Example sentences of "was [art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lysolecithin was the smallest component in the duodenal ulcer and chronic atrophic gastritis groups . |
| 2 | The peptide consisting of amino acids 62–171 was the smallest fragment responsible for the effect although its activity was only 13% of the intact clone ( lane 12 ) . |
| 3 | He was the smallest boy in the class and he prayed every night that God and His Angels would help him to grow . |
| 4 | Simms ' X-95 , Hurricane Tree , was the smallest boat in the ARC this year at just over 30ft ( 9m ) , but the size of the boat was no indication of the skipper 's ambitions . |
| 5 | Heather was the smallest baby of all , weighing in under six pounds . |
| 6 | Lying inside , wrapped in a clean woollen shawl , was the smallest baby I had ever seen . |
| 7 | Another welcome exhibit was the small bronze of a horse and rider from Budapest , here given to Leonardo , whose attribution has been much discussed , which certainly deserves to be better known . |
| 8 | Scrambling ashore , and scuffing their way inland through ankle-deep ash , the party were able to see that the centre of all the excitement was the small cone of Perboewetan , at the northern end of Krakatoa . |
| 9 | All he seemed to be able to concentrate on was the small dimple that appeared to the left of Julia 's mouth whenever she smiled her rather lopsided smile . |
| 10 | One of these seats , or ‘ pocket-boroughs ’ , was the small country town of Cockermouth , where William Wordsworth was born . |
| 11 | There was the small truck and a much larger lorry , with the words ‘ Blackbury Stone & Gravel PLC ’ painted on the side . |
| 12 | Below the lane was the small lake ringed with reeds . |
| 13 | What made this trade especially useful was the small extent to which it depended on re-exports and the very great extent to which it brought markets for English manufacturers , especially in woollen and worsted textiles of the lighter and cheaper kinds . |
| 14 | The hub of such localised society was the small market centre , grouped in a hierarchy of towns within the county . |
| 15 | Perhaps the most exciting new build of the 1980s , however , was the small fleet of Class 59 locomotives built for Foster Yeoman of Merehead in Somerset . |
| 16 | Behind was the small cave in which Paul had lived . |
| 17 | And of course there was the small matter of £2,000 raised for the Guide Dogs for the Blind to comfort the eight shattered darts players . |
| 18 | To my right was the small loch , edged with deep reedy banks of moss and thymy turf . |
| 19 | But what Mr Branson had either forgotten about , or Our Price was not interested in , was the small chain of concessions within Debenhams . |
| 20 | One of the things that distinguished Belmodes from its rivals was the small chain of shops Rose herself had launched . |
| 21 | In the northwest corner of the first floor was the small office of W.V. Stevens , the tall , balding , pipe-smoking Telegraph Editor , who dealt with world news . |
| 22 | Formerly it was a watery barrier on the journey along the west coast , and the key to its crossing was the small car ferry at Stromeferry , a source of long delays and frustration , but the ferry was abandoned when a new road was constructed along the south-east shore of the loch . |
| 23 | Kerzaz was the small market-town through which I had passed , when at the bottom of the canyon two days before . |
| 24 | It was the small group of assorted vehicles which formed the basis of a collection which at its peak in the late 1960s numbered over 60 , and covered almost every possible type of cart and carriage . |
| 25 | Their destination was the small town of Krk where they handed the aid to representatives of Feed the Children and the Croatian Red Cross . |
| 26 | Generally , it was the smaller snail that climbed on to the back of the larger one and actively courted it , while the larger snail was passive , simply accepting or rejecting the advance . |
| 27 | Sheffield was the smaller town , but it had a bigger train station , more industrial soot , more prostitutes , and an all black movie house , the Carver , all in close proximity to one another . |
| 28 | First there was a small elephant and it had the natural financial goal painted on its side , then along came a bigger elephant with a bigger number , and then a huge elephant with a huge number , and he said , ‘ Go for it ! |
| 29 | That was a small percentage which mounted up as Wooler became one of the most successful EASE centres . |
| 30 | Away to the left was a small encampment of black nomad tents , their side flaps hoisted to catch the afternoon breezes . |