Example sentences of "a small [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Interest in the possibility that neutrinos might oscillate intensified later that year with the result from an experiment at the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics at Moscow , which implied a small mass of 34 electron volts for the electron-antineutrino ( the electron 's mass is 0–5 million electron volts ) . |
| 2 | However , if neutrinos are not massless , but have a small mass of their own , as suggested by an unconfirmed Russian experiment performed in 1981 , we might be able to detect them indirectly : they could be a form of " dark matter , " like that mentioned earlier , with sufficient gravitational attraction to stop the expansion of the universe and cause it to collapse again . |
| 3 | In the interwar period there was a small expansion of industry , but in 1941 , when Yugoslavia was occupied by the Axis powers , the country was still predominantly a nation of poor peasants . |
| 4 | ‘ A small villa between the hill and the cornfield , ’ quoted Samuel rapturously . |
| 5 | I knew his father had a small villa in Abu Dhabi . |
| 6 | An opening in a small pipe near the end of the funnel chuffed steam in bursts . |
| 7 | We even managed to acquire a small grant towards the costs , as the house had been declared uninhabitable and was zero-rated ( in the pre-Poll Tax era ) . |
| 8 | By 1833 they had persuaded the government to provide a small grant towards this work . |
| 9 | The Ash Factory was funded by a small grant from London University and a much larger one from the Newsome Foundation in Albuquerque , a charitable Trust of which Mortimer Cropper was a Trustee . |
| 10 | There might seem to be a number of inherent problems in producing a journal on British Surrealism , namely that the possibility of live interviews will diminish as the first generation of these artists and writers die off in the next few years ; secondly , there seems to be a tendency on the part of those who produce surrealist literature to make it look surrealist , although the rather bitty appearance of the present journal is probably as much to do with its very low budget ( a small grant from the University of London ) as with its artistic affiliations . |
| 11 | But what we 're proposing here essentially , is to say we 've got a seventy thousand pound contingency not specifically allocated , we will reduce that down to thirty thousand , but within that thirty thousand we will have to deal with requests we get to increase grants to people who 're already in receipt of grant support , and also we 've also found it extremely helpful to have a small reserve so that when a body comes along and says I would do this for you , but I do need a small grant in order to do it , and you 're effectively buying a hundred thousand pounds worth of service for ten thousand pounds , that you have actually got a ten thousand pounds to put it in , rather than funding everyone , so that 's basically the policy behind it Chair . |
| 12 | The earl had only a small household with him at Huncote , but even so they were ten at the high table , and all male , since the countess and her women were left behind in Leicester . |
| 13 | Alternatively , they can be fed by adding a small pinch of malted milk powder ( e.g. Horlicks ) to the water every day . |
| 14 | This means that the figures quoted in this paragraph have to be taken with a small pinch of salt . |
| 15 | He watched her as she took a small mouthful of the delicious moist sponge . |
| 16 | He took a small mouthful from his plate then gripped at his stomach and emitted a low moan . |
| 17 | We actually found a small vessel without lights off Southwold on our radar but to our disgust , when challenged , the target proved to be a genuine fishing boat saving his night vision . |
| 18 | Oh I 'm alright do n't worry about me I 'm , they , the person at home , their family must be told as well as you making a note in your accident book that there has been somebody with a knock on the head however mi minor it is , it 's got to be reported , because that knock could have repercussions , it could have broken a small vessel in the brain , it could still be bleeding and that is when compression takes over . |
| 19 | In Protostrongylus infection there is a somewhat larger area of lung involvement , the occlusion of a small bronchus by worms resulting in its lesser branches which occur toward the lung surface being filled with eggs , larvae , and cellular debris ; the whole lesion has a roughly conical form , with the base on the surface of the lung . |
| 20 | The problem was soon overcome by always having the camera a couple of inches or so above the fish , thus pointing the camera down at a small angle to the aquarium glass , while the adjustable flash head was directed straight ahead . |
| 21 | This gives one the chance to focus and shoot , taking care to keep the camera pointed at a small angle to the aquarium glass . |
| 22 | Most only need a small angle of bank , as the rudders on gliders are not very powerful . |
| 23 | The motor must develop enough torque to balance the load torque and the rotor is therefore displaced by a small angle from the expected step position . |
| 24 | Stockton fire fighters swilled away a quantity of diesel after a small spillage in Portrack Lane , yesterday morning . |
| 25 | The responses are completed and a small sub-committee of the policy-making group , including the INSET coordinator , begins to collate the points for consideration . |
| 26 | Lever gave a small nod of satisfaction . |
| 27 | He gave her a glance , adding heat to the frigid atmosphere , then , as if deciding against tact , gave a small nod of the black head . |
| 28 | Close at hand was the skittering of a small animal through the grass and the dry fragile sound of leaves turning . |
| 29 | She reminds me of a small animal at bay . |
| 30 | It is a small animal in a bigger animal 's home terrain . |