Example sentences of "[adj] a [adv] small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For one freshly boiled , medium large ( about 1 ½ lb. ) hen lobster or langouste ( if you are boiling the creature at home , you can always add the large goblet of Madeira called for in the original recipe ) , the ingredients for the sauce are 2 small shallots , a heaped teaspoon of tarragon leaves , 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley , salt , pepper , a scant teaspoon of strong yellow French mustard , 24 to 30 drops of soy sauce , approximately 6 tablespoons of mildly fruity Provence olive oil , the juice of half a rather small lemon , 1 teaspoon of anisette de Bordeaux . |
| 2 | This extra water could subsequently be lost without reversion to cooler conditions , and such a relatively small quantity could be lost by uv dissociation as outlined above . |
| 3 | She told him about open heart surgery , and lasers ; about credit cards and the cost of living , and the vast expense involved when buying a moderately sized residence like Rose Cottage , which he regarded as little short of scandalous , totally unable to begin to comprehend such vast sums of money being paid for such a relatively small return . |
| 4 | With such a relatively small production run , many of which sated in their native Germany , as the years have passed B.207 owners have become awfully possessive of their sleek , quiet , efficient and , let's be honest , rather beautiful and hard-to-replace aeroplanes . |
| 5 | It is easy to understand and sympathize with his predicament , but he was only a major commanding a very small force . |