Example sentences of "just a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's just a small celebration in honour of the fact that it 's six years to the day tomorrow since Filippo and I met — ’ She broke off and giggled . |
| 2 | I should like to pay just a small tribute to three of my youngest class members . |
| 3 | They had no map , just a small guidebook . |
| 4 | Mm , yeah , yeah , got a , you know , just a small border . |
| 5 | ‘ How many would one need , ’ Alexandra asked , her eyes on the hens , ‘ for just a small household , say eight people ? |
| 6 | ‘ Maureen told me to give her just a small dose , and I did , ’ she said . |
| 7 | With only shocked monosyllables passing between us , we waded into the living room , where just a small steam flowed through from the area of the guest bedroom and bathroom . |
| 8 | Just a small percentage of the original twenty thousand hippies are still camped out on Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire . |
| 9 | Claims lawyer Leslie Perrin is wading through more than a hundred cases of people who say they 've fallen victim to the virulent chryptosporidium bug and he believes that 's just a small percentage of the number who could eventually seek damages . |
| 10 | PENSIONER Olive Smith was run over by a train — and escaped with just a small head cut . |
| 11 | Stirling , typically , was not content with just a small raid to prove the potential of his decimated force . |
| 12 | Just a small bowl , about the size of a teacup ; made of a dull pewterish metal , leaf-thin with age ; decorated with some worn beading round the rim , and on the sides a formal pattern of entwining lines . |
| 13 | The union is constantly looking out for ways like this to show promoters , record companies and the rest of the music industry the right way to treat musicians , and to remind the business yet again of their responsibility to put back into music just a small part of the rewards which they enjoy , thanks to the skills of musicians . |
| 14 | Skymaster is just a small part of the large computer encyclopaedia that is Prestel . |
| 15 | A modern lifeboat is complex … just a small part of the wiring , switches and circuit breakers for the engine and equipment in the process of installation . |
| 16 | I told myself I could live with the thought of having just a small part of your life and love , but when you put it into words a few moments ago I could see how awful it would have been . |
| 17 | Just a small part , but important . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm just a small part of a team , so you need n't get your knickers in a twist trying to be polite ! ’ she snapped . |
| 19 | Most bakers can only offer a dozen or so cakes because it 's just a small part of their business . |
| 20 | Just a small minority think the newspaper is lightweight and trivial , and most staff would like to see more business news and more social news . |
| 21 | It was just a small coin , worth practically nothing . |
| 22 | He sat in silence for a minute then said : 'l think I 'd like just a small whisky now , Mr Dalgliesh , if it 's all the same to you . ’ |
| 23 | He admits he 's just a small boy at heart . |
| 24 | You 're just a small boy ! |
| 25 | Even with just a small balcony , a few steps or a tiny patio , your choice of containers is considerably enlarged , thereby increasing the amount of plants you can grow for pressing . |
| 26 | At that time the settlement of Cape Town , which had been just a small staging post on the voyage between the Netherlands and the East Indies , was beginning to grow , but although the English had occupied the Cape in 1806 , the white population remained mainly Dutch until the arrival of many new settlers from Britain in 1820 . |
| 27 | ‘ There must have been just a small problem of logistics . |
| 28 | I discovered a leak of brake fluid — just a small problem but I was in the fast lane so it was a bit worrying . ’ |
| 29 | I discovered a leak of brake fluid — just a small problem but I was in the fast lane so it was a bit worrying . ’ |
| 30 | It 'll be easier to work , it 's always easier to work more land than it is just a small plot of land . |