Example sentences of "on a small [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it has been dormant since the end of the previous financial year and it is entitled in respect of its individual accounts to the exceptions conferred on a small company by section 246 ( or would be so entitled but for being a member of an ineligible group ) and it is not required to prepare group accounts for that year , the resolution is effective if passed at a general meeting at which the accounts for that year are to be laid . |
| 2 | It was an enterprising project on a small budget ; making the best of local talent . |
| 3 | A relatively tall stove on a small base can be a safety hazard when it 's got a full pan on top . |
| 4 | The flat figure stood on a small base as if ready to be moved round a board like a chessman . |
| 5 | An external 2-pole 5-way switch will then be needed and the circuit shown in Fig. 13 built up on a small board . |
| 6 | Developers told Computer Reseller News that the company has several fixes in the works , including asking them to install a fan on a small board to blow directly on the chip . |
| 7 | Often , on a small field the most critical situation will be a ‘ stop-go ’ launch . |
| 8 | F1 You are an experienced dinghy sailor who regularly sails with novice crews and who has also spent at least six days living and sailing as crew on a small sailing cruiser . |
| 9 | C You 're fit and active and capable of lifting a 20kg anchor , or , you have sailed as crew on a small sailing cruiser and you have helped to run the yacht . |
| 10 | The promptings of my mind told me to get out of computing and go to live in Shropshire on a small dairy farm making highly profitable specialist products such as goat 's milk yoghurt , sheep 's cheese and traditional butter . |
| 11 | Briefly , serum ( 1 ml ) was diluted with two volumes of isotonic saline and extracted on a small column of octadecysilane bonded silica at 64°C . |
| 12 | ‘ Then I 'll get some , ’ she decided on the spot , and embarked on a small spending spree , ending up with a bottle of Becherovka , a bottle of plum brandy called Slivovitz and a presentation box of some sweet wafer biscuits called Oplatky which were traditional to the area . |
| 13 | The first stanza of the poem concentrates on a small incident and is specific about the power of the sun to wake up the dead soldier as it used to when he slept in a field . |
| 14 | I find myself on a small brick platform about twenty feet above a man-made , well-bricked channel which follows a straight course through the factories and warehouses . |
| 15 | St Marie 's is built on a small plateau above the wide Avon , and on alder-strewn , willowy meadow land , but in a somewhat awkward position . |
| 16 | The road continues to Caniço ( 9km ) which is situated on a small plateau some 229m above sea-level . |
| 17 | Or do you strain every sinew to go for that elusive target set on a small plateau ? |
| 18 | Two or three maggots on a small hook lying on clean sand may only require an indication of an inch or two before the strike can be made . |
| 19 | He 'd put a couple of maggots on a small hook . |
| 20 | Villagers are especially concerned for the safety of children and youngsters who play on a small triangle of grass underneath the bypass . |
| 21 | The base of the fragmentary design comprises a half-boss which rests on a small triangle . |
| 22 | Can the Minister point to any country apart from South Africa where such large sums are spent on a small elite group at the expense of the majority ? |
| 23 | Auctioneers suggest for ease of identification cattle should have a distinguishing mark , or coloured jumbo eartag , which will relate to the official ear number on a small metal tag . |
| 24 | The research follows on a small pilot survey of American corporate archives in 1983 supported by the ESRC . |
| 25 | By this method , if the wife is an heraldic heiress , the husband displays her arms on a small shield in the centre of his own , the title of the practice stemming from the fact that he is ‘ pretending ’ to represent his spouse 's family , because there is no male heir to do so . |
| 26 | These form a rosette on a small rootstock . |
| 27 | The rosette is fairly compact , borne on a small rootstock . |
| 28 | It was narrow self-interest , according to his critics , which led the General to veto Britain 's entry into the Common Market : in Macmillan 's words , " he wants to be the cock on a small dunghill instead of having two cocks on a larger one " . |
| 29 | Ajayi was in the games room still , hunkered over the small table in her furs , huge as a bear , perched on a small stool all but hidden beneath the furs and cloths which smothered her old frame . |
| 30 | ‘ Up West ? ’ said Matey , handing Sally-Anne the china from the small dresser in the kitchen , which had been scrupulously washed that morning and was now being replaced by Sally-Anne who was standing on a small stool to reach the top shelf . |