Example sentences of "[prep] a small [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recommended as best of the classy kids ' shows : The Red Balloon , Albert Lamorisse 's Fifties French fable of a small boy and his big red friend , adapted and stylishly staged by Anthony Clark at Contact Theatre in Manchester for primary school age . |
| 2 | I tell them that I have the heart of a small boy and I keep it in a jar on my desk ’ |
| 3 | In real life the playing are would be the size of a small village and every inch must be searched if you are to capture the flag . |
| 4 | She drew aside the curtain of a small window and stood back for me to see the picture thus revealed . |
| 5 | She got out and looked about to see that there across the road , in an area where buildings were few and far between , stood the welcoming sight of a small hotel and restaurant . |
| 6 | Right again on M completing the four sides of a small square and right into the first leg of the alley again . |
| 7 | Otherwise , the bag is a big , nylon pastel effort that expands to the size of a small marquee and then folds away to postage stamp size ( except that , like a map , once unfurled it 's hellish folding it back again ) . |
| 8 | He undid the neck of a small pouch and held it under my nose . |
| 9 | About the height of a small child and dressed in ragged brown clothes , they are very wiry and strong , despite having no fingers or toes and , in the case of Scottish brownies , no nose . |
| 10 | Pansy was playing on the rug in front of a small fire and Willie sat surrounded by his toy animals . |
| 11 | Now , the organisms that produce this effect have n't , have this target which is around zero for the choleri , the villi of a small intestine and the both of these organisms have pro prominent adhesion mechanisms . |
| 12 | The register and index have to be open for inspection during business hours by any member without charge and by any other person on payment of a small fee and a copy of it or any part of it has to be supplied to anyone on payment of a modest charge . |
| 13 | It looks very like a small gorilla and though it appears to be tailless , like an ape , it is in fact a monkey , closely related to the macaques . |
| 14 | there was already quite a few trees there , it was like a small wood and they 've plan and |
| 15 | Although the prison is euphemistically called a rehabilitation centre , the women staff workers are known to arrange appointments for the prostitutes with the male guards in exchange for a small return and there is no attempt to train the women to help them find some other form of employment when they are freed . |
| 16 | It was a wonderful experience for a small boy and seventy years later the lovely smell of the warm bakehouse is well remembered . |
| 17 | Examples of some of the work these students have already done within publishing include a detailed report on printing possibilities in various countries for a leading educational publisher ; carrying out market research for a major trade house ; and general administration and office management for a small marketing and distribution company . |
| 18 | You may decide that this is not the sort of fish for a small tank and exchange it for a more suitable species . |
| 19 | Simplest of all is the Brookite ‘ Paraman ’ unit which comes in pairs for a small outlay and is adaptable for dropping light loads . |
| 20 | Even the smallest plot will have sufficient room for a small table and chairs , You may also want to include a barbecue . |
| 21 | If so , be prepared for a small audience and accusations of favouritism . |
| 22 | As the company increases in size , the benefits package may increase to say £45,000 for a small plc and up to £90,000-plus for a medium-sized plc . |
| 23 | The Irish tag was redeemed for a small reward and it was only when it arrived back in the Central Fisheries Board office , Dublin , that Sea Angling Officer , Peter Green , discovered that a new distance record had been set for their shark tag scheme . |
| 24 | Except for a small diversion and nibble some bits of lamb when I was cutting up the meat lunchtime , and to try and serving of it . |
| 25 | Soft , gamine look , perfect for a small face and features . |
| 26 | Skerne is mentioned in the Domesday Book as a small village and seems to have changed little ever since ! |
| 27 | Born in 1962 in Canada while her Orcadian parents were living there , she returned to Orkney as a small child and has lived there most of her life . |
| 28 | He was the fifth Richard Gough in succession to live as a small freeholder and yeoman farmer at Newton . |
| 29 | This specimen , which weighs only about 10 kilograms , shows a thin , surficial zone altered by heat ( the interior stayed cold ) , which indicates that it passed through the atmosphere as a small body and so undoubtedly made a soft landing on the ice sheet ( Figure 5 ) . |
| 30 | It can claim the exemption if the group headed by the UK parent qualifies as a small group and is not an ineligible group . |