Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for small [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we should be grateful for small mercies . ’ |
| 2 | Not for them the comfortable life ; they might get ideas above their station , which was to devote themselves to hard labour and be grateful for small mercies . |
| 3 | These days , this is about as innovative as Hollywood gets , of course , but when the result is performed with the pace and panache of Russell Mulcahy 's Ricochet , maybe we should be grateful for small mercies . |
| 4 | From now on she could be grateful for small mercies and be content to take one step at a time . |
| 5 | The qualitative approach may be acceptable for small systems , but for more substantial enterprises it would be surprising if the development of more disciplined and rigorous approaches , say through the wider use of mathematics , would not be more successful and lead to new types of opportunity . |
| 6 | For instance , a patient with influenza might feel very chilly , restless and anxious , want lots of warmth and be thirsty for small sips of cold water . |
| 7 | Still … those recent moments along the track had been wonderful — while they 'd lasted — and she was learning to be thankful for small moments of joy . |
| 8 | After an absence of so many years , this kissing among men seems an odd thing , but one ought to be thankful for small mercies : at least it is only two kisses and not three , as is the Russian custom . |
| 9 | TO be thankful for small mercies will be a vital ingredient of England 's hopes of success on the three-month tour to India and Sri Lanka . |
| 10 | She wondered wryly whether to be thankful for small mercies , or to feel insulted . |
| 11 | This will be valid for small savers but not for the whole currency . |