Example sentences of "could [be] [verb] [prep] a small " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chain , which was introduced in 1811 , could be stowed in a small damp locker and so it can almost be said that chain cleared the space needed below for engines and coal bunkers . |
| 2 | While the new Bermuda tanks from Tahiti Aquariums could be filtered with a small foam filter , this undergravel system will do a neater job . |
| 3 | ft , or the same floor space could be obtained on a smaller part of the site by building higher , and so releasing land for car parking and other uses . |
| 4 | The cost of operating the exchange could be covered by a small transfer charge , based perhaps on a ‘ height × distance from the road ’ basis . |
| 5 | Invented in the late 18th century , it made possible large schools with a wide range of age and ability , that could be run by a small complement of teachers . |
| 6 | When it was first recognised that the atom could be likened to a small solar system in which the electron planets orbited a nuclear sun , theorists were Puzzled as to why the electrons in their tightly curved orbits did not radiate their energy away and spiral into the nucleus as predicted by classical , that is pre-quantum , theory . |
| 7 | But it was precisely the kind of initiative which could be expected from a small , isolated and frustrated group of political activists . |