Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Young people who undertake teacher training are representative of a small proportion of the school population — the academically successful . |
| 2 | The thing with me and with ‘ Crooksy ’ [ Garth Crooks , his friend ] as well is that , if you 're black in a small community where there are n't too many blacks and you 've got a little bit of stile , then you can not go wrong . |
| 3 | It makes sense in what I said earlier about if you can identify numbers that are very seldom chosen , because when those numbers do come up then you 're one of a small minority of winners and therefore your stake is larger . |
| 4 | Dr Neil had been busy with a small epidemic of low fever which had fortunately missed Vetch Street , and Matey had decided to do some summer cleaning , spring cleaning having been missed out , due to the deficiencies of Sally-Anne 's predecessor . |
| 5 | In his first independent act as king he established his authority on a sure foundation and revealed both a sound political judgement and a determination not to allow himself to be dependent upon a small group of powerful nobles . |
| 6 | It should work something like this : the sales clerk will be visible in a small window on the screen . |
| 7 | The compressibility of the solvent is equal to the molar volume of the solvent in solution , V 1 , and can be assumed to be unchanged over a small range of pressures , thus giving |
| 8 | What is appealing about the structure at Ichthus is the logic with which it is all applied : each Christian can be involved in a small group that can be healthy , supportive and can help the Christian to be involved in caring for the people immediately around where he lives . |
| 9 | There was general agreement among senior civil servants that the recording of sickness absence may be incomplete among a small proportion of participants in grade category 1 , but this was unlikely to occur in other categories . |
| 10 | Some strains may be responsible for a small percentage of non-gonococcal infections , but are often found in people who have neither symptoms nor any other evidence of urethritis . |
| 11 | Even in the more difficult case of an unrehearsed drill movement , the order given will be one of a small set of possible orders which fit into a structure made familiar to all concerned by training . |
| 12 | Hence fair play , one of the rules of which is that the eventual murderer shall be one of a small group , delimited in some way . |
| 13 | If you want to be more popular , be ready with a small prize for each child who has succeeded in doing |
| 14 | Now , this just might be true for a small minority of women of 5 ft 5 in. |
| 15 | Because the channel is in its low-affinity state , it may be positioned on the cGMP dose-response curve to be sensitive to a small decrease in free cGMP concentration , thus facilitating its closure . |
| 16 | Balconies are available for a small supplement . |
| 17 | ( The study 's Top-Line Findings are free from Ernst & Young , while the detailed reports are available for a small charge . ) |
| 18 | Admission to the gala on Mather Avenue , Allerton , is free and car parking facilities at a nearby junior school are available for a small charge . |
| 19 | TV and servicebars are available at a small charge . |
| 20 | The indoor swimming pool is free to hotel guests ; a sauna , whirlpool and steam bath are available at a small charge . |
| 21 | When the trial opened , Mrs Dyer was charged with the murder of little Edith Marmon , one of the only two bodies to be identified , the other being that of a small boy named Simonds . |
| 22 | He had telephoned Uncle Vernon before midnight to explain that Rose Lipman had insisted on Stella being present at a small celebration given by the Board of Governors . |
| 23 | To assist the food and beverage manager run the department , there are between four and six assistant managers who are involved in the many and varied aspects of management — from running a food expediting line in the galley through which 1200 entrées will pass in 30 minutes , to being responsible for a small reception for some VIPs . |
| 24 | From September 1981 the music course for professional performers has qualified for mandatory awards , the Welsh College of Music and Drama being one of a small number of specialist music centres in the UK to be so designated . |
| 25 | But if it is due to a small proportion of an impurity it can usually be dealt with by careful purification or by exposing the sample to the laser beam for some time ( a process called photo-bleaching ) . |
| 26 | As depicted in Fig.1.5 , however , it is possible for a small proportion of the flux to " leak " via unexcited stator teeth . |
| 27 | The sensation is similar to a small dose of amphetamine . |
| 28 | Search in this space is easy on a small computer , and is even practical manually . |
| 29 | It is one of the most popular butchers in the area and it is easy for a small child to slip out unnoticed . |
| 30 | It is unusual for a small town like Middleton to produce two successful bands at the same time , playing similar music , and it is instructive to compare their very differing outlooks and fortunes . |