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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a small box of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing the size and type of a container that holds a specific item or items.
Example: "I received a small box of chocolates for my birthday."
Alternatives: "a tiny container of" or "a little package of".
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Mr. Garriott's contained a small box of mounting brackets and connectors.
You have to get a second mortgage in order to buy a small box of chocolates.
I bought a small box of raspberries at a hot farmers' market.
A small box of clams is $10.75; a lobster roll is $9.25.
There was a small box of broken toys in the corner.
A man walked up to the register holding a small box of heirloom tomatoes and a head of lettuce.
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Since 2008, judging by the ONS data, they have cut down on the size of the Christmas turkey, drunk less booze and made do with a smaller box of Quality Street.
The supply came in five large boxes of twenty and a smaller box of four.
Marubeni Infotech has announced the "Fragrance Case for Earphone" [JP], a small box made of aluminum tailor-made for the "Y" part of any given earphone.
The original Dungeons & Dragons, now referred to as OD&D, was a small box set of three booklets published in 1974.
You can even add a small box full of book favorites by the couch.
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