Example sentences of "was [vb pp] a small [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was given a small part in a film and one of his fellow extras was Harold Lloyd . |
| 2 | Willie was given a small spade and after an hour of removing a tiny section of earth he began to forget that he was surrounded by strangers and gradually became absorbed in his digging . |
| 3 | It was given a small head lamp in place of the Croydon side lamps . |
| 4 | Afterwards , each of the 100 guests at the £4,000 lunch was given a small album filled with pictures of the couple smiling happily with their sons . |
| 5 | Eventually , she was given a small office at the hospital to use as a base . |
| 6 | Elephant fights were staged whenever Dara wished ; his retainers were allowed to hold gold and silver maces in the durbar hall ; Dara himself was assigned a small throne immediately beside that of his father . |
| 7 | Octopus feed on small crustacea , and Young designed experiments in which the octopus would be shown a large black or white shape — say a cross — at the same time as it was offered a small crab . |
| 8 | Inside the bootee was wrapped a small gold ring . |
| 9 | In the course of time Aunt Nessy , having looked after her adoptive parents until they died , was left a small sum of money . |