Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [art] small [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1896 La Chapelle was receiving more than a million tonnes , but by now the bulk of it was French and only a small proportion Belgian , testimony to the industrialization that had taken place in the wake of the railways . |
| 2 | Still , on-the-move shifting was simple and even a small gearing drop helps . |
| 3 | Some fluxes , especially ‘ self-cleaning ’ ones , are highly corrosive and even a small amount left inside the pipe can cause corrosion problems — particularly in central heating systems . |
| 4 | Each on its own seemed admirable and only a small addition to the government 's total expenditure . |
| 5 | He had been apprehensive but had gone along with her idea all the same and now the small room was a regular haunt of the local foremen and managers , as well as a meeting-place for the trade union officials who held impromptu meetings over mugs of steaming hot tea and bacon sandwiches . |
| 6 | The villagers , who were expecting them , had their gifts ready and soon a small van was following slowly behind to transport their ever growing number . |