Example sentences of "i [vb past] a small " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think so — that 's why I chanced a small fire . |
| 2 | I made a small 10″ × 10″ × 3″ tank by sticking the panes of glass together with silicone rubber glue . |
| 3 | WHILE digging in my garden I unearthed a small metal disc . |
| 4 | I found a small but perfectly-formed hailstone on my knee , which must have got in through the air vent . |
| 5 | In tracing the descent of this manor I found a small handwritten note in Edward Hasted 's own copy of the 1664 edition of Philipot 's Villare Cantianum . |
| 6 | Dunlop Slazenber prepared three special sets of clubs for me and I invited a small group of golfers to try them . |
| 7 | Here I built a small fire , and putting my back to the rock lit a cigarette . |
| 8 | I drew a small diagram of the interlocking male and female principles in their embracing circle . |
| 9 | After consultation with the ward staff of the hospital where he was , and with the speech therapist , I drew a small house , his , and a large building , an old peoples ' home , and asked him to point to where he wanted to go . |
| 10 | Crowfield is half-way up the south-eastern edge of Wattisham 's north-easterly ‘ panhandle ’ , so I drew a small circle at the appropriate point and joined it and Gransden with a straight line . |
| 11 | I used a small spray of birds-foot trefoil , and although in the finished picture it seems as though it has been pressed just as it was picked , in fact the majority of the piece was dismantled for pressing and reassembled for the picture . |
| 12 | Arranging them in a curved shape , I used a small fern , some gorse , a few ‘ Canary Bird ’ roses and some pansies . |
| 13 | For the patterned butterflies I used a small part of the leaf design . |
| 14 | I played a small part in the air war . |
| 15 | It was then I noticed a small cut on his forearm , at least it looked small until it opened up and I realised it went all the way through all the underlying muscles . |
| 16 | .. while still watching the crater , I noticed a small cloud pass out , followed two seconds later by a considerable cloud . |
| 17 | I noticed a small bald patch on the crown of his head . |
| 18 | It reminds me of when , as a young man just flown from the comfort and security of the parental nest , I rented a small flat . |
| 19 | When Panama City awakened , and after I had taken a small breakfast of pineapple , café con leche and a hard roll or two , I rented a small white Japanese car , acquired a map from the official cartographers who conduct their business under the curious name of the Instituto Geografico Nacional Tommy Guardia , and set out to look for Santa Fé , for William — and for the Pacific . |
| 20 | I joined a small group of three Germans , a Dutchman and an American who , with a young interpreter and a terrifyingly fit-looking guide from Kiev , set out for Europe 's icy crown at four o'clock one morning last July . |
| 21 | I observed a small yellow patch in the centre of one fish in a shoal of Neon Tetras some weeks after they had passed through quarantine . |
| 22 | At that moment I heard a small scratching sound . |
| 23 | Beneath the main body of the creature I placed a small , inflatable rubber ring , one of the type you buy at seasides , connected by a hose to an air pump . |
| 24 | I felt a small chill run down my spine . |
| 25 | ‘ Needless to say , there were plenty of takers when I offered a small wager — but a few worried expressions when I scored five in the first seven games ! |
| 26 | I was beginning to feel suspicious about my room , but when he opened a door with a key and turned on the light I saw a small clean room with a bed , a table and a chair . |
| 27 | As I turned away I saw a small patch of khaki material caught on the very top of the wire . |
| 28 | After the service I saw a small fishing boat had just returned and was beginning to unload . |
| 29 | I saw a small round room just for a second . |
| 30 | Soon I saw a small hut where an old man was cooking his breakfast over a fire . |