Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] little [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The little history of the period that has survived is an invaluable asset , but there are great dangers in using archaeological data to elucidate chronologically-based historical problems when the span of as little as a generation is so crucial . |
| 2 | After an incision through the skin of as little as a centimetre long , a device known as an ultrasound probe and laser fibres are inserted directly into the centre of the tumour . |
| 3 | EC beef exported to west Africa sells for as little as a quarter of the price shoppers in Britain must pay . |
| 4 | ‘ For as little as a copper coin , I will utter a howl guaranteed to wake the dead . ’ |
| 5 | A 2.25 cu m ( 500 gallon ) cesspool could fill up in as little as a week with a family of four living in the house ; a 18 cu m cesspool would last for at least a month and is the minimum size recommended . |
| 6 | Now he 's got it down to as little as a couple of weeks . |
| 7 | In the early studies we chose to look at them twenty-four hours after training on the grounds that any structural change would take time to build up , ; more recently he has pushed the earliest time at which changes can be found back to as little as an hour after the bird pecks the bead . |
| 8 | The lightest easels are the aluminium ones which can weigh in at as little as a kilo . |
| 9 | The lightest easels are the aluminium ones which can weigh in at as little as a kilo . |
| 10 | Trying to get an edge — which will count for very little unless the price is right , the IBM Personal Computer Co says that all its new business-oriented personal computers will be designed to comply with the most comprehensive worldwide health , safety and ergonomic standards by year-end : the promise covers desktop and floor-standing units , displays and keyboards ; it claims it will also be the first computer manufacturer in the world to test these products for compliance with the International Standards Organisation Standard 9241 , which addresses the health , safety and comfort of display terminal users starting with premium PS/2s . |
| 11 | Friendship , I fear , counts for very little when the fur really begins to fly . |