Example sentences of "making a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darts and snakes and ladders championships organised a bit like the ‘ world cup ’ ensures everyone of more than one game and can be a pleasant way of making a small profit . |
| 2 | He was making a small fortune with his spectacular ballets which toured the whole year round . |
| 3 | The entrance has been filled with stones , but I can see a sunken area inside making a small arena , in the centre of which there 's a red stone three feet high the shape of a cotton reel and , in a round black patch , evidence of a fire . |
| 4 | The length of the adjusted pack was enough to cater for my unusually long back and after making a small adjustment to the shoulder strap attachment plates which can be swivelled to close or widen the gap between them at the neck , I had a very good fit . |
| 5 | I 'm just making a small correction . |
| 6 | It involves making a small incision in the cornea and ‘ threading ’ a clear plastic ring through the deeper tissue layers . |
| 7 | It involves making a small incision in the cornea and ‘ threading ’ a clear plastic ring through the deeper tissue layers . |
| 8 | Ten minutes before the end of the cooking time , open the foil covering the chicken to allow the skin to brown , while you are making a small quantity of ( packet ) bread sauce in a small saucepan , and heating the tinned peas in another . |
| 9 | With the spring thaw , or when the rains fell heavily in the Ta Pa Shan , the well would overflow , making a small marsh of the ground to the south-west of it . |
| 10 | Emma looked into her mother 's face , and then making a small movement with her head before turning away and , gazing through the windscreen , she said , ‘ I 'm … |
| 11 | More bangs from the rear of the house , the door through to the kitchen slammed back against the wall , the room filled with soldiers , and in the wrecked doorway a tall , slim officer was making a small ceremony of ushering in a man with long grey hair and a black coat . |
| 12 | Hannele , making a small face , decided to accept it . |
| 13 | This means making a small number of bytes do the work of many . |
| 14 | The dioecious Xerospermum noronhianum ( ‘ X intermedium' , Sapindaceae ) in West Malaysia has a prolonged sequential development of flowers on each inflorescence as well as the sequential development of the inflorescences themselves , making a small number of flowers available at any one time but ensuring economy by not producing excess flowers within a short period ( these would not be pollinated owing to the low density of pollinators ) . |
| 15 | Marguerite surprised her by nodding wryly and making a small grimace . |