Example sentences of "make a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There , she had been happy in Pakistan ; she had been happy in the Peckham house at least for the first year ; she had been happy working for Graham ; she 'd been enthusiastically interested at college and during the first two years after she had qualified ; she had been completely delighted when she had got the job she now had : a tenants ' association garden in a dreadful estate in Hackney , but where she , with a community group , had planned the garden from scratch and had made a small desert blossom like a rose . |
| 2 | It seems that during the 18th century in the beautiful city of Cambridge , the leading livery stable was owned and operated by one Charles Hobson who had made a small fortune in renting cabs and carriages to the gentry , so much so that he had acquired that lovely house and property known as Anglesey Abbey for his country residence . |
| 3 | ‘ I have therefore made a small portion of almond soup . |
| 4 | Trace Computers Plc blames the fall in turnover for the six months to November 30 ( figures , see page five ) , on a planned reduction in the scale of its computer supplies business , where turnover fell by nearly £1m ; the company managed to shave £122,000 from its administrative and operating costs ; the original businesses of insurance broking systems , property management systems and bespoke software development have continued to prosper , the company says , and the Proteus distribution systems business , consolidated on its return to profits last year ; Trace Financial also made a small profit and there was interest in the BlueChip stockbroking product ; the group is still investing about £2m a year in research and development — with some contribution from its customers ; the Pink networking technology company had a disappointing half year , turning in a small loss after having made a profit last year . |
| 5 | It is as if I had made a small betrayal . |
| 6 | Terence Blacker had made a small bet with himself that he would be the first speaker to mention children 's books : he won . |
| 7 | Being Loppe , he solved the problem of protocol by returning silently to his role of major domo , having made a small accommodation with Galiot whom , after all , he had trained . |
| 8 | For instance , I Was A Teenage Six Pistol by Glen Matlock ( Omnibus , £12.95 ) is only on the shelves because someone calculated that if one out of every few hundred punk rockers is daft enough to shell out nearly £13 for Matlock 's eye-witness account of the writing of ‘ Pretty Vacant ’ , then they 'll make a small fortune . |
| 9 | Among the cleaner , tamer ones is : How do you make a small fortune at Lloyds ? |
| 10 | Do n't over-react and take it out on your son or daughter before you know all the facts — or you could make a small problem bigger |
| 11 | If we drop a tin can probably nothing will happen ; at the worst we may make a small dent . |
| 12 | The report claimed that the railways would then make a small profit . |
| 13 | Although the 1992 results are not public , a highly-placed source at USL tells us that they did make a small profit last year ( on revenues of $91m ) . |
| 14 | Er , that 's a difficult question because we bought er anywhere we could er , and where we thought there was leather that we could make a small profit on . |
| 15 | Erm , when I drew attention to this , one of the first things I did when I got elected to this council , erm , we get papers back which seem to suggest that in fact the Home Office are funding it at a level which , dare I say suggests that we might even make a small profit , er and I have in fact recently been approached by colleagues from Gloucestershire , asking us how we manage in that er , er exercise , because they 're concerned about the high cost of er , protection for certain royal establishments in their county . |
| 16 | GOVAN shipyard should make a small profit this year after coming close to breaking even in 1992 , according to its owners Kvaerner , the Norwegian-based shipbuilding , shipping and oil and gas equipment-makers . |
| 17 | Mrs Corney , of course , did not notice this , but when the beadle 's arm began to slide around her waist , she felt she must make a small protest . |
| 18 | She counted to ten as she had been taught when about to deliver a big speech , but when she tried to force some words of outrage from between her teeth her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth and the most she could do was make a small cry of protest deep in her throat . |
| 19 | The right choice of carpet can transform any room , for it can make a small room appear more spacious , a large room seem cosier , and a cool room warmer . |
| 20 | ‘ Then perhaps you could make a small room available to me for a few hours ? |
| 21 | She could make a small amount singing , or whatever . |
| 22 | If a bird pecks at these it will probably only make a small tear in the edge of the wing and the butterfly may then escape . |
| 23 | In paragraph four , page six , we do make a small point about the financial implications er on of course that has been resolved because of er the resolution carried forward in the budget debate and a note there about central training which I could er just , just explain slowly because I have had a number of questions about this . |
| 24 | A pale pink floor can make a small area appear much larger than it is |
| 25 | ‘ Would you make a small detour for me ? ’ she asked the driver . |
| 26 | Graham made a small smile . |
| 27 | Mr Hay , whose company made a small profit last year , added : ‘ For my own business I think I can see faint signs of recovery . |
| 28 | We made a small profit on the event which , in the current climate , must be quite good news . |
| 29 | It made a small noise in its nostrils , then lowered its head slightly , as if bowing to her . |
| 30 | It made a small noise as he opened it and he paused . |