Example sentences of "[vb past] with a small " in BNC.
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| 1 | He trained with a small firm in Cardiff . |
| 2 | He trained with a small firm in Mansfield . |
| 3 | Of course , Julius is very Taurean , ’ she added with a small sigh , ‘ but if you 're clever enough — and love him enough — you should be able to handle him . ’ |
| 4 | a sort of kit that came with a small bone |
| 5 | By four o'clock in the morning , when Alice Mair woke with a small despairing cry from her nightmare , the wind was rising . |
| 6 | Just another unanswered question , she acknowledged with a small sigh , as she re-wrapped it . |
| 7 | ‘ I wish he 'd come home , ’ Cissie replied with a small sigh . |
| 8 | ‘ No , not Suzie , ’ she agreed with a small humourless smile . |
| 9 | ‘ No , ’ Ellie agreed with a small smile . |
| 10 | To that , also , the King had given a great part of his attention , but when , late in the spring , word came of the sighting of ships from Normandy in the Clyde , he left his wife and household at Perth , where they had stayed a full week , and rode with a small retinue westwards to meet them . |
| 11 | ‘ They 're so sweet and amusing , but … well , they 're also pretty exhausting , too , ’ she admitted with a small sigh . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ she confessed with a small inadequate sigh as she turned to look at him . |
| 13 | Nick Wright of the Photo Co-op also took four or five groups around the exhibition , and some 400 Education Packs were sent to schools around the country , explaining what Magnum is , how it started with a small band of six , and how it has now grown to over a hundred , with offices in New York , Paris and London . |
| 14 | And say what you like , she thought with a small , private smile , it was a cold old night for the animals . |
| 15 | His parents had been right , she thought with a small sigh . |
| 16 | Almost as though , Shiona thought with a small shudder , she was mentally totting up the value of the contents of the room . |
| 17 | He was closer than he thought , Shiona thought with a small shiver . |
| 18 | ‘ Daddy would n't hear of having his breakfast in bed , ’ she said with a small engaging laugh . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's an easy enough error to have made , ’ I said with a small smile . |
| 20 | ‘ For God 's sake , Peter , ’ she said with a small and surprising explosion of irritation , ‘ why do n't you let yourself go for once ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ This really is n't a good idea , ’ she said with a small gulp . |
| 22 | However , once the first contingent of Marines arrived under President Johnson 's orders in 1965 , Hollywood responded with a small number of hastily-made low-budget second-features depicting this new war . |
| 23 | A portion of instant potato ( the type with added vitamin C ) creamed with a small knob of Flora margarine and salt and black pepper . |
| 24 | He sat with a small radar screen in front of him , writing up the small strips that are used by controllers all over the world , strips that have all the different aircraft information on them . |