Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ First , I must get a little bigger , and second , I must find my way into that beautiful garden . |
| 2 | In your letter dated Tue , 18 Jan 94 10:25:54 MET , you wrote : If I thought Wilko was going there with the intent to win I might feel a little happier , but with the form as it is I think we 'll wind up in one of those boring 1–0 or 2–0 defeats where nothing exciting happens in the game . |
| 3 | Someone who admits I might know a little more than they do . |
| 4 | So I think that I 'll do a little more work on camera in a couple of years ’ time , and then see if I can become a proper writer . ’ |
| 5 | It 's just , well … maybe I 'll stay a little longer . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , then , I think I 'll stay a little longer . |
| 7 | " I 'll stay a little longer . |
| 8 | But I 'll need a little more time . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll have a little , thanks . ’ |
| 10 | Erm , I would have to say that 's going to be in the range of five hundred to six hundred , and very much depends to some extent on what happens in the winter months , and I 'm sorry to keep stressing this point , but we have n't yet got twelve months ' experience of operating this particular change , and until we 've got at least a year 's experience , and I think one would have to say , that some of the figures need to be portioned , but equally , you ca n't afford to be too cavalier in terms of your assumptions about that demand might reduce to , and I 'll touch a little later on how you control expenditure in those terms . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll help a little , ’ he said . |
| 12 | I could make a little more sense of the watchers and the watched . |
| 13 | A lovely lady , Molly Braithwaite , came to teach , and one day as I sat at the back I felt ‘ Surely I could do a little of that gently swinging ’ , picked up a club , and was off ‘ moving with the Medau ’ . |
| 14 | I was examining the effect in the mirror before putting on the mask , vaguely wishing that I could levitate a little to improve the illusion . |
| 15 | I could play a little , after all . |
| 16 | And after the third glass I 'd become a little boisterous , aggressive even . |
| 17 | Well , let me tell you that on this occasion I would welcome a little more intolerance from you . |
| 18 | This does not mean that I like to be led by the nose , but only that I would appreciate a little extra guidance ’ . |
| 19 | I would like a little more detail on the branch for voluntary organizations . |
| 20 | ‘ I would wait a little if I were you . ’ |
| 21 | I shall revert a little later to the defence of passing on . |
| 22 | I shall add a little more evidence . |
| 23 | I will reply a little more freely , because you are who you are ; and because it is Gustave of whom I speak . |
| 24 | And I will find a little more from devious places for you . |
| 25 | I only hope that when I am their age I will act a little better . |
| 26 | But first , I will say a little more about what actually constitutes these needs and requirements and how they operate as sources of control . |
| 27 | ( I will say a little more about relativity at the end of the chapter . ) |
| 28 | Perhaps I can draw a little further on the hard work and research of the hon. Member for Dagenham . |
| 29 | ‘ I think I can do a little of both . |
| 30 | I can sleep a little here , if necessary , but I want to be sure I 'm here when she wakes up . |