Example sentences of "[prep] [det] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was quite unheard of in the Army for such a small unit to have its own self-designed insignia , but some months later Stirling , quite undismayed , wore his cap badge on parade when General Auchinleck came to inspect them at Kabrit . |
| 2 | For such a small man , he had an incongruously deep and booming voice . |
| 3 | For such a small person , he had a very solemn and penetrating look . |
| 4 | There were many names for such a small village , and the old man remembered most of them from his childhood . |
| 5 | Teachers and parents have come to realise that the education of children is a joint responsibility , particularly as children are at school for such a small proportion of their waking lives . |
| 6 | Her dark hair was incredibly thick for such a small baby . |
| 7 | But it can be a nerve racking experience because the coprocessor chip costs a lot of money for such a small object . |
| 8 | That 's a lot of muscle for such a small car . |
| 9 | yo you know if we had problems we 'd each talk to them and we had of course , we had , we formed a resident association and we took our problems to the resident 's association and and we wo , you know , if we had problems which could be ironed out the man , general manager of the development corporation , Mr would come and listen to our complaints and we seemed , you know , we we got along very very well really for such a small place with nothing because the only shopping facilities were in the old town or we had to go to Epping or Bishop 's Stortford you see ? |
| 10 | So , as you can see for such a small number of people , we cover a large area , also some very diverse subjects . |
| 11 | Detectives say they 're horrified at the level of violence for such a small sum of money . |
| 12 | The Sunday evening buffet is not to be missed , with a fish course of half a small lobster and a whole dressed crab , followed by a carvery with every kind of meat from beef to venison , and fresh poached salmon with crisp salads . |
| 13 | Lord George did not long remain in command of such a small vessel , however , and no sooner did he attain a more substantial command than the Duke of Montrose sent orders for the sons of the lairds of Auchenbowie and Balfunning to be sent to London with a view to joining Lord George . |
| 14 | However , the provision of such a small resource on a cost-effective basis is open to debate , particularly when small facilities would be required for those with functional illness , physical illness and social problems . |
| 15 | The clinical and biological profiles of Zollinger-Ellison sydrome patients who develop fundic ECL cell tumours can not be determined from the study of such a small number of cases . |
| 16 | ‘ We had to use our spare two gallons , ’ he said , adding that despite the handicap of such a small tank they were never stranded . |
| 17 | Given very wide regional and local variations in deposition , questions must be raised about the effectiveness of such a small network ; local authorities will need to supplement it with their own networks . |
| 18 | ‘ We have , of course , put out feelers to the usual quarters about where the supplies came from , ’ said Milton , ‘ but the chances of finding the source of such a small supply are very slim indeed . ’ |
| 19 | Yards were a typical feature not only of industrial cities but of many a small country town which had to accommodate a rising population . |
| 20 | A man like Guido would have no problem with such a small intimacy . |
| 21 | Does my hon. Friend feel that justice could possibly be done to the coal reserves in that pit with such a small squad ? |
| 22 | ‘ It might be better though , my lady , if you were not to wander the open Dale with such a small escort . |
| 23 | With such a small proportion of employed industrial workers in its ranks , the Party had great difficulty in carrying out its work in factory cells and trade-union groups . |
| 24 | My waist was so small , they said they had never seen anyone with such a small waist . |
| 25 | Even with such a small number of observations and an inherently biased sample such as the FT 30 , the results are quite plain to see ( Fig.5.6 ) . |
| 26 | I never saw men with such a small desire to fight . ’ |
| 27 | In a fit of pique , he threw out many of his planetary drawings , made with a 10-cm refracting telescope , after high-placed amateurs refused to believe that anyone with such a small instrument could see the detail he recorded . |
| 28 | With such a small group we are very much at the mercy of the various other events in people 's lives and all of us have distractions over the summer . |
| 29 | How an area with such a small population could have produced so many world-class cricketers is beyond the comprehension of most Britons . |
| 30 | With such a small population averages tend to be meaningless but butterfats are generally about 4 per cent and milk yields can be almost as high as a Jersey 's . |