Example sentences of "and a very small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a while we 'll be taking a look around the show , and finding out about a traditional breed of sheep and a very small breed of cattle . |
| 2 | the average age of lone parents in accommodation for the homeless is in the mid-to-late twenties and a very small percentage are unmarried teenage girls . |
| 3 | He stressed the deformed nature of Latin American capitalism , with its bourgeoisie of foreigners , the enduring alliance between imperialist bourgeoisie and native landowners , a weak , impoverished petite bourgeoisie threatened by foreign competition , and a very small proletariat . |
| 4 | We are , after all , a large chemical company , and a very small oil company . |
| 5 | Only microscopic number of reproductions hand on the walls of ordinary peoples ' houses , and in terms of the national population those people who really ‘ like ’ them — as opposed to professing admiration for them — must be very much of a minority , so Bacon 's millions must have come from institutions and a very small body of very rich patrons . |
| 6 | I was told that they receive three meals a day and a very small amount of payment , although this did not appear to be directly related to the amount of work they did . |
| 7 | Almost all coroners are either solicitors ( a few are barristers ) or doctors and a very small number have both legal and medical training and qualifications . |