Example sentences of "[adv prt] in small " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Technology Group , formed by a merger of the National Enterprise Board and the National Research Development Council , has invested in in small firms in electronics . |
| 2 | My parents were the type of parents who always seemed faintly disappointed by whatever it was you did , as if you were constantly letting them down in small ways . |
| 3 | The little fish has an eel-like body and a goby-like head covered all over in small spines and is extremely predatory . |
| 4 | Encounters with Donald were documented for the next 6 years , during which time he travelled on a southward odyssey along some 480 km ( 300 miles ) of British coastline , from the Isle of Man to Wales and then to Cornwall , stopping off in small harbours , boat havens and coves along the way to socialise . |
| 5 | This is not only quicker than casting stitches off in small groups but it also gives a neat edge without the stepped edge that usually occurs . |
| 6 | to cast off in small groups but it also gives a neat edge without the stepped edge that usually occurs . |
| 7 | As pressure for land grows , more and more of Sri Lanka 's surviving elephants find themselves cut off in small patches of forest surrounded by agriculture . |
| 8 | The pupils join up in small groups to make a tentative exploration of their environment . |
| 9 | And er the big bedroom carpet ended up in small bedroom down here . |
| 10 | Cords , white or beige , were worn early on in small numbers but in mid'71 black/bottle green/navy straight leg Levi cords caught on in a big way . |
| 11 | These were low-paid , largely female , occupations mainly unmechanized and carried on in small workshops . |
| 12 | Please register in the Library for training , which will be carried out in small groups over the next few weeks . |
| 13 | The reconstruction Time — the present The events of 1782 are reconstructed ( and acted out in small groups ) from letters , maps , pictures , posters , historical documents . |
| 14 | Hook your right toes or ankle above your left knee and gently ease your left leg back in small slow movements . |
| 15 | Hundreds — mostly men , mostly young and mostly in militia uniform — mill around in small groups , in silence , moving from grave to grave . |
| 16 | Gorillas move about in small parties usually containing one large adult ‘ grey-back ’ male . |
| 17 | That it is wrong , we may learn from the sights all around us : drunken men lying on the ground , cursing and making oaths ; young women lost to the bondage of early motherhood , always pushing children about in small carts , and making oaths ; reckless gamblers who by their own improvidence must sell double-glazing for the prudent man 's windows . |
| 18 | The few guests that remained stood about in small , shocked groups . |
| 19 | ‘ Where are you ? ’ shouted the Campbell , spinning about in small circles . |
| 20 | It is difficult to persuade those who exercise authority in conventional terms that there are other forms of power than theirs : more diffuse but more pervasive ; less aggressive but more enduring , to be round in small towns and rural villages . |