Example sentences of "[det] a small [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Due to this a small adjustment , downwards , in the price occurs , to compensate for the dealer being short of funds . |
| 2 | Half a small face , topped with muddy brown hair and masked with thick metal-rimmed glasses , jutted out from behind Mrs Trotter 's mammoth hip . |
| 3 | She also found half a small loaf of brown bread . |
| 4 | The Sunday evening buffet is not to be missed , with a fish course of half a small lobster and a whole dressed crab , followed by a carvery with every kind of meat from beef to venison , and fresh poached salmon with crisp salads . |
| 5 | On some a small figure , seen from a distance , almost dancing across the platform at the back of the bucking hoverspeeder , spraying arcs of laser light that burst into explosions along the top of the perimeter wall , pausing only to hurl grenades that widened the hot smoking breach in the stonework . |
| 6 | On one concert bandstand a quintet played classical music , on another a small jazz band enlivened the air , to the delight of the small groups of people who stood listening . |
| 7 | ‘ We are always on a knife-edge with injuries because we have such a small squad , ’ said Griffiths . |
| 8 | Does my hon. Friend feel that justice could possibly be done to the coal reserves in that pit with such a small squad ? |
| 9 | For such a small person , he had a very solemn and penetrating look . |
| 10 | Living in close proximity in such a small cottage may have caused difficulties ; one gathers that Coleridge 's domestic arrangements included benevolent toleration of mice , whom he had not the heart to kill . |
| 11 | I have heard of considerably larger numbers being taken by other people but when I hear such tales I am inclined to wonder how it is that so many can become so jammed together without suffocating in such a small hole . |
| 12 | On the negative side , the small shareholder may find himself scaled down to such a small stake that a sizeable portion of profits would be wiped off by share-dealing costs . |
| 13 | To read in such a small bar code successfully requires a very high degree of resolution . |
| 14 | Everything was on such a small scale ! |
| 15 | Treaty on the free movement of persons cover only the pursuit of effective and genuine activities , to the exclusion of activities on such a small scale as to be regarded as purely marginal and ancillary . |
| 16 | My father had an atlas which had been published in the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , but this was on such a small scale that it was virtually useless . |
| 17 | Most of these businesses were on such a small scale that over a half of them built no more than six houses during these three years and nearly three-quarters built no more than twelve ; the bankruptcy rate was high . |
| 18 | Lord George did not long remain in command of such a small vessel , however , and no sooner did he attain a more substantial command than the Duke of Montrose sent orders for the sons of the lairds of Auchenbowie and Balfunning to be sent to London with a view to joining Lord George . |
| 19 | It was quite unheard of in the Army for such a small unit to have its own self-designed insignia , but some months later Stirling , quite undismayed , wore his cap badge on parade when General Auchinleck came to inspect them at Kabrit . |
| 20 | The disadvantage of using these troops in this way is that they are very expensive , and it 's easy to lose such a small unit to a hit from a war machine or good archery . |
| 21 | To obtain the best possible tone and depth from such a small driver and cab , Trace 's engineers spent three months researching various designs of enclosure , eventually settling on a kind of reverse flare , with the inner front panel of the cabinet curving in on each side to channel the sound of the rear mounted speaker through a central , vertical slot , 11″ ( 28.5cm ) high x 1″ ( 3.5cm ) wide . |
| 22 | It is important also not to pretend that library censorship is such a small problem that it can be safely ignored . |
| 23 | ‘ It might be better though , my lady , if you were not to wander the open Dale with such a small escort . |
| 24 | The Alliance wanted television yet feared that it would be damaging to them , as Alliance MPs are allowed such a small share of parliamentary time . |
| 25 | I was very impressed by the volume and depth of sound from such a small cab , and although there 's not the power to cover a very large stage , I found there was no great loss in tone when standing to the side of the amp — a problem with some larger rigs . |
| 26 | There were many names for such a small village , and the old man remembered most of them from his childhood . |
| 27 | We did not expect anything like this could happen in such a small village like Littleover . |
| 28 | My waist was so small , they said they had never seen anyone with such a small waist . |
| 29 | In such a small country it is up to the Government to take a strong stand against unsuitable developments . |
| 30 | In such a small country as the United Kingdom , there are striking variations , impossible to explain or justify in terms of need . |