Example sentences of "[was/were] a small [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sore knees were a small part of her penance . |
| 2 | Jews were a small proportion of the population . |
| 3 | Lined up , and obviously well serviced , were a small tractor , a ride-on lawn-mower , a small white Citroën AX with French number plates ( presumably to impress the odd Frog estate agent ) and , at the end of the line , a blue Shogun four-wheel with metallic paint job . |
| 4 | Those forty-eight hours were a small opening shot in the game of chance and challenge he played with his stamina over the next thirty years . |
| 5 | Another extremely brave little boy in the front row spoke up and said , ‘ But surely you were a small person once , Miss Trunchbull , were n't you ? ’ |
| 6 | There were a small minority of property-holders who could retire on their revenues , at a time of their choosing . |
| 7 | Georgians , however , accounted for by far the largest share of the population of the Abkhaz republic ( Abkhazians themselves were a small minority ) , and they were resolutely opposed to any diminution of their links with their own republic , holding rival demonstrations within Abkhazia and within Georgia to make their position clear . |
| 8 | Then the Sheikh went over to his Youngest Son , spoke a word of blessing and lifted that tall boy in his arms as though he were a small child . |
| 9 | Er can you remember when you were a small child erm what sort of things you did at playtime at school ? |
| 10 | His coat fronts were pulled about her while he nursed her as though she were a small child . |
| 11 | Occasionally , in the onrush of pursuit , he gave commitments that were later regretted , but these were a small price to pay . |
| 12 | " Oh , David , " she said pushing him away as if he were a small boy , which indeed he seemed . |
| 13 | In truth , all that can be said is that , in both the Free Presbyterian Church and in the UPV , there were a small number of people ( none of whom were figures of any stature in the Church ) who were prepared to abet others in the commission of crimes to further the aims which the vast majority of people in the Church and UPV wished to see promoted by less violent means . |
| 14 | In addition there were a small number of semi-structured interviews in each area with social workers . |
| 15 | WE WERE a small group : Soeriaatmadja , the head of Indonesia 's Elephant Task Force , Graham Child , the director of Zimbabwe 's National Park Service , Iain Douglas-Hamilton , who has spent many years observing elephants in East Africa , and me . |
| 16 | We were a small group and could get to know and help each child individually . |
| 17 | Around this entrance were a small group of tinkers and pedlars selling brightly coloured ribbons , gloves , plums and green apples . |
| 18 | ‘ But they were a small club and it was hard work . |
| 19 | First there was a small elephant and it had the natural financial goal painted on its side , then along came a bigger elephant with a bigger number , and then a huge elephant with a huge number , and he said , ‘ Go for it ! |
| 20 | That was a small percentage which mounted up as Wooler became one of the most successful EASE centres . |
| 21 | Away to the left was a small encampment of black nomad tents , their side flaps hoisted to catch the afternoon breezes . |
| 22 | I realise now that this is how I wanted things to be when I was a small girl and came home from school . |
| 23 | Etty was a small girl , round-faced and fresh-complexioned . |
| 24 | In her Souvenirs intimes Caroline recalls her uncle 's return from Egypt when she was a small girl : he arrives home unexpectedly one evening , wakes her , picks her up out of bed , bursts out laughing because her nightdress extends far below her feet , and plants great kisses on her cheeks . |
| 25 | Eva remembers enjoying the music and playing the tambourine from when she was a small girl . |
| 26 | He too was Australian and had watched Eva 's progress since she was a small girl . |
| 27 | I made it years and years ago , when Carrie was a small girl . |
| 28 | At the base of the slope immediately below the tower was a small lake . |
| 29 | Wimpey was a small stone masons and road building firm until acquired in 1919 by an ex-army major with the support of his quarrying merchant father . |
| 30 | It was clearly a spot height — in fact there was a small stone to mark it , but it was almost hidden in rough grass and gorse , and Maggie really did n't want to know how far they had climbed . |