Example sentences of "[subord] a very small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A normal-sized portion should be eaten , except in children who have asthma or urticaria , where a very small amount should be tried first , in case there is a severe reaction . |
| 2 | If it is the latter , then we are seeing a constant rate of rape over the last decade but where women are more willing to make legal complaints and the police and courts not willing to convict other than a very small increase in the number . |
| 3 | Although the numbers of such changes associated with moves are not large , and they can not account for more than a very small part of the differential in unemployment rates between the two groups , the sale of a large proportion of public housing to sitting tenants who are more likely to be employed than the general local authority sector population will have contributed to the increase in the unemployment rate differential referred to earlier . |
| 4 | I support the measure , but for those reasons I have no confidence that the Bill will make more than a very small difference . |
| 5 | The minimum suggested fall is 1:40 , however , if a very small fall such as this is used it is important to take great care to seal all side and end laps with Rockwell sealing strip using two strips per joint . |
| 6 | Oil is always particularly alarming since a very small quantity will quickly cover a large area of water with an unmistakable iridescence . |
| 7 | He also visited Lurgan and the late Mrs Sleator once related how , as a very small girl in Lurgan on that day in 1902 , she disregarded her mother 's instructions that she was not to leave home ( ‘ I am still obstinate ! ’ she confided ) , went to the Town Hall where the General was speaking and saw him there . |