Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One coach only needs a small amount of work to restore it to its original condition , but the other requires extensive work . |
| 2 | The water treatment polymers will open up new markets for FMC , which at present only has a small business in this field based on commodity chemicals . |
| 3 | Although it only contains a small number of members , we have here a distinct and interesting adjective type , which among other things strikingly illustrates the unconscious linguistic skill of ordinary speakers ( see also Appendix B Section 5 ) . |
| 4 | It is clear to me that as this only affects a small proportion of the membership and there are good strategic reasons for the larger firms to back the proposal ( eg the demise of the smaller practice ) , unless general practitioners take action now they will only have themselves to blame when their incomes fall and the value of their practices diminishes . |
| 5 | The analysis still only concerns a small region contained within thin tubes around the homoclinic orbit . |
| 6 | The problem is that the inspector only inspects a small sample at intervals and this can be misleading . |
| 7 | The problem is that the inspector only inspects a small sample at intervals and this can be misleading . |
| 8 | As the moisture content of the wood in an unheated structure may be around 15 per cent , it only requires a small amount of damp in an unventilated corner to get the rot going . |
| 9 | Similarly , the picture we have of the civil service drawn from such programmes as Yes Minister ! only depicts a small number of Mandarins at the top of the civil service . |
| 10 | Matrix sampling is also used , such that each student only takes a small part of the total battery of tests . |
| 11 | It only takes a small slippage for government revenue and spending forecasts to be thrown out of kilter . |
| 12 | Sparky Cosper already has a small exhibition in his honour at Booker Airfield . |
| 13 | Immediately beyond the church and school the road has a less steep section , and soon passes a small cheese dairy where , depending on circumstances of the season , there may be an opportunity to see something of the work that is typical of this type of country . |
| 14 | The footpath thereto , at first uneventful , soon mounts a small scar and passes alongside a wall bordering a tilted shelf covered by a scattering of boulders , unremarkable at a glance but having in their midst several amazingly perched on slender pedestals of limestone . |
| 15 | Without calling for one 's whole attention , it so persistently demands a small part of it that concentration on anything else is ruled out . |
| 16 | The property agreement usually involves a small payment to the relevant surface and/or mineral rights owners . |
| 17 | Even the smallest garden in Madeira usually has a small courtyard with pergola for vine , passion fruit or rose and numerous pot plants — orchids , anthuriums and ferns . |
| 18 | It is designed for use only in Force 3+ and usually has a small daggerboard . |
| 19 | The 99,500-strong constituency embraces six villages , including Yarm , Eaglescliffe and Thornaby , which have a strong sense of their own identity , and also covers a small area of Middlesbrough . |
| 20 | Notice that this also contains a small rectangle in the lower right corner , denoting that this icon has a sub-menu . |
| 21 | Maggie also has a small daughter . |
| 22 | The Institute also has a small museum , with many interesting photographs and equipment concerned with the production of madeira . |
| 23 | VG also has a small article on Frank Strandli and how he saved Start , Kristiansand from relegation . |
| 24 | Cousin Island also has a small population of giant tortoises , including ‘ George ’ said to be 150 years old and one of the survivors of the endemic subspecies , the others having been introduced from the island of Aldabra which lies about a thousand kilometres away off the north of Madagascar . |
| 25 | the case also has a small mixing palette which will be of use in the field . |
| 26 | Any foolhardy handbag manufacturers intending to raid this moat should be warned : the reclusive multi-millionaire also has a small regiment of guards armed with sub-machine guns to protect them . |
| 27 | For those who prefer to keep their feet firmly placed on the ground , Mar Estang also has a small weight training centre , as well as three tennis courts . |
| 28 | The Katrin also has a small garden nearby which is available to house guests ; there are no parking facilities at this Gasthof . |
| 29 | It also favours a small quantity of calcium . |
| 30 | Outcidence is the opposite of incidence , and primarily consists of those users who stop taking heroin , but also includes a small proportion of users who die or move away from the area of study . |