Example sentences of "[noun pl] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Luce strolled past one of the restaurants a small table became free . |
| 2 | Out of her mating with their books a small book of her own would be born . |
| 3 | Since retiring in 1973 , I have been able to continue my early morning devotion , from which has emerged every six months a small book of personal prayers or musings about prayer . |
| 4 | Each cradles a small gun in his fist . |
| 5 | In his place came Ossie Ardilles a small man with big ideas . |
| 6 | Sails without full length battens are frequently called ‘ soft ’ sails , ideally you will need two sails since when you start to sail in strong winds a small sail will be far easier to use . |
| 7 | The last-minute outbidding by opportunist builders is costing ordinary buyers a small fortune in lost fees . |
| 8 | Iraqis traditionally offer guests a small glass of very hot tea and drink it three or four times a day themselves . |
| 9 | Some recent experiments carried out by Corey Goodman in Stanford , California and his colleagues suggest that in insects a small group of pioneer cells may provide a labelled ‘ streetmap ’ along which the developing neurons can navigate by using a simple set of directions to locate their specific targets . |
| 10 | On the other hand , it would costs a small fortune to equip yourself with a full set of stainless steel tools , although these are best if you can afford them . |
| 11 | In fact , ‘ public notice ’ comprised for many years a small insertion in the classified advertisement section of two national daily papers and one local paper , jammed between husbands who were no longer responsible for their wives ' debts and the liquidation of bankrupt companies . |
| 12 | For 20 years a small oil industry based on South Georgia elephant seals , which ended when commercial whaling from the island ceased in 1963 , was also well managed on sound biological principles . |
| 13 | From the inter-war years a small number of tennis professionals played tournaments in the United States . |
| 14 | Over the years a small number of programmes have come from lesbians and gay men : the Scottish Minorities Group 's ‘ Glad To Be Gay ’ in 1976 , and coverage of the Clause 28 debate . |
| 15 | Within the last few years a small piece of wall has been restored and recapped to preserve the last few remains . |
| 16 | Almost alone among its peers , Britain will see over the next 20 years a small decline in its old-age dependency ratio ( the number of people aged over 65 as a proportion of the working population ) . |
| 17 | As with other partnership programmes a small team has been assembled to oversee the Teacher Placement Service in Mid Glamorgan . |
| 18 | In the corner of one of the courts a small figure of Queen Nefertari is depicted standing by the feet of a colossus . |
| 19 | These fellowships give Germany 's most promising young researchers a small salary to pursue their own research . |
| 20 | Finally we are shown , among other things a small display of Celtic tokens , rather than coins or mites , which seem to have taken their inspiration from the gold stater hence status symbol ? of Philip 11 of Macedon ( 382–358 BC ) . |
| 21 | But for the time being it gives Japanese firms a small advantage . |
| 22 | The most common situation associated with contracts by sample is where the seller abstracts a small quantity from a larger bulk , or where the buyer is sent a small representative quantity in advance . |
| 23 | During peak periods of departures of chartered aircraft to Mediterranean destinations a small team of sessional workers was in the lounge . |
| 24 | Many mothers prefer to give children a small packet of raisins as a snack rather than a chocolate bar . |
| 25 | One way of conceiving of this is that in any period there are in some islands a greater than average number of demanders , and in others a smaller number than average . |
| 26 | Chapter 9 , however , relates to the special features within a markedly different environment of industrial relations in Third World , developing countries , where not only is the state the largest single employer and the number of wage-earners a small part of the economically active population , but in addition the trade unions perform a dual role . |
| 27 | ‘ Charge all students a small sum of money each year to cover the paper they use . ’ |
| 28 | On many occasions a small group of children will be playing with cars , either running them down an incline ( a plank resting on a block ) or pushing them up . |
| 29 | After the one-day strikes a small number of pits in the Donbass and Kuzbass had remained on indefinite strike , but in the course of March the action had snowballed , especially after the breakdown on March 9 of talks between strike committee leaders and government representatives in Moscow and Kiev . |
| 30 | An opening will need to be cut in the brickwork for fully recessed types , and on larger types a small lintel may be needed to bridge the opening . |