Example sentences of "the [noun sg] a small [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hosts : Dog , cat and fox Site : Small intestine Species : Uncinaria stenocephala Distribution : Temperate and sub-arctic areas ; the " northern hook-worm " A small worm , up to 1.0 cm long , it possesses two cutting plates on the border of the buccal capsule ( Fig. 38 ) and at the base a small pair of teeth . |
| 2 | Just behind the car a small gap in the curtains reveals a door which leads into the motel apartment . |
| 3 | As the promised rain swept in from the sea Penry had climbed the cliff path from Lee Haven with his bundle of driftwood , but as he reached the Neck a small patch of bright colour had caught his eye far below . |
| 4 | And there , after her warming-up exercises , she leaped like a gazelle , undisturbed by the fact that she was being filmed on video by two pupils and barely noticing that during the session a small group of people tiptoed on to the gallery , and she did her last jump to applause . |
| 5 | In the middle of the room a small circle of men were passing something round . |
| 6 | This can become extreme , however , for there are instances of very large borders which make the mosaic a small panel in the midst of a hem background . |
| 7 | Another method is to give the baby a small amount of boiled water from a bottle before the morning feed , so that it feels full more quickly , or to feed from one breast only — this will tend to reduce your supply of milk overall , so you should only do this if you know your milk is plentiful . |
| 8 | One hundred and thirty four er Bordier box , there it is , Lot one three four it 's illustrated in the catalogue a small box with a , Lot one three four and I have three hundred pounds offered for it , three hundred pounds and twenty , three fifty , three eighty , four hundred , and twenty , four fifty , four eighty five hundred and fifty , six hundred and fifty , seven hundred and fifty eight hundred and fifty near the back in the aisle at eight hundred and fifty now nine hundred nine fifty nine hundred and fifty , any more ? |
| 9 | On the riverbank a small army of frogs croaked a hoarse descant to the incessant , high-pitched whine of unseen cicadas and from somewhere far off a bird screamed intermittently as though in agony . |
| 10 | At the last holiday resort in the world a small group of guests are cautiously testing the air . |
| 11 | They cost the country a small fortune in lost time and health care every year , but only a limited few of prescribed ind industrial diseases are recognized . |
| 12 | Hofmeyr gave the elephant a small shot of tranquillizer . |
| 13 | In the printhead a small reservoir of ink sits above a resistor that is heated to about 330°C . |
| 14 | Use the water sparingly and clean the carpet a small section at a time . |
| 15 | Indeed , in the last years of the Empire a smaller proportion of noble land passed from their hands than at any time since Emancipation . |