Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [subord] [art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been at the wrong end when a small company went bust in the city . |
| 2 | This party was a much bigger affair than the small gathering back in August , and Belinda had been swept along on a tide of food and drink and conversation . |
| 3 | The environs of the waterfall are pleasant enough and there is no suspicion of the Peril 's dark secret unless a small opening under the overhang of the cliff alongside is noticed : this insignificant hole admits to the largest cave system in the valley , underground passages extending for more than half a mile below and far beyond the road in a succession of tight crawls and large caverns . |
| 4 | The route continues for a short way beside the beck , crossing it and turning right to head first slightly north-east and then north-west until a small beck is crossed , and then another by the Cortina Bridge — named after a Ford Cortina crashed here in one of the Lombard RAC rallies . |
| 5 | It seemed a long time since the small breakfast that was served in Spain , and in the end Felipe put a portion of each on her plate . |
| 6 | But Richard brought up siege machines and began to bombard the walls , concentrating on the fourth side where a small town nestled at the foot of the citadel . |
| 7 | With runways congested , a jumbo-jumbo might make more sense than a small jet . |
| 8 | Yes , the st the er cargo boat would tow the small boat cos the small boat was only about twelve foot long , twelve to sixteen feet , all different sizes rowing boats then . |
| 9 | Omi not being of the school which sits as far at the back of a church as possible , Erika found herself under the nose of the Minister , who beamed upon her , and surrounded by family groups : parents , grandparents and children who made an agreeable din until a small group of musicians struck up the opening bars of the first hymn . |
| 10 | The system is in stable equilibrium because a small increase in the load torque retards the rotor , so the excitation changes occur at slightly smaller rotor positions . |
| 11 | The noise of the pump can be reduced by reducing the output using the regulator , giving a quieter result than a small pump running flat out . |