Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] [art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We each filled ourselves a small glass of vodka , and he said , ‘ George Dionisovich , I will try to help you for your kind heart and for your kind deeds ’ .
2 Briant allowed himself a small sigh of irritation .
3 He slammed the phone down and allowed himself a small smile .
4 Luke allowed himself a small smile then gave a brief nod in Merrill 's direction .
5 Doogie allowed himself a small smile of satisfaction as Shifty-Eyes hit the road , then he turned and grabbed Pointy-Beard 's tie .
6 Carrying the telephone with him , he walked into the kitchen and poured himself a small whisky .
7 She took the men 's cheers as somehow directed at herself , at her person , not at the food alone , but unlike the chorus that might greet the appearance of some women of the town , they did not place her in danger , and she allowed herself a small smile in acknowledgement , and came forward to set the dish down .
8 She allowed herself a small smile .
9 She allowed herself a small smile .
10 She allowed herself a small smile , mostly because he 'd accepted her medical opinion but still had n't guessed she was a doctor .
11 As he pulled back the perspex canopy he permitted himself a small smile at Stallen , whom he knew .
12 D'Arcy stood back from the patient and lit himself a small cigar .
13 He had married several times , bought himself a small harem of slave girls , and gained a reputation as a traveller and a teller of interesting tales .
14 It got to be hard to handle , so she bought herself a small file box and some packages of 2 × 3 cards .
15 There was a time when she was interested in their politics , their science , their inventions , when she considered herself a small part of the great adventure , until one day the feeling was born in her that she did not belong among them .
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