Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She also found half a small loaf of brown bread . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It is not surprising that the Science and Engineering Research Council 's review committee found evidence for a low level of activity when they chose to compare such a small part of physics with the whole of chemistry or biology . |
| 4 | In fact , if deposits and notes and coin fall by an equal amount , then notes and coin will shrink as a proportion of total assets because notes and coin formed such a small proportion of assets to begin with . |
| 5 | I would have behaved in the same manner , but I would not have apologised to a man who had just given such a small sentence for the criminal act of killing two innocent victims . |
| 6 | Clearly , detecting the opening and closing of the points under static conditions will be somewhat problematic since most ohmmeters will not just be able to detect such a small change in resistance . |
| 7 | ‘ We think it 's pretty special ourselves — the land of beech trees , storks and marguerites — and you 've only seen such a small part of it . |
| 8 | I 'm agitated , ’ she said with a gentle smile as the tension mounted around what seemed such a small ring for two massive men . |
| 9 | I suspect that rather than looking north , the people of the north-east will look south and say , ’ Hang on , why are they only paying such a small amount in the midlands or south when people to the north of us , who are experiencing the full generosity of the Labour party 's form of government , are paying much more ? ’ |
| 10 | I 'm not sure whether , you see I think the management time issue is very related to this , but I think it 's a separate issue , it 's a major concern I 've got at the moment that there is , I mean I know everybody 's got their own arguments but there has been no time at ever in the future that anybody who goes back further than twenty years in the service can recall , where York has had such a small amount of management time as it 's |
| 11 | Because Saturn , Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn are now challenged by the Sun in Aries , you are urged to do your sums this April , read all the small print and then take the initiative over joint financial arrangements or business affairs . |
| 12 | As is so often the case with archaeological data , the smaller cemeteries present such a small sample as to make detailed conclusions of dubious value , and their small size may be misleading as more graves may await discovery . |
| 13 | Out of a total response of 1,397 , the following pattern of submissions emerged with regard to category of respondent : Employed solicitors were included in the ‘ other ’ category as they constituted such a small percentage of the total number of respondents . |
| 14 | In practice it is difficult to accurately measure such a small drop , and weight does fluctuate a little anyway from day to day . |
| 15 | It is just that there are so many of them concerned with skin colour , each one having such a small effect , that they seem to blend . |
| 16 | Well I had that with this little locum , but er , a South African , did n't feel a thing , mind you a lot of fillings came out thought just had to go back and have it put in again , but she drilled such a small whole that , that , the dentist I saw , another nice young man , cos my dentist had gone , she 's re-filled it , and going to be alright because her fillings out and it was a bit rough , they did n't sort of goes inwards sort of |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | For a nurse crop ½ kg. ( or at the most ¾ kg. plus ¼ kg. of turnips ) to the acre is ample ; it is not easy to broadcast such a small quantity by itself , but mixed with the grass seeds , it can be sown successfully by fiddle or seed barrow . |
| 19 | Whole group drama is best seen as an organisational strategy , a way of organising all the small group and individual work which takes place within a unifying fictional context . |
| 20 | Another lettuce then courgette never had so much but I really adore them in the Maybe that 's I have such a small treat you see That 's |
| 21 | ‘ We are always on a knife-edge with injuries because we have such a small squad , ’ said Griffiths . |