Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adv] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 100 Group appreciates this and would be grateful for even a small gesture in the Budget , ‘ maybe with some indication that there could be more to come later' , Mr Lawrence suggests . |
| 2 | In fact , the diamonds we see in jewellers ' windows are typical of only a small percentage of natural diamonds . |
| 3 | Stirling , typically , was not content with just a small raid to prove the potential of his decimated force . |
| 4 | The arm spines of A. palmeri are very different from Mortensen 's specimen ; they are thick with a very distinct hook , the arm spines of A. otteri are slender with only a small hook , like those of the Ingolf specimens . |
| 5 | It was possible with only a small selection of gouges to find the appropriate one to fit the circumference of the eyeball , using the gouge on both sides . |
| 6 | There are no genital slits but the genital plate has two branches : a long one lying adjacent to the arm and a slightly shorter one lying adjacent to that with only a small slit between them . |
| 7 | Cytochrome P450 was present in only a small proportion of normal colon samples , whereas epoxide hydrolase and glutathione S-transferase β were identified in about half , and glutathione S-transferase α and γ in most normal samples . |
| 8 | At higher Re the flow becomes turbulent in only a small fraction of the total length and so the variations in flow rate are again too small . |
| 9 | You will be listening to many of these as the election approaches as they are a wonderful invention of the broadcasting industry : a reporter stands alone with just a small tape recorder to protect him and leaps out in front of unsuspecting members of the public asking them an inane question . |
| 10 | Proper buffet cars are economic on only a small handful of their routes , notably Waterloo-Bournemouth . |
| 11 | The fourth attribute demanded by George Corner , that of understanding , is possible for the first time in the history of civilization ; but it is a possibility which so far is available to only a small minority of specialists . |
| 12 | It is well known that the authorities are aware of only a small proportion of crimes , and that administrative processing of those crimes further distorts official statistics . |