Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [conj] [art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It should be noted at this point that the small number of boys who become anorexic ( 14 per cent as compared to 86 per cent girls of the patients studied by Bruch ) do so before they reach puberty and do not develop sexually until after they have recovered . |
2 | Clipped onto his harness were a couple of screw-gate crabs , some RPs and a small camming-device — just the rack required for an overhanging fist jam crack . |
3 | However , Jenny explained that there were few feminists and a small number of women teachers who were involved in equal opportunities work , with the result that they were rarely treated seriously ( cf Joyce , 1987 ) . |
4 | The new funds will be used to improve transport , including the purchase of two more aircraft and a small trawler and building a hard runway at the British Rothera base on the Graham Land Peninsula . |
5 | With runways congested , a jumbo-jumbo might make more sense than a small jet . |
6 | She deposited the tray on the desk , then took her own tea and a small piece of cake back to her former post , slotted a new tape into the machine for the next instalment of the story and settled down to enjoy the rest of the afternoon in peace . |
7 | But it 's in the small firms where the growth is and it 's usually hard to get people on any courses that a small company . |