Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and a small " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small businesses are considered risky investments and a small organisation 's borrowing capability might be limited . |
| 2 | Apart from an influx of long-awaited sliding-door stock for inner suburban units and a small batch of unpopular Weymouth-Waterloo stocks , the headlines for the Southern Region 's vast DC electric fleet were disappointingly dull . |
| 3 | It also has three heated public glasshouses and a small propagation unit which concentrates mainly but not exclusively on bringing on plants for amenity planting . |
| 4 | On my final day at Berkeley , my fourth-form pupils presented me with some flowers and a small mounted copy of Claude Lorrain 's ‘ Hagar and the Angel ’ . |
| 5 | However , Jenny explained that there were few feminists and a small number of women teachers who were involved in equal opportunities work , with the result that they were rarely treated seriously ( cf Joyce , 1987 ) . |
| 6 | It was the monsoon settlement of some other village — five or six huts and a small area of once-ploughed land , enclosed by a tumbledown stone wall . |
| 7 | medium fries and a small Diet Coke |
| 8 | It has relatively large eyes and a small mouth , with small sharp teeth on both upper and lower jaws . |
| 9 | If they were , the world would simply be divided into a majority of believing Christians and a small handful of people who were either too stupid or too wicked to accept something which was obvious and clear-cut . |
| 10 | Benjamin , however , squeezed me by the wrist and I followed him , taking some consolation in the fact that I had hidden two knives , three spoons and a small silver plate used for sweetmeats inside my jerkin . |
| 11 | The men said they had survived by eating seabirds , fish and seaweed , in addition to a limited supply of stores , which included apples and kiwi fruit , mouldy rice , tinned soft drinks and a small amount of fresh water . |
| 12 | The rest of the room was sparsely decorated and had only two wooden-backed chairs and a small steel-legged table . |
| 13 | Three men in black overcoats and dark glasses were fussing around the long cars and a small crowd had gathered to weep and wonder . |
| 14 | Shape two long ears and a small bob-tail and position on . |
| 15 | She was fair and rather birdlike , with brilliant eyes and a small wistful mouth . |
| 16 | The Park is a large area of open country with rocky outcrops , ancient buildings and a small river . |
| 17 | Given reasonable precautions and a small amount of money , cholera can be effectively fought . |
| 18 | A collection of thin yellowing bones and a small leather collar . |
| 19 | Only after the entry of the skeleton-forming cells do the group of cells that will form the gut begin to pulsate on their inner surfaces and a small inward indentation of the wall occurs . |
| 20 | With Leoncico snapping genially at his heels , with a force of 190 Spaniards and with several hundred more local guides and porters embarked on a fleet of nine canoes and a small ship named the Chapinera , Balboa set out for Acla on the morning of Thursday , 1 September 1513 . |
| 21 | At this point microscopical examination showed a single cell suspension consisting of epithelial cells and a small number of mononuclear and red blood cells . |
| 22 | It has sloping sides and a small base to allow maximum heat over the maximum possible surface area , thus encouraging quick and even cooking . |
| 23 | I did Hope that Lord Nelson who was staying at Raby might come down to partake of the fayre which had been set out on a Royal Oak table decorated with a huge Wheatsheaf , Blue Bells and a small Green Tree that looked very much like Three Tuns . |
| 24 | Leading from this gravelled area are more flower-filled borders and a small pond . |
| 25 | The Department is housed in two classrooms and a small study , all of which are pleasantly furnished and help to portray the welcoming , friendly attitude we have towards the pupils . |
| 26 | Lizzie is married with four children and a small business ; Frances , her twin sister , is an independent spirit who , one Christmas , goes off to Spain and falls in love with a married Spanish man . |
| 27 | There is some doubt about the provenance of the fine ivory sculpture found at Mycenae , depicting two goddesses and a small boy-god . |
| 28 | There are two chairs and a small cupboard in the South West corner of the room . |
| 29 | Kate and Paul reach a watershed : married for three years new home with two floors and a small back garden , Kate is thirty-one , has become critically aware of the Biological Clock . |
| 30 | The chateau lay a little to the north of the village bearing its name , amidst spacious grounds and a small enclosed wood known as a pheasantry . |