Example sentences of "in small [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But in towns , even in small towns it is not the same .
2 In small birds it can hardly be rendered except as a blur of wings ; we can sometimes see their wingspread clearly when they threaten each other or quarrel at bird tables .
3 In small things it showed .
4 In small groups they went out across the land and offered their services in its defence against the beasts , or against the wandering brigands which sometimes harried it .
5 Suggest that in small groups they make an image to show what it 's like to experience conflicting feelings — of sorrow , loss , relief , excitement , hope , expectation .
6 In small groups they can decide in advance on the questions they want to ask .
7 In small amounts it may not be a danger .
8 In small States it was often possible for the ruler to express very effectively by his own actions this paternalist view and to have some more or less personal contact with an appreciable fraction of his subjects .
9 The radial shields are about twice as long as broad ; in small specimens they may be contiguous along their whole length , in larger specimen they become separated by a single triangular plate or by a wedge of plates .
10 In small quantities it adds a tangy richness to mince pies and Christmas pudding .
11 A happy side-effect of electronic coursework is that we found marking less of a chore : indeed in small doses it has been interesting .
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