Example sentences of "said [prep] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	" He 's not pleased , " Jenny said after a small pause .
2	Then she said after a small silence , ‘ Alex 's flat is too minute for two . ’
3	‘ This really is n't a good idea , ’ she said with a small gulp .
4	‘ It 's an easy enough error to have made , ’ I said with a small smile .
5	‘ Yea , my lady , ’ Joan said in a small voice , still fearful of what was to follow .
6	" I do n't want to stay here , " she said in a small voice .
7	‘ Nurse sent me home early.because I 'm ill , ’ she said in a small voice and walked slowly up the stairs .
8	‘ I promise , ’ Katherine said in a small voice , not quite sure what it was she was pledging , though in later years she would have ample occasion to reflect on what he said .
9	‘ I 'm glad you like it , ’ she said in a small voice .
10	‘ I do n't mind , my lord , ’ Lucien said in a small voice .
11	‘ Why was that letter sent to me ? ’ she said in a small voice .
12	‘ I still think you 'd be much better off with someone like Eleanor , ’ she said in a small voice .
13	‘ I think I 'll go to bed now , ’ she said in a small voice .
14	She said in a small voice , ‘ Perhaps they will . ’
15	She said in a small voice , ‘ Of — of course . ’
16	‘ I 'm scared , ’ she said in a small voice .
17	‘ I thought that — wondered if it was — suicide because of this man she 'd been seeing , ’ Merrill said in a small voice .
18	She said in a small voice , ‘ She told me that you only cared for the vines .
19	‘ I thought you 'd forgotten about this morning , ’ she said in a small voice .
20	‘ They 'd been married for nearly forty years , did you know that ? ’ she said in a small voice .
21	‘ You do n't have to worry about me , ’ she said in a small voice .
22	I once said to a small group of Reception children working in the play area : " I 've heard that this bracelet has some strange magic powers .

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