Example sentences of "[adv] have a small [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 The possession charge had been dropped because her daughter had only had a small amount on her .
3 The Reds , only having a small area to defend could communicate with each other and knew how to defeat the Whites .
4 Differences of opinion exist among scholars ; sometimes the appearance gives very little to go on — details may have been rubbed off or we may only have a small fragment of a large object to examine ; two or more origins may be possible contenders and it may be impossible to decide which on stylistic grounds alone .
5 At the same time it should be made clear that apart from false assumptions about matriculation , higher education should only have a small contribution to make to the range , standard and appositeness of 16+ and 18+ examination syllabuses and schemes of marking .
6 By the time it has been adzed out , you will only have a small edge to clean up as well as the underside .
7 well we were considered to be fortunate that we did n't , we only had a small percentage that we had a problem with
8 ‘ In places like Tynedale they only had a small stock of housing anyway and that 's been reduced .
9 Well she only had a small party did n't she ?
10 But if you only had a small place it 'd be more economical to have labour than it would to buy paying out thousands of pounds for machines and
11 The second , however , seemed ideal , and was cheaper , though unfortunately it only had a small section of moat left , which had been suburbanised into a rock garden .
12 He declared contemptuously that their only well-developed mental quality was their memory , that they only had a small amount of intelligence , and that they were ‘ incapable of affection for man. ,
13 And , since the banks were now firmly closed until the end of the holiday , and she only had a small amount of currency in her purse , she had no way of being able to buy any new , cooler dresses .
14 All are welcome no matter if you only have a small plot .
15 no , I only have a small slice
16 ‘ The initial screening is nearly completed and we now only have a small number of children left to trace .
17 Maybe three lads to the drawings and maybe two lads to do the calculations , whereas it would be slightly in the bridge office or the works office because of the present resource availability , it tends to be that you only have a smaller number of people doing , doing those tasks .
18 Sparky Cosper already has a small exhibition in his honour at Booker Airfield .
19 And I think an over sixty no matter who they are , they would still just have a small return .
20 Could I just have a small poll , those who would like to er have S Q as they call it , status quo ?
21 I just have a small preamp pedal to balance the volumes when I 'm changing from the Telecaster to the Gibson .
22 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 .
23 It is designed for use only in Force 3+ and usually has a small daggerboard .
24 Chilean social structure has always had a small elite , with a great concentration of power and , instead of presenting a challenge to them , the successful industrial and commercial groups have become incorporated into their ranks .
25 So if the two eat very much the same , but , for example , Ann had always had a small packet of peanuts with her evening drink , then she will have to give up those peanuts permanently to stay slim for ever .
26 The victim still had a small piece of metal from the van in his leg , he added .
27 Maggie also has a small daughter .
28 The Institute also has a small museum , with many interesting photographs and equipment concerned with the production of madeira .
29 VG also has a small article on Frank Strandli and how he saved Start , Kristiansand from relegation .
30 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 .
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