Example sentences of "[vb past] i a small [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Someone recently got me a small Vox practice amp which is okay , but when I 'm recording at home I go straight through a JHS Rock Box . |
| 2 | She also made me a small bed , which was placed on a shelf too high for rats to reach . |
| 3 | The taxi driver leaned through his window at one point and passed me a small scrap of paper . |
| 4 | Soon after that , I was fortunate enough to obtain a research studentship at U.C.L. which paid me a small salary of 750 per annum — this was slightly less than what I had been earning as a teacher , but it enabled me to return full-time to research at U.C.L. The money for the studentship had been provided by a television network , ATN . |
| 5 | George opened the top lid of the tank and showed me a small plank floating on the surface . |
| 6 | Of course , all theatrical activities came to an abrupt halt ; but Guthrie was not prepared to accept what seemed like being the total demise of Sadler 's Wells Opera , and proposed sending a small touring group of the company round the provinces and he offered me a small contract . |
| 7 | She was polite , she gave me a small box of chocolates with a thank-you card and kissed me and shook my hand when she came for a meal on Sunday . |
| 8 | We gazed , open-mouthed at the stately triple towers and the flying buttresses , then went inside and found the famous Lincoln Imp in the Angel Choir , and J. bought me a small silver imp for my charm bracelet . |
| 9 | ‘ My wife bought me a small kit to try out using wool — which is rather like painting by numbers — and I have not looked back since . ’ |
| 10 | For the first couple of years I shared a flat with a friend , then my paternal grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy . |