Example sentences of "such [art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We are always on a knife-edge with injuries because we have such a small squad , ’ said Griffiths .
2 Does my hon. Friend feel that justice could possibly be done to the coal reserves in that pit with such a small squad ?
3 For such a small person , he had a very solemn and penetrating look .
4 Living in close proximity in such a small cottage may have caused difficulties ; one gathers that Coleridge 's domestic arrangements included benevolent toleration of mice , whom he had not the heart to kill .
5 I have heard of considerably larger numbers being taken by other people but when I hear such tales I am inclined to wonder how it is that so many can become so jammed together without suffocating in such a small hole .
6 On the negative side , the small shareholder may find himself scaled down to such a small stake that a sizeable portion of profits would be wiped off by share-dealing costs .
7 To read in such a small bar code successfully requires a very high degree of resolution .
8 Everything was on such a small scale !
9 Treaty on the free movement of persons cover only the pursuit of effective and genuine activities , to the exclusion of activities on such a small scale as to be regarded as purely marginal and ancillary .
10 My father had an atlas which had been published in the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , but this was on such a small scale that it was virtually useless .
11 Most of these businesses were on such a small scale that over a half of them built no more than six houses during these three years and nearly three-quarters built no more than twelve ; the bankruptcy rate was high .
12 Lord George did not long remain in command of such a small vessel , however , and no sooner did he attain a more substantial command than the Duke of Montrose sent orders for the sons of the lairds of Auchenbowie and Balfunning to be sent to London with a view to joining Lord George .
13 It was quite unheard of in the Army for such a small unit to have its own self-designed insignia , but some months later Stirling , quite undismayed , wore his cap badge on parade when General Auchinleck came to inspect them at Kabrit .
14 The disadvantage of using these troops in this way is that they are very expensive , and it 's easy to lose such a small unit to a hit from a war machine or good archery .
15 To obtain the best possible tone and depth from such a small driver and cab , Trace 's engineers spent three months researching various designs of enclosure , eventually settling on a kind of reverse flare , with the inner front panel of the cabinet curving in on each side to channel the sound of the rear mounted speaker through a central , vertical slot , 11″ ( 28.5cm ) high x 1″ ( 3.5cm ) wide .
16 It is important also not to pretend that library censorship is such a small problem that it can be safely ignored .
17 ‘ It might be better though , my lady , if you were not to wander the open Dale with such a small escort .
18 The Alliance wanted television yet feared that it would be damaging to them , as Alliance MPs are allowed such a small share of parliamentary time .
19 I was very impressed by the volume and depth of sound from such a small cab , and although there 's not the power to cover a very large stage , I found there was no great loss in tone when standing to the side of the amp — a problem with some larger rigs .
20 There were many names for such a small village , and the old man remembered most of them from his childhood .
21 We did not expect anything like this could happen in such a small village like Littleover .
22 My waist was so small , they said they had never seen anyone with such a small waist .
23 In such a small country it is up to the Government to take a strong stand against unsuitable developments .
24 In such a small country as the United Kingdom , there are striking variations , impossible to explain or justify in terms of need .
25 a place of amazing contrasts , you simply would n't believe that the landscape and scenery could change so dramatically in such a small distance , from the mountainous green countryside in the north to the fields of rock , ash and lava in the south .
26 This is obviously such a small probability that we have n't the faintest hope of duplicating such a fantastically lucky , miraculous event as the origin of life in our laboratory experiments .
27 Another lettuce then courgette never had so much but I really adore them in the Maybe that 's I have such a small treat you see That 's
28 For a nurse crop ½ kg. ( or at the most ¾ kg. plus ¼ kg. of turnips ) to the acre is ample ; it is not easy to broadcast such a small quantity by itself , but mixed with the grass seeds , it can be sown successfully by fiddle or seed barrow .
29 This is an alarmingly grown-up piece of acting from such a small boy and it is obvious why he is paid so much money to do it .
30 A man like Guido would have no problem with such a small intimacy .
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