Example sentences of "and [verb] in a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This contained not only 110 unmounted intaglios , but also 17 more set in silver rings which formed part of a collection of 89 such rings ; all of them , together with other items of silver jewellery , bars of silver , scraps of gold and two implements , were enclosed and hidden in a small pot . |
| 2 | Eileen remembers Selina as a bubbly girl who helped to scrub the floors of the tourist office , made her own clothes and lived in a small cottage . |
| 3 | Ackroyd enjoyed a quiet bachelor life and lived in a small house by the crossing . |
| 4 | To burst it now would be to risk the messiness of it re-grouping , possibly cloning itself across the infected area and returning in a small battalion . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , break up the remaining plain dark chocolate for coating and place in a small bowl with the cream . |
| 6 | Gently melt the butter and syrup in a small pan . |
| 7 | Now , after living in a large house at Cape Cod on the east coast of America for 35 years , she has returned to England and settled in a small village in Berkshire . |
| 8 | Sixty-six years of age and unmarried , John lived in Dailly and worked in a small coal mine called Kilgrammie , on Bargany estate . |
| 9 | You should be an experienced dinghy sailor ( regularly sails with inexperienced crews ) who has also spend at least six days living and sailing in a small sailing cruiser . |
| 10 | You can either be very timid and start in a small way , building it up gradually and expecting to make a profit in the first year . |
| 11 | Wash the cells three times and leave in a small volume of PBS . |
| 12 | Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge , and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area . |
| 13 | It was , he felt , one of the advantages of living and working in a small town . |
| 14 | For the three weeks of rehearsals before the production opened in Edinburgh , he moved out of his Wimbledon home and stayed in a small hotel room , away from his wife and children . |
| 15 | He crossed the corridor in two strides and sat in a small room that was used for counselling or small case conferences , leaving the door open and flipping impatiently through the file . |