for the little fatherless one . |
| 17 | AND PLENTY FOR THE LITTLE DUDES TOO |
| 18 | I DO N'T KNOW what political fringe group was responsible for the little table set up in front of the main Boston Post Office . |
| 19 | One feels sorry for the little ones in some circumstances and they nearly become like children — but not quite . |
| 20 | The show had been set up for the little jockey but maybe , at some time in the future , Mrs Butler would be interested . |
| 21 | She 'd feel a little sorry for the little girl if she blacked out in the race and fell under all those hooves . |
| 22 | I feel sorry for the little girl and I suggest to the writer that she consoles her daughter by telling her that the vile custom of killing wild animals for fun is on the way out , that almost all british people feel as she does , and are determined to end such cruelty , and that she can help to bring about its end by supporting the League Against Cruel Sports and talking about the work they do to her schoolfriends . |
| 23 | One for the little boy who lives down the avenue ( lane ) . |
| 24 | Although he has been looking for the little creep to beat him up for having steered him wrong , he realises that it is better to be with someone , even someone like Ratso , than to be alone . |
| 25 | Mr Major , whom one suspects of more mischief and humour than he is credited with , has declared his old enemy to be ‘ Minister for the Little People ’ , which sweetly traps Mr Waldegrave between the cartoonist Pont and the leprechauns . |
| 26 | There 's a brisk word for the little people — waiters ( ‘ idiot ’ ) , cleaning ladies , young policemen , flower stall men ( ‘ what kind of mortgage do I need for those ? ’ ) , |
| 27 | For the little extra pay , Graham queried whether the extra work on the field , at official functions and , not least of all , dealing with incessant media inquiries , was worth it . |
| 28 | If the adoption goes ahead , it will be a fairy tale ending for the little girl whose winning smile and sunny personality stole the heart of a hardbitten war reporter . |
| 29 | They 're waiting for the little green men , he thought . |
| 30 | For the little boy who had found a family could not begin to understand the anguish he had unwittingly caused to the family who had lost a little boy … |