Example sentences of "a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're a little nuisance , ’ he said happily . |
| 2 | A little self-reflection about such matters may be even more important for some men than improving sexual techniques … |
| 3 | I went through the drill that I had taught many times to my students , and with a little sideslip brought John 's creation back to earth . |
| 4 | After expressing the cooked garlic from its skin , puree it with a little vegetable oil , raw coriander root and leaf , plus black pepper . |
| 5 | Dry them thoroughly and massage into the skin a little vegetable oil ( or cream ) containing a few drops of the same essence(s) . |
| 6 | Grease four small ramekins with a little vegetable oil . |
| 7 | Some wooden boards have an oiled finish which can be replenished with a little vegetable oil , enhancing appearance and durability . |
| 8 | LOréal 's Modeling Fluid Control was applied to achieve the smoothest finish , with a change of parting and a little backcombing adding versatility . |
| 9 | Carpets were thick underfoot and solid velvet curtains hung at the windows , parted just sufficiently to admit a little starlight . |
| 10 | Dredge crops , consisting of mixtures of oats , barley , and peas , with sometimes a little wheat , are also fed in this way . |
| 11 | Obviously the idea of killing everything in sight is a little primitive and shows the storyline up to be a little on the shallow side , but hey , it 's light relief from the hectic world outside . |
| 12 | A charming place , but a little primitive , ’ said the Baron . |
| 13 | It 's a little acoustic er coupler type |
| 14 | We were not disappointed but we were a little hurt . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I tried to produce something that was very beautiful , very generous and very warm ; that showed the family life I have with my wife , ’ says Koons , a little hurt . |
| 16 | Yanto felt annoyance and a little hurt . |
| 17 | So librarians are surprised , and a little hurt , when it is still suggested ( as I have heard educational technologists and others suggest at conferences ) that they are shy , retiring administrators , concerned more with order than with use . |
| 18 | It had been such a little hurt . |
| 19 | She looked at him bleakly , feeling more than a little hurt . |
| 20 | Shelley started sorting the patients ' cards into order , and wonderered why she felt a little hurt at the thought of Victoria coming and going at the Casa Madrid . |
| 21 | ‘ Was it worth so great a violation to do me such a little hurt ? ’ |
| 22 | Insisting that all it needed was a little Lux , he put the painting on the floor and began scrubbing . |
| 23 | The sale of sheep and barley made up 35 per cent of the estate of Richard Jerard , a Chepping Wycombe pewterer and brazier , the residue including a few more animals , a little grain and hay , and an iron harrow , although another metal worker there owned nothing but the tools of his trade . |
| 24 | There remained a little grain and rice in the Church , but in the vestry there was nothing . |
| 25 | The monster looked at him and , realizing what the policeman was thinking , growled slowly , ‘ If I want to tear people to pieces , I do n't need a little stick . ’ |
| 26 | I used to have a little stick . |
| 27 | He then proceeded to another of his homes , Cornbury Park , where he relaxed and took in a little hunting . |
| 28 | Indeed the gentry prefer to leave business to the professionals ( 'those damn usurers ' ) and concentrate on the arts and natural sciences , religious speculation and , of course , a little hunting . |
| 29 | Er I might say if keep a little check list of whether each person you ask is male or female or how old they are |
| 30 | With a little juggling I managed to get each section of the garment starting with lilac , shading to blue then to a yellowish pink . |