Example sentences of "on a small " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A bit of blackmailing on a small scale . ’ |
| 2 | On a small site it is important to think about the conditions and to consider what is the best way of turning to make use of a longer run on the airfield , or to avoid having to dodge obstructions . |
| 3 | Often , on a small field the most critical situation will be a ‘ stop-go ’ launch . |
| 4 | Here , on a small island of some 2,000 or so souls , pocketed by the encircling hills around its charming port , was the ideal place for him to gather his thoughts and address himself more seriously than he had been able to do in busy Montreal , grim London or frenetic New York . |
| 5 | At the same time , at the level of practical pedagogy , there is a counter-tendency in the study of the national canon to concentrate more and more on a small and diminishing number of texts . |
| 6 | It stands on a small hill , higher than the other villas , with a private approach road and a large balcony looking out to sea . |
| 7 | Play Me Something ( 15 ) is set on a small Hebridean island where a group of passengers await their plane . |
| 8 | McCall was happiest working on a small intimate scale , dealing with the domestic interior and the urban scene . |
| 9 | For a similar play on a small local station the payment will be less . |
| 10 | The paralleling of Sweeney and the Cyclops here does on a small scale the work of the anthropologists ' comparative method , ‘ to make manifest the similarities and identities underlying the customs of races very remote in every way from each other ’ , though both are part of the ‘ mind of Europe ’ . |
| 11 | On a small scale , this shift mirrors that in Eliot 's poetry from ‘ vegetation ceremonies ’ to the Christian rituals of Ash-Wednesday . |
| 12 | And when they were over the blue Aegean sea , many miles from Antioch , he circled widely , descended , and alighted on a small mountainous island , on soft green grass beside a grove of apple trees . |
| 13 | My first sight of a Lofoten fishing port was on a small island off Svolvær . |
| 14 | Snappy , short news sequences certainly helped promote some of the big names but this was on a small scale in comparison with the United States where a few outstanding sportsmen became Hollywood stars . |
| 15 | Existing on a small pension , Doris ca n't afford a fridge and has to buy fresh food nearly every day . |
| 16 | Blue Ridge base … on a small patch of land owned by a member of the miners ' union , 40,000 people have called to offer their solidarity since last spring . |
| 17 | ‘ BY DAYLIGHT , the bower of Oak 's newfound mistress Bathsheba Everdene presented itself as a hoary building of the Jacobean stage of Classical Renaissance as regards its architecture , and of a proportion which tells at a glance that , as is frequently the case , it has once been the manorial hall on a small estate … |
| 18 | Up a steep and winding lane , on a small brow beside the church , is Widcombe Manor , which must be one of the very finest small houses in the country . |
| 19 | YOU CAN see the ninety feet high Victorian church spire of St Michael ( extreme right ) a mile away on a small hill , below which lies the unassuming village of Sutton . |
| 20 | St Marie 's is built on a small plateau above the wide Avon , and on alder-strewn , willowy meadow land , but in a somewhat awkward position . |
| 21 | Farmhouse English Cheeses p92/ Mainly produced on a small scale , often from the milk of the cheesemaker 's own herd . |
| 22 | Working from a base in Northland , New Zealand , Doak spends long hours at sea on a small catamaran , inviting close encounters with dolphins . |
| 23 | Although it is quite lumpy on a small scale , with matter gathered in planets and stars and emptiness in between , on larger scales the matter is surprisingly evenly spread . |
| 24 | In short , it does on a small scale what America wants the World Bank to do on a bigger scale . |
| 25 | Lacrosse can focus on a small area and resolve details down to perhaps a metre , or sacrifice clarity to cover a larger area . |
| 26 | Mrs Wright lifted a vase of flowers that was on a small table by the door so that she could see how much water was in . |
| 27 | However , a branch of statistics called ‘ sampling theory ’ can be applied , which will allow conclusions about the entire collection to be inferred ( to within a known degree of certainty ) by checking on a small percentage of it . |
| 28 | In principle , genetic engineering increases the diversity of species , but there is a very real danger that big business could concentrate promotional muscle on a small number of successful lines . |
| 29 | That 's less than half the weekly rent on a small flat in enterprise zones such as south London 's Balham or north London 's Wembley . |
| 30 | He has confidence in his own ability and judgement , having climbed from humble beginnings on a small farm in County Sligo , in the west of Ireland , to a £100,000 a year job among the top decision makers in Brussels . |