Example sentences of "a small [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The spatial complexity and dramatic lighting of the staircase at Windsor had been achieved by May on a smaller scale at the earlier Eltham Lodge , Kent , one of the quintessential Restoration houses , built in 1664 for Sir John Shaw , and one of the few buildings by the architect to survive . |
| 2 | The use of the molten salt cycle has been proved on a smaller scale at the department 's Sandia National Laboratory at Albuquerque , New Mexico , which has already spent $39 million . |
| 3 | The smaller LC TV picture is accepted : it subtends a smaller angle at the viewer 's eye giving some illusion of reasonable resolution . |
| 4 | Then there was a smaller room at the front of the house where the old man counted his money , and which he called his ‘ den ’ , and , to the rear of the house the kitchen , a large , well-designed place with windows on two sides ; one looking out to the side of the house where the undergrowth reached waist height , and the other two situated at each end of the wall that overlooked the rear garden . |
| 5 | leave a small space at the top of the form to enter the job name and reference number , if any , of the job for which you are applying . |
| 6 | The back view of a large man in a small space at the wrong height . |
| 7 | Just to avoid confusion , the slave machine pops up a small banner at the top of the screen to let you know that it is being controlled from the other machine . |
| 8 | Drill a small hole at the top to screw the potholder firmly into position . |
| 9 | These moulded sties allow eggs to roll away through a small hole at the back for automatic collection . |
| 10 | Cut a small hole at the bottom point and push the green covered pencil or stick through the hole for about 2cm ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 11 | There is no head as such , but instead there is a small protuberance at the front end , which contains the mouth parts . |
| 12 | There was a small summer-house at the bottom of my mother 's garden , half wood , half glass . |
| 13 | In 1864 , the brothers Thomas and Andrew Kay started specialising in curling stone manufacture in a small building at The Haugh , near Mauchline . |
| 14 | There was a small explosion at the ramparts several yards away , but it was nothing to worry about … only Harry trying to free the long , iron six-pounder in which the head of a French cynic , Voltaire , had become jammed … rather surprisingly , the Collector thought , a narrow , lozenge-shaped head like that ; Harry had been unable to ram the head home to the cartridge and so , according to normal procedure , was obliged to destroy the charge by pouring water down the vent ; followed by a small quantity of powder , also through the vent , to blow out his makeshift shot . |
| 15 | The Fresson Trust , who are unveiling a statue to Northern air pioneer Captain Ernest Fresson ( see FlyPast October issue ) , are keen to start a small museum at the Highlands capital airport and ‘ we would love to have the aircraft as our first exhibit ’ , said Trust Chairman Peter Clegg . |
| 16 | In a small way at the moment , of course , but things are happening . |
| 17 | The landing was bumpy and they skipped over a small iceberg at the end of the runway where it sloped down to meet the fiord . |
| 18 | Hazel stakes are unquestionably the best but when I caught rabbits professionally I had the estate make me up a set of iron stakes of only ⅜ inch ( 1 centimetre ) diameter , with a small shoulder at the top to prevent the top line sliding down the stake . |
| 19 | It has also a certain originality which provides a small surprise at the end of the meal . |
| 20 | Now ‘ I sound very much like dis ’ and have spent a small fortune at the chemists on cold remedies that do n't work . |
| 21 | I do n't think what you run makes any difference , because I 've run companies of very diverse natures and the principles that apply to British Steel at one end apply equally to a small company at the other end of the scale . |
| 22 | A voice boomed at her from a small door at the side of the stage . |
| 23 | To him , they were something of an adventure , a small knock at the system which gave him the illusion of individual importance . |
| 24 | After introducing it to an 18″ x 12″ aquarium I soon found it had re-arranged the substrate to form a small barricade at the front of the tank . |
| 25 | Paula found Archer in a small kitchen at the rear of the cottage . |
| 26 | Without a word Alexander Vass rose to his feet and crossed to a small desk at the far side of the room . |
| 27 | Keep climbing up the fell side , gradually bearing right to a small cairn at the end of the ridge where several paths meet . |
| 28 | This assembly creates a basket effect with a small opening at the top . |
| 29 | Those of the nightshade , tomato and several other plants , however , do so through a small opening at the tip , through which the pollen falls a few grains at a time . |
| 30 | And yet a small adjustment at the right place can make a significant difference . |