Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can see that I may have a little difficulty explaining this first part of my story , especially to anyone not acquainted with the often bizarre rituals of academic life . |
| 2 | I see that I must do a little bargaining on my own behalf . |
| 3 | Well then tomorrow I must make a little list , see cos I want to finish that baby 's jumper |
| 4 | I must get a little tiny erm filing cabinet sometime . |
| 5 | ‘ You and I should have a little chat . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I might make a little bit more than a social worker and I get to enjoy myself with my clients ’ . |
| 7 | Michelle loved the new , warm colour of her hair but admitted , ‘ I might take a little more than 10 minutes to achieve this amazing sculptured style ! ’ |
| 8 | I suggested , and then went on to say that I might find a little job . |
| 9 | I might buy a little business , maybe a newsagency — pipes , tobacco , a few books , stationery , fishing tackle . |
| 10 | And I might have a little bit . |
| 11 | The way we 're going to do this , I 'll kick it off , I 'll be standing in here , and , and I 'll do a little act , okay ? |
| 12 | Oh okay I 'll set a little game . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll take a little walk before lunch . |
| 14 | Right , I 'll have a little rest before I turn the T V off . |
| 15 | Well I 'll have a little bit of each then please |
| 16 | I 'll have a little to start with , thank you . |
| 17 | Oh I 'll have a little tinsy winsy then . |
| 18 | I can go home now and again to stay with my sister , and Newbury Council have said that when I come back into circulation they 'd be willing to find me another place , and hopefully I 'll find a little job . |
| 19 | Not so for Locke , you will recall that so f the way Locke sets it up is a legitimate civil society is first established by a social contract and that creates a community , a body politic , which has a capacity to act , and I 'll put a little question mark over that shortly , erm and that community then as a separate act sets up a government which , because it has set it up as a trust , erm it can change or dismiss pretty well at will . |
| 20 | I 'll put a little line on them . |
| 21 | I said a bit , and I never let him know , I thought I 'll wait a little bit until he go so he says to me , he says I bet you do n't know why they put the damper in just before they 'd put the , bring the ball out do you ? |
| 22 | But I 'll write a little note . |
| 23 | I could do a little costing exercise for them . |
| 24 | After all , everything was sown and the harvest was still some weeks away , so I could afford a little time off . |
| 25 | well I could put a little sticker on Clare 's had n't I ? |
| 26 | True , I take your point , I mean I , perhaps I could dig a little bit deeper and find out what the Dickens is going on , you know ! |
| 27 | Oh look I could get a little cake . |
| 28 | If I was in charge on the Brit side , I 'd give a little rope , let things get started , then arrest everybody in sight . |
| 29 | I 'd go a little bit further and say well it 'd be much more likely that husband and wife would be in the master bedroom with in the small bedroom , but as you say er the adults or anybody indeed in the flat is likely to be in the bedrooms at that time , but Sergeant you see went a bit further and said that at the briefing , somehow he got information that was likely to be in the master bedroom so I understand your evidence , you certainly did n't get that impression at the brief . |
| 30 | Once they 've I 'd get a little tray in here overnight , I reckon . |