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made of him a lonely little air
He was given a Leadership Star, and because an affable man was usually less rather than more efficient than the rest, this made of him a lonely little air-bubble in a sea of resentment.
— from In the Control Tower by Will Mohler

Miss Osmond had a little look as
She complained to Isabel that Miss Osmond had a little look as if she should remember everything one said.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 by Henry James

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