Example sentences of "[verb] been [verb] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has been taking a small holiday . |
| 2 | This does not normally involve dismantling the disk drive , you just insert in the drive a special disk to which has been added a small amount of a cleaning fluid . |
| 3 | But , on getting her act together later the next day , Laura had been appalled to discover that not only had Ross already left for Australia — but she 'd been given a small attic room next to the children 's nursery . |
| 4 | He might well have been working a small place on his own behalf . |
| 5 | I was sure she had been holding a small phial with the letters ‘ SUL ’ written on it . |
| 6 | Two were ‘ career ’ users , one of opioids and one of speed ; one woman 's husband was a dealer ; two other women began to steal from their husband 's ‘ stash ’ without his knowledge ; two were unemployed ; and one had been left a small legacy just prior to his heroin use . |
| 7 | He had been carrying a small bag , which he dumped on the table , and she looked at it in disbelief . |
| 8 | FOR over two years now Technology Branch Services ( now part of the Customer Service Management team ) have been surveying a small number of branches each month to get input from staff on their perception of the levels of service on the 4700 Back Office system . |