Example sentences of "a little [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , she seems , I do n't know , a little withdrawn just now . |
| 2 | Fred tells me , a little horrified , about a girl in Los Angeles sitting on his lap in a restaurant who , by way of introduction , ‘ started to massage my bollocks under the table ’ . |
| 3 | The first couple of times she 'd arrived at a rendezvous and then lost her nerve , backing out before anyone could approach her ; but then she 'd tried getting herself a little drunk beforehand , and from then on the doors were flung open and she was away . |
| 4 | Just a little drunk on my three pints , I cycled back to the island whistling . |
| 5 | The discussions at the end of each lecture were animated and sometimes a little heated , for Hindu students , Muslims and Buddhists were a little critical at having to attend any Christian lecture and were very emphatic that they much preferred their own religion to that of Christianity . |
| 6 | ‘ Zooming out ’ of what 's going on and commenting on it , without apportioning blame , may help defuse tension : ‘ Things seem to be getting a little heated at the moment . ’ |
| 7 | Okay , one or two of them are a little contrived , but they still make for a cracking package — all in one load too ! |
| 8 | Paragon ( HVS ) is an old-style eliminate , a little contrived perhaps , but nonetheless a very good climb . |
| 9 | Perhaps a little contrived but Paul Richardson , a road safety officer taking the class , cites a more practical example . |
| 10 | Alice Mair 's strong but elegant hands with their short nails , Hilary Robarts 's long , knobbled fingers , the delicacy of Meg Dennison 's pink-tipped fingers , a little reddened with housework . |
| 11 | Mike was a little fucked up . |
| 12 | Luke was a little fucked up too . |
| 13 | Schmeicel — on a trip to nowhere when the cross came in — he was a little obstructed — but for a big guy playing in the english league he should really have no problems with that one . |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps we 've both been a little affected by the way things have gone . |
| 15 | There 's a little white-washed room on the campus with a dirty great lump of granite in the middle . |
| 16 | Keith takes this further : ‘ We were a little limited when we were recording the guitars , limited by the size of the room and the fact that some of the gear was n't working properly , so obstructive forces were at work and this is where compromise comes in ; you 're spending all this time when you know it could be a lot better . ’ |
| 17 | Luce made a little choked sound , a protest that came too late . |
| 18 | He was a little shaken by the strain of the near accident but hoped concentrating on his new plan would help to calm him down . |
| 19 | Next came Davies , a little shaken . |
| 20 | Next , myself , a little shaken and a few scratches , and lastly Sgt. Storrie , who seemed okay . |
| 21 | I called in Doctor Andrews last night — I felt a little shaken and I do n't like that hotel fellow — and he supplied me with the information , ’ was the reply . |
| 22 | ‘ I want to be measured for some more boots , ’ Edward said , ‘ but you look a little shaken so I 'm sure it can wait until another day . ’ |
| 23 | When I catch up with Isabella in the rehearsal room , I am surprised to find her still a little shaken . |
| 24 | I confess I was a little shaken by my playmate 's tone . |
| 25 | You look a little shaken . |
| 26 | I 'm just a little shaken up . ’ |
| 27 | Speechless , and more than a little shaken , Paige returned to where she had left her things . |
| 28 | The often surprising results of the January Old Master drawing sales in New York revealed that it is just as easy to overspend on a drawing as it is on a painting , and conversely , that despite high prices for a few grand names , drawings still remain a little understood and modestly priced field . |
| 29 | Musical intelligence , particularly as it is manifest in the creation and manipulation of musical symbols in improvised musics , is a little understood field . |
| 30 | It may all look a little complicated at first , but camcorders are quite simple things to use if you tackle the job in an orderly fashion . |