Example sentences of "small amount of [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a small amount of sand is sucked up if the air flow is kept low . |
| 2 | Most types of glider should be showing a very small amount of rudder being held on into the turn . |
| 3 | A child clutching its small amount of pocket-money was so rooked , so palmed off with rubbish . |
| 4 | A planting medium consisting of sand , clay and loam or peat and clay with a small amount of charcoal is suitable . |
| 5 | A small amount of money is also raised through fees and other charges , but this income is insignificant as a proportion of expenditure in the education service , unlike other services such as housing . |
| 6 | They say a small amount of money is all that seems to be missing from the Springburn flat where Mrs Law 's body was discovered exactly two weeks ago . |
| 7 | If you 're an hour late for an important meeting … a small amount of compensation is neither here nor their |
| 8 | This small amount of coverage was overwhelmingly negative and stereotypical . |
| 9 | Police say now believe the motive for the killing was robbery ; a small amount of cash was taken from the till . |
| 10 | Police say now believe the motive for the killing was robbery ; a small amount of cash was taken from the till . |
| 11 | There is generally no particular emphasis in the killing ages of sheep as both young and old are found , although at West Stow ( Suffolk ) the evidence was indicative of sheep being used mainly for a combination of meat production and dairying with a small amount of wool being produced for domestic purposes ( West 1985 , p. 93 ) . |
| 12 | A small amount of alcohol is far more likely to be beneficial than harmful to healthy people who enjoy a drink |
| 13 | We did n't bother using a mixer , the small amount of concrete was n't worth it , and we had plenty of manpower and shovels . |
| 14 | A small amount of blood was later found on the trainers of the same group as Miss Brunton , he said . |
| 15 | A small amount of leather is left after cutting , and to my surprise this was also checked and the offcuts matched to the straps to produce the adjusting piece for two-piece leather straps , or the strap button fobs and end pieces on Klondyke 's range of webbing and stretch straps . |
| 16 | A small amount of microbiology is taught in first- and second-year courses . |
| 17 | ‘ It was a straightforward operation but if a small amount of infection was to get in it would be a very serious problem , ’ he said . |
| 18 | After cleaning the external genitalia , a small amount of urine is passed and discarded . |
| 19 | Since the full tanks weighing about 240 tons each are in balance , one against the other ( by Archimedes ' principle , the loading of the vessels into the tank makes no difference to the overall weight of the tank ) , only a small amount of power is necessary to cause them to move . |
| 20 | A small amount of power is needed — such as from a battery — to keep the current moving . |