Example sentences of "[adv] of a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cluster is made up of a small quadrilateral which is distinctive enough , and is very characteristic with × 20 . |
| 2 | However , a Nationalist motion calling for the setting up of a small committee to be responsible for housing allocations was rejected . |
| 3 | Yes it 's erm made up of a small proportion of the countries in the General , General Assembly , about five countries and seats on it erm basically the allies from the second world war erm and the other seats are changed around periodically between the nation , other nations . |
| 4 | Coalitions are temporary structures made up of a small group of individuals ( usually two ) sharing a common goal . |
| 5 | A panel made up of a small group of SCOTVEC 's senior committee members was brought together to sift through the many college 's nominees . |
| 6 | During the course of the civil war , the Long Parliament removed from the church all the innovations introduced by Charles and Laud during the 1630s , abolished episcopacy and the Elizabethan Prayer Book , and entrusted the task of devising a new church to the Westminster Assembly of Divines , a committee made up of a small number of MPs and peers , several representatives of parliament 's allies the Scots , and over 100 English churchmen . |
| 7 | From today 's disclosures , it would appear that the savings that would come from the setting up of a small number of large authorities will be less than was originally suggested . |
| 8 | In the six years since the Mulla Committee 's report , there has been a certain amount of further progress , including increases in the prison budget , some new instructions from the central government to the states , and the setting up of a small policy section within the Ministry of Home Affairs to consider the implementation of the recommendations . |
| 9 | Seven riders out of a small field of only 11 were Farnham Road Club members on the weekly ‘ 10 ’ last Saturday morning . |
| 10 | Of course if you want real STOL performance — to get in and out of a small lake or tightly winding river , perhaps — this is the machine for it . |
| 11 | Have you any idea how many thousands of pounds I have to pay in employer contributions each month for my employees — out of a small business with a small profit ? |
| 12 | On my last day there I was literally pushed out of a small news agent 's shop by a pair of youths for requesting a box of matches in English rather than in French ; I even tried my one and only French joke on them and said ‘ Quel fromage ! ’ but it got me nowhere — but out ! |
| 13 | It is difficult to suppose that a core team ( consisting typically of a small group of community mental handicap nurses and social workers ) operates at all like a 20-person team . |
| 14 | There is no buccal capsule , the mouth consisting simply of a small opening surrounded by three lips . |
| 15 | This produces a fundamental design limitation on the size to which an insect or crustacean can grow ( for all the ingenuity of fishermen , breeders and genetic engineers , with however enthusiastic support from Wheelers , Legal Seafoods or Hammer Films , a lobster the size even of a small dog is n't on ; it would implode under its own weight ) . |
| 16 | But he was conscious too of a small knot of apprehension in his stomach . |