Example sentences of "[prep] a small [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know who it and apparently he asked him that , are , are any of your men gon na be there and if there are he said , I 'm , I 'm gon na pull out and use all my influence to stop the march and the I R A police said no there would not be any gunmen there so I thought yeah , fucking right , oh yeah that 's easy to say , and then if like the reporter said and , and you believe him and you have the feeble excuse towards a small community he said , you know what 's going on |
| 2 | like a small stone you sucked once , for some reason , |
| 3 | For a small village it has an absolute wealth of historic treasures and one most impressive modern innovation — Alvingham Pottery . |
| 4 | X 4 ft. are ideal ; for a small farm I have found that three pits , 10 ft . |
| 5 | For a small charge you can use the fitness club , Splash , with features such as aerobic classes , exercise equipment , sauna and massages . |
| 6 | For a small fee I 'll tell you different . |
| 7 | VAT and for a small amount it 's not worth it really |
| 8 | As you know , I 've been on the look out for some years for a smaller company we could have a friendly merger with , but there 's nothing even remotely promising at the moment . |
| 9 | As a small boy I recall a very old gamekeeper ( at least , he seemed old to me at the time ) talking of gypsies having tame stoats in captivity . |
| 10 | I had always admired him , ever since as a small boy I had seen him in his State robes in India . |
| 11 | But as a small child she was so inspired by anything to do with the theatre that at six she was sent to the Barbara Speake stage school in Acton , west London . |
| 12 | As a small child I had known all the words of Masefield 's poem , ‘ Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir/Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine … ’ |
| 13 | As a small child I used to dream about it so vividly , I believed it was real . |
| 14 | As a small independent we try to appreciate the client 's requirements . ’ |
| 15 | Rescuers , working in stifling temperatures in a space no bigger than three feet wide and two feet high , reached through a small hole they had dug to the men at 9.30pm and passed through drinks and sandwiches . |
| 16 | With a small haw he cut the bent ends to fractionally different lengths . |
| 17 | With a small exclamation she snapped the book shut , but before she could get to her feet Marc glanced up . |
| 18 | With a small sample it is not advisable to carry out the analysis in terms of individual papers since so few respondents read any single paper . |
| 19 | Duncan took out his passport and handed it to the older man , who opened it to the relevant page and stamped it with a small stamper he had with him . |
| 20 | With a small group she danced in Scandinavia and Germany . |
| 21 | Most gardens only have space for a few trees and in a small plot they are almost always in view , therefore careful choice is essential . |
| 22 | In a small voice she says , ‘ I have never deport before either . ’ |
| 23 | In a small school it is possible for everyone to start their different distances together . |
| 24 | ‘ Even if we celebrated in a small way we would have attracted tourists from all over the world . |
| 25 | I 've enjoyed having you here , and in a small way it will sort of thank David , make it up to him by having his granddaughter to stay . |
| 26 | His mouth opened slightly , her tongue touched his upper lip once , then slipped away again ; she kissed him quickly on the cheek and turned , walked to a doorway , fumbling for a key in a small purse she took from her old fur coat . |
| 27 | In a small garden it may even be possible to divide the area into a series of small paved ‘ rooms ’ , using low raised beds to create a strong visual element without dominating or casting much shade . |
| 28 | Their bread and butter is reporting local events and local people and in a small community they are n't out to offend readers or cause major upset through distortion or misrepresentation . |
| 29 | He particularly was concerned about problems of scale as a practical problem , that is it may well be in a small town you could have a direct democracy , a face-to-face community where people can talk to each other and argue with each other and meet on a regular basis , but as soon as you get cities , countries , nations , direct democracy of any sort is erm absurd |
| 30 | In a small department it may be possible to have all the project leaders present at a meeting to make the decisions . |