Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event , the task was so large that a small group would not have been able to cope with it alone . |
| 2 | This is especially true if a small area only has been tessellated . |
| 3 | Indeed , it is more likely that a small child will attempt to command an adult than the other way around . |
| 4 | This can be done successfully , but requires a tank large enough to provide open habitat for the other fish ( as well as the rocks for the Mbuna ) and that the Mbuna do not outnumber the others — Mbuna are far more boisterous and a small number of Aulonacaras in a predominantly Mbuna tank tend to be scared all the time , even though rarely actually attacked . |
| 5 | The creature that lay before us was as large as a small lion . |
| 6 | His outbursts of bilious misogyny are about as shocking as a small boy shouting ‘ Bum ! ’ |
| 7 | This raises a lump which may become as big as a small orange . |
| 8 | It was as wide as a small room , but there were bulky pieces of old furniture against the walls between the doors , and Anne was forced to squeeze through a narrow and irregular middle path . |