Some speculating may be indulged in to find a reason for so unusual a choice of locality.
When two men hunt along a narrow marsh, the man on the windward side will get most of the shooting.
Sprague Brooks (1915) says: On approaching the vicinity of the nest the bird would leave it quietly and walk slowly about feeding and showing no excitement whatever.
It is very rare east of the Mississippi in the spring.
Company crossed the river to Avatiko settlement, and found a small supply of young fruit, but they captured a woman who stated that she knew and could guide us to plantains as large as her arms.
Captain Nelson sold his rifle for a small supply of food to Kilonga-Longa some time afterwards, and I parted with mine as a gift to Antari, King of Ankori, nearly two years later.
The land party succeeded in finding a small supply of Indian corn, which, converted into meal, made me a porridge supper.
Giles pushed his way for 150 miles through scrub and past shallow lakelets of salt water until he came to a native well or dam, containing a small supply of water.
After resting for some days at this camp, Eyre, misled by a report he had obtained from the natives, again moved forward, taking with him but a small supply of water.
He gave them, however, a small supply previous to our parting.
A good many potatoes are also raised at this post, and a small supply of tea and sugar is brought from the depôt at York Factory.
On the morning of September the 9th we commenced our journey under the guidance of old Keskarrah, and accompanied by John Hepburn and Samandre, who carried our blankets, cooking utensils, hatchets, and a small supply of dried meat.
A good many potatoes are also raised at this post and a small supply of tea and sugar is brought from the depot at York Factory.
Here we found an old Frenchman in charge, with a small supply of goods, and about two packs of beaver which he had collected during the winter.
The cloth was soon spread upon the table, and the cook brought in the choice game of the prairies well cooked, with a small supply of Irish potatoes and small Canadian yellow corn.
At length, some canoes from the northward brought us a small supply of hogs and roots.
About this time, M'Tavish applied at the factory to purchase a small supply of goods wherewith to trade his way back to his post on the upper waters of the Columbia, having waited in vain for the arrival of the Isaac Todd.
In the street Jack stopped a young Chinese boy and sent him to a purveyor's shop for a small supply of portable food.
They had but a small supply, with no reserve to draw upon; it was imperative that they should not reply to the Russian fire until they could see their enemy distinctly.
By and by Hi Lo returned with a small supply of food, which the three ate ravenously.
They started at midnight, and by means of forced marches, travelling day and night, reached Gregory's old camp on the river; having fortunately found a small supply of water at one place on the way.
Without water, they continued skirting the low country until fatigue compelled them to stop, when, by digging shallow wells in the reeds, they obtained a small supply.
The bulk of ammunition landed was found to be for rifles, with only a small supply of ball and buckshot cartridges for smooth-bores.
We had a small supplyof biscuit, and a stream at hand furnished us with water.
At last I managed to get away from the camp with a small supply of meat which I had secreted, and making a wide circuit, proceeded towards the river.
We had brought with us a small supply of provisions, in addition to the game which we had shot on our way, expecting that the Indians would be able to furnish us with buffalo meat, on which we had no objection to live for a few days.
Young Azeem was unanimously chosen commander of the party, and the next morning at break of day, without further preparation beyond taking a small supply of food, they started on their journey.
Our anxieties were now relieved by the return of our mission, driving before them a couple of very thin sheep, and carrying a small supply of corn for the cattle.
Having received a small supply of powder and shot in payment, he at once turned away and re-entered his native wilderness.
No need for you to go," said the trapper, "I will go alone with a small supply of provisions, and see whether it be true.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "small supply" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
