Example sentences of "at the small " in BNC.

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1 He is tempted to reinterpret the past in a way that makes it fit in more readily with the rendezvous at the small hotel .
2 On 6 May 1954 at the small Iffley Road stadium in Oxford , Roger Bannister , a medical student at the University , broke The four-minute mile with the help of a couple of friends , Chris Brasher and Christopher Chataway .
3 Again the films , Decalogues I , IX , and X ( the first television versions to be screened ) , played out of competition to capacity attendance at the small Andre Bazin cinema .
4 He looked at the small glass dials on the wooden dashboard .
5 Though when she did so , she knew she would be pleased at the small show of spirit .
6 Leila had planned to keep it rather a subdued affair , but another natro group happened along at the small site they were using and livened things up a little .
7 At the small Wintoun Street Baptist Chapel in Leeds , for example , quarrels over finance and personalities raged for twenty-five years .
8 Sports : Swimming at the small lido , tennis and riding are also available .
9 ‘ Eh , gracias , eh , señor , ’ I half spat at the small man as I turned my back on him and left .
10 The late sun setting over the mainland lays a bright path over the water , coming right in at the small bay .
11 Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill .
12 He returned to his room , sat down at the small table and wrote a letter :
13 Sometimes , in the middle of a flow , or else at the small mouths or boccas from which the flows emerge , gas venting from the lava flings small glowing gobbets of it short distances up into the air .
14 Now , once more looking at the small boy , she said briskly , ‘ Come , make up your mind quick , Bobbie ; I know you 've bought a shipping order tonight but there 's this lady and gentleman waiting to be served . ’
15 They were not , Leading Seaman , now Sub-Lieutenant Saunders also came to see the Minister , and stay at the small guest house in Lillie Road .
16 He tossed the first stone at the small wooden framed bedroom window on the lefthand side of the cottage , keeping a wary eye on the righthand window at the same time .
17 Mary found herself looking down at the small dapper figure of Sidney Watkins , manager of the Berkeley Chase for the last ten years .
18 Putting the ‘ corpse ’ down , she gave up and was gazing sadly at the small body when , about two minutes after its ‘ death ’ , it suddenly took a few very deep breaths and started to move about .
19 I spent the brief stop at the small town of Kenora hanging out of the open doorway past George 's office , watching him , on the station side of the train , walk a good way up and down outside while he checked that all looked well .
20 Not for the first time Delaney looked into the eyes that were deep , infathomable pools of green , and at the copper-coloured hair falling around the high smooth cheek bones ; at the small upturned nose and a mouth just large enough to hint at the animal sensuality lying dormant beneath the surface .
21 Mitch sat down at the small round table in the corner .
22 The BLX-80 is their latest : an ‘ entry level ’ 80 watt 1x10 combo aimed at the small pub or club gig and rehearsal situation .
23 He stared at the small postcard in front of him .
24 For late or underpaid tax the rate will be 2.5% over bank base rate less tax relief at the small companies rate of corporation tax ( currently 25% ) .
25 They came ashore at the small fishing ports of Mo i Rana and Bodö ; their headquarters group landing from their parent ship HMS Royal Ulsterman on 13 May 1940 .
26 No doubt that was due to the ticking off she had received from that strict harridan of a teacher at the small private school in Kensington .
27 And inquiries at the small town hall produced the same shrugs .
28 When they all arrive at the small town , police patrols swirl around .
29 He does more than an ordinary caretaker would do at the small plastics company where he has worked for years .
30 She looked again at the small girl with bright eyes standing beside her desk so sensible and solemn .
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