Example sentences of "a few small [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because was before the observations of Mr it just that you 're going back to cabinet government anyway cos you say t take a few on each committee , just have a few small committees and they 'll do the job . |
| 2 | We may have to make a few small changes but generally speaking we can get in pretty cleanly |
| 3 | Outside it is severe , with only a few small windows and most of those grilled . |
| 4 | ‘ ONLY A few small seas and rather larger mountain ranges stand in the way of the completion of a Euro-megalopolis which spreads from Glasgow to Milan ’ , according to Terence Bendixson , a transport researcher . |
| 5 | The bones consist of lagomorph remains for the most part with a few small lizards and rodents . |
| 6 | Wales reviewed developments in the decade post-Gittins in Primary Education in Rural Wales ( 6 ) and found some development of ‘ area ’ schools by closing a few small ones and building a new larger one with three teachers , 60 pupils and an age range of 4½–11 years . |
| 7 | For quite long stretches of the meal these glances , with perhaps a few small frowns and smiles , are all we need to sustain communication . |
| 8 | But amazingly , 17-stone Alan escaped with a few small cuts and bruises — and a little lost dignity . |
| 9 | Beds , bedding and linen formed the largest single item ; clothing , pots and pans ( some of them pewter ) and kitchen stun made up most of the remainder , and apart from a couple of coffers , a table board , two ‘ chairstools ’ and a few small boards and forms , totalling 7s. , the house was almost bare of furnishings . |