Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Loveitt checked with the papers lying on his desk , allowing the small task to take longer than necessary , before asking sharply : ‘ If you know that , then you must have been there . |
| 2 | Trembling with relief , she bent quickly to add another log to the fire , using the small task to break the heavy silence . |
| 3 | I brewed a mug of tea using the small block of tea , milk and sugar , crushed into a mess tin of water and brought to the boil . |
| 4 | Dedicated to helping the small business , these packs are free , with the compliments of Barclays Bank . |
| 5 | Our major problem was that the authorities were late in finalising the small print . |
| 6 | The importance of the ‘ people factor ’ in bringing the small business sector 's share of the UK 's economic activity up to that of other advanced countries is a theme which the new Small Firms Minister , Tim Eggar , intends to pursue . |
| 7 | I pass through the small valley between the ruins , through a field where a group of women and children are shearing the small island sheep . |
| 8 | Emily nodded , disguising the small gesture from the watcher in the house . |
| 9 | But one main purpose , protecting the small investor , barely arises with debt securities . |
| 10 | She released the bottle with a thud , surveying the small disaster blankly . |
| 11 | Checking the small print — ensuring there are no loopholes in the agreement which could let landlords out of their obligations . |
| 12 | If I am painting a small picture which includes figures , I often start with no preliminary line but go straight in , blocking in the face and body , changing the colour as I go . |
| 13 | Last April he spent $25m purchasing a small chain of PC-training schools in America . |
| 14 | A mathematical system is distinguished by the fact that it seeks to derive a large number of very complex conclusions from a small number of primitive propositions , employing a small number of primitive ideas . |
| 15 | The first practice game for Brian Horton as manchester city manager was in the back garden of his woodstock home with twins matthew and lucy … some United fans are glad to see him go … sadly his passion for good football … his achievement of keeping a small club alfoat with little or no money has n't been given enough credit … he did the club proud … |
| 16 | The first practice game for Brian Horton as manchester city manager was in the back garden of his woodstock home with twins matthew and lucy … some United fans are glad to see him go … sadly his passion for good football … his achievement of keeping a small club alfoat with little or no money has n't been given enough credit … he did the club proud … |
| 17 | They responded by founding a small cryptology school at the University of Poznan . |
| 18 | Mr David Hunt , the Local Government Minister , tried this week to blunt some of the anger in the business world by announcing a small concession in arrangements to ease the rate 's introduction . |
| 19 | Membership is free ; we earn our living by deducting a small commission ( between 5% and 15% ) from any royalties we collect for you . |
| 20 | There is a new reception area and TV lounge adjoining a small bar . |
| 21 | Opening a small casket , he took out copies of letters sent by Queen Margaret in the year following her husband 's death . |
| 22 | He is thinking of opening a small shop . |
| 23 | Six years he opening a small foundry at the back . |
| 24 | FOR over two years now Technology Branch Services ( now part of the Customer Service Management team ) have been surveying a small number of branches each month to get input from staff on their perception of the levels of service on the 4700 Back Office system . |
| 25 | Only the carpet of snow relieved its drabness , and that was being rolled up by a man driving a small tractor with a scoop on the front . |
| 26 | Police say two crews of men carried out the work and are seeking two men in their 50s driving a red transit van and three men in their 30s driving a small van . |
| 27 | But , even as he spoke , two black-robed monks driving a small donkey-cart crested the hill ahead of them . |
| 28 | Upon learning that these deaf people had no place to go to , or even to worship , Mr. Patterson held a meeting at which the above Association was formed , and enough money was raised to purchase a plot of land at Grosvenor Street where a social meeting place incorporating a small chapel was built . |
| 29 | The ‘ keys ’ or trigger features required to ‘ unlock ’ these two types of cell are rather simple — it is just a matter of applying a small stimulus in the right place , and giving it the correct sign , an increase for one and a decrease for the other . |
| 30 | Broadman was browbeating the small troll who swept the bar when the trio walked past him . |