Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] [art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could buy yourself a small luxury each week as a symbolic message to your subconscious , so that it begins to attract money into your life . |
| 2 | We each filled ourselves a small glass of vodka , and he said , ‘ George Dionisovich , I will try to help you for your kind heart and for your kind deeds ’ . |
| 3 | Over the years he had not only made himself a small fortune , but in the process gained something of a respectable reputation . |
| 4 | Briant allowed himself a small sigh of irritation . |
| 5 | He slammed the phone down and allowed himself a small smile . |
| 6 | Luke allowed himself a small smile then gave a brief nod in Merrill 's direction . |
| 7 | Doogie allowed himself a small smile of satisfaction as Shifty-Eyes hit the road , then he turned and grabbed Pointy-Beard 's tie . |
| 8 | Carrying the telephone with him , he walked into the kitchen and poured himself a small whisky . |
| 9 | She took the men 's cheers as somehow directed at herself , at her person , not at the food alone , but unlike the chorus that might greet the appearance of some women of the town , they did not place her in danger , and she allowed herself a small smile in acknowledgement , and came forward to set the dish down . |
| 10 | She allowed herself a small smile . |
| 11 | She allowed herself a small smile . |
| 12 | She allowed herself a small smile , mostly because he 'd accepted her medical opinion but still had n't guessed she was a doctor . |
| 13 | As he pulled back the perspex canopy he permitted himself a small smile at Stallen , whom he knew . |
| 14 | Perhaps we could allow ourselves a small sherry before dinner just for a change . |
| 15 | She realised at once that he could be forgiven if he reminded her that she had n't been too sugary herself during that phone call : but he did nothing of the kind , though he did allow himself a small smirk before all trace of a smile went from him . |
| 16 | D'Arcy stood back from the patient and lit himself a small cigar . |
| 17 | He had married several times , bought himself a small harem of slave girls , and gained a reputation as a traveller and a teller of interesting tales . |
| 18 | It got to be hard to handle , so she bought herself a small file box and some packages of 2 × 3 cards . |
| 19 | Surely , when the King is in possession , you will allow yourself a small trip to Venice ? |
| 20 | There was a time when she was interested in their politics , their science , their inventions , when she considered herself a small part of the great adventure , until one day the feeling was born in her that she did not belong among them . |