Example sentences of "a small piece " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repairing cut-out lath-and-plaster is more difficult , but is generally best done with a small piece of plasterboard . |
| 2 | There was a ragged hole just above the knee on his left leg caused by a small piece of shrapnel . |
| 3 | The whole of East-West trade is at present only a small piece of a small slice of a rather small cake . |
| 4 | If it is so difficult to value a small piece of the environment like Twyford Down , how will it ever be possible to cost the ozone layer ? |
| 5 | THERE was a small piece of spare ground on the other side of the hedge at the end of our garden , and on it , newly arrived , a caravan . |
| 6 | Beside the feather was a small piece of paper , with torn edges . |
| 7 | Al-Shiraa 's was a small piece , about the clandestine visit by McFarlane to Tehran in May . |
| 8 | The man turned and gave me a friendly nod , before taking up a small piece of wood with pencil markings on it . |
| 9 | FIONA Saunders , 24 , made a small piece of personal finance history when she became the 50,000th saver with Britain 's oldest and largest investment trust . |
| 10 | She picked up a small piece of paper lying beside her and began turning it over and over in her fingers . |
| 11 | If the government would only give me a small piece of land for my people in the Wallowa Valley , with a teacher , that is all I would ask . |
| 12 | I use a small piece of putty over the nozzle for speed and short-term storage ; but if I 'm not going to be using it for a while , I take the top off and place a small piece of Clingfilm over the bottle , then screw the top back on again . |
| 13 | I use a small piece of putty over the nozzle for speed and short-term storage ; but if I 'm not going to be using it for a while , I take the top off and place a small piece of Clingfilm over the bottle , then screw the top back on again . |
| 14 | One item of interest in 1923 was the purchase of a small piece of church land ( about treble green size ) to widen the approach to the fifth green by bringing into bounds more of the bushes on the right . |
| 15 | While Wild Will Darrel summoned his servants to reward Mrs Barnes and return her blindfolded to Shefford Woods , she seized the opportunity to cut a small piece of material from the drapes in the room . |
| 16 | A development is to include a small piece of cloth in an adapted end loop of a brush . |
| 17 | In January 1889 the committee sought also the gift of a small piece of land from Mr W R Atkinson of Eden Villa . |
| 18 | You have lost nothing if you get a horse for an ass , a noble action for a small piece of money . |
| 19 | At the end , a small piece of uncut corn would be left , full of terrified rabbits who had been driven further and further into the centre by the binder , the men and the noise . |
| 20 | The mind does not expect a swallow until after a chew so now I chew a small piece of biscuit and then pop in the Paracetamol and swallow without difficulty . |
| 21 | Once the fallopian tubes have been reached they can be artificially blocked by trying and removal of a small piece ( tubal ligation ) or sealing ( diathermy ) or by the use of clips or rings . |
| 22 | He then added a small piece to the shorter piece of wood . |
| 23 | She crouched down to retrieve a comb from underneath the seat in front , and her fingers brushed what appeared to be a small piece of card . |
| 24 | In some puppies , the hole which allowed blood to flow through the umbilical cord is bigger than it needs to be ; once the cord shrivels up , the hole is left open and if it is too big , a small piece of fat may be able to pop through . |
| 25 | A small piece of floating polystyrene or cork tile is not sufficient . |
| 26 | Put a small piece of the peel to one side . |
| 27 | Today I would like you to take a small piece of card which you will keep for your eyes only . |
| 28 | Tom sat with his shirt-sleeves rolled up , the beads of sweat trickling down the sides of his ruddy face while Willie continued to shiver , managing only to drink half a cup of tea and eat a small piece of bread . |
| 29 | Where there is a relatively small hole in the board , such as where a light fitting has been removed , you only need a small piece of plasterboard slightly larger than the hole . |
| 30 | A code in the diary of 1 for a stain , 2 for a small piece of faeces , and 3 for a large amount will help the therapist understand what is happening . |