Example sentences of "[prep] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pearson ran on 15 to 860p , News International added 10 to 395p and Reed International rose 9 to 588p , while United Newspapers ended 4 higher at 404p after a small share placing . |
| 2 | In August 1828 , after a small exchange of fire , Monteiro landed with a thousand troops under Colonel José António de Azevedo Lemos . |
| 3 | " He 's not pleased , " Jenny said after a small pause . |
| 4 | James denied it categorically , but the fact is that after a small part of another season in Walter Wolf 's car , Master James gave up the sport with relief . |
| 5 | Stockton fire fighters swilled away a quantity of diesel after a small spillage in Portrack Lane , yesterday morning . |
| 6 | After a small platform the upper , much easier , arête can be savoured . |
| 7 | The Heys who were born , married and died in Thurlstone township within Penistone parish , were indexed under Wortley registration district , which was named after a small village 6 miles away . |
| 8 | After a small glass of Cyprus sherry , Greg took his leave , amid pressing invitations to come back any time in the future when he felt like a chat . |
| 9 | This is why the responsibility of ( say ) looking after a small brother or sister is so valuable in enhancing the social awareness and maturity of the older boy or girl who is doing the substitute parenting . |
| 10 | In the third case , one teacher took responsibility for the majority , while the other looked after a small group , or even an individual . |
| 11 | Researchers are re-assessing the benefits of re-introducing species to the wild after a small group of golden lion tamarins were found to be carrying an infectious disease which could , in the worst case , have led to the devastation of vulnerable species . |
| 12 | Fidelity , for instance , has cut its initial fee while increasing penalties for cashing in your holding after a small number of years . |
| 13 | After a small riot over a beaded evening bag ( ‘ But darling , it belonged to your lovely mother , rest her soul ! |
| 14 | While Bayfield said he was disappointed with the results , he was pleased to see the London W company returning to profit after a small loss in the first half . |
| 15 | Then she said after a small silence , ‘ Alex 's flat is too minute for two . ’ |
| 16 | I 've lived on Skomer for six years now and before that I looked after a smaller seabird reserve on St Margaret 's Island . |
| 17 | Beyond Pilsley and close to the Eastern Region Border , the GC crossed over Locko Lane by way of a small viaduct . |
| 18 | While other local newspapers produced exaggerated and error-ridden coverage of a small North Carolina riot , the Journal was careful to define the precise location of the riot , and reassure its readers that most of the city remained unaffected . |
| 19 | They rode through the wicket gate of the church , following the pathway which snaked between the trees and overgrown graves to the Norman church which stood on the brow of a small hillock . |
| 20 | The company receives a royalty , which consists of a small percentage of turnover , and in return the retailer gains free national advertising , plus the support and guidance of the big company if he runs into difficulties . |
| 21 | The days of a small grease-coated , wall-mounted fan hopefully are numbered , although the sheer number in use preclude their quick disappearance . |
| 22 | The twin bedrooms have the benefit of a small balcony with lovely views to the coast . |
| 23 | With the aid of a small capital thus amassed , he became first a pedlar in Lincolnshire , then a traveller — but it seems to sit on the surface of his story that the motive for his wider travels was not so much the search for gain as the love of travel itself , and the urge to pilgrimage . |
| 24 | In the event , they entrusted Alexander Mackendrick with a colourful story , Sammy Going South ( 1963 , A Boy Ten Feet Tall in US ) , about the journey of a small boy , orphaned by an air-raid on his Port Said home , who crosses Africa on his own to find relatives in the south . |
| 25 | Recommended as best of the classy kids ' shows : The Red Balloon , Albert Lamorisse 's Fifties French fable of a small boy and his big red friend , adapted and stylishly staged by Anthony Clark at Contact Theatre in Manchester for primary school age . |
| 26 | I tell them that I have the heart of a small boy and I keep it in a jar on my desk ’ |
| 27 | A Strange and Sublime Address by Amit Chaudhuri ( Minerva , £4.99 ) — This languid novella paints an enchanting portrait of a prosperous Calcutta family as seen through the eyes of a small boy . |
| 28 | When the trial opened , Mrs Dyer was charged with the murder of little Edith Marmon , one of the only two bodies to be identified , the other being that of a small boy named Simonds . |
| 29 | 42 Bust of a small boy , an initiate in the cult of the Egyptian god Serapis. 2nd century AD . |
| 30 | On a visit to the Chateau de Chavigny to inspect that year 's vintage , he caught sight of a small boy , playing in the gardens of one of the estate cottages . |