Example sentences of "small [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why , she asked , did n't they form a small subcommittee to inquire into the identity of this young author , and , when they had discovered it , they could report back to the rest of the members , and they could then discuss what action should be taken . |
| 2 | Suzie has lit the fire , and has set one small light to glow in the corner of the room . |
| 3 | SCOTVEC therefore welcomed the decision of SED to set up a small committee to look at the module/short course issues , particularly in the context of schools ' S3/4 stages . |
| 4 | One suitcase per person ( 30 ’ x 18 ’ x 10 ’ ) plus a small holdall to keep on the coach for overnight stops . |
| 5 | Since the mid-seventies , each Church of England diocese has had an individual or small group to cope with the victims of the occult . |
| 6 | Jeff had a small job to do on the boat . |
| 7 | It may be thought that this was a remarkably small price to pay for the opening up of our democratic processes to the public . |
| 8 | But that 's a small price to pay for the flexibility and ease of use that the Pocket Ethernet provides . |
| 9 | Considered objectively , they were an instrument of torture ; but the discomfort they caused was a small price to pay for the knowledge that Kate had persuaded him to buy them . |
| 10 | A kind word here and a Christmas turkey there is a small price to pay for the loyalty of one 's employees . |
| 11 | The imposition of a slightly lighter sentence in a few cases would seem to be a small price to pay for the conviction of more guilty offenders . |
| 12 | This uncertainty seems a small price to pay for the comfort of knowing that at least one of these effects must be a reality . |
| 13 | Thors was a small price to pay for the risks that Britain would be running by having American missiles deployed in her crowded islands . |
| 14 | He was n't blocking anything , and at the end of the alley was the street ; he 'd probably pick up a ticket between now and the time of the meeting , but that would be a small price to pay for the convenience of having less than a couple of hundred yards to drag her . |
| 15 | We might even feel that any financial loss is a small price to pay for the satisfaction which woodturning brings . |
| 16 | £2.95 is a small price to pay for the world 's greatest mag ! |
| 17 | The drumming began and Kalchu went to the shrine with his handful of husked rice , a red and a white strip of cotton cloth and a small bell to give to the god . |
| 18 | This programme may be successful in helping a small nation to emerge from the grip of imperialism even though under considerable economic domination ’ . |
| 19 | That was no small gain to set in the balance against the more obvious Erastianism of the new system . |
| 20 | I went to change money , then strolled down to the small port to talk to the boat owners about getting to Amantani . |
| 21 | At the same time it should be made clear that apart from false assumptions about matriculation , higher education should only have a small contribution to make to the range , standard and appositeness of 16+ and 18+ examination syllabuses and schemes of marking . |