Example sentences of "[n mass] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We can prove the important Theorem 1.9.14 ( Gauss ) If F ε Z[x] and if we can write F = gh where g , h ε Q[x] then we can write F = GH where G , H ε Z[x] , deg G = deg g and deg H = deg h .
2 Buck & Buck ( 1960 ) 44 Cr App R 213 : illegal abortion .
3 I would stick to domesticated species , such as Goldfish or Koi .
4 This is quite an elegant cake on a theme popular with children — other pond life could be included if you wish , such as goldfish or tadpoles .
5 He finds it far more challenging than shooting either grouse or pheasant , which he has also done plenty of .
6 Male black grouse or blackcocks congregate at traditional lekking sites where they compete for the attentions of the females .
7 They say that if you , if it was n't for the shooting we would n't have any grouse or pheasants cos they would n't be preserved .
8 Grouse " potted whole , stowed singly into pots with clarified butter poured over " as described by Professor Saintsbury ( the old boy did n't miss much ) are infinitely enticing , exceedingly extravagant with butter and not very practical for these days , but you can make one young cooked grouse or partridge go a very long way by the simple method of chopping the flesh , freed from all skin and sinew with about one quarter of its weight in mild , rather fat , cooked ham .
9 At least that 's some improvement for the 50% or women in Britain who currently fail to qualify for maternity leave at all .
10 In 1984 , the Education ( Grants and Awards ) Act was passed to enable the DES to allocate directly a small proportion ( up to 1% ) of the Block Grant to support specific educational projects which the Secretary of State judged to be particularly important ; a grant could cover either 50% or 70% of the costs of a project ( 60% from 1990–91 ) .
11 The total income for the average quarter was £50 , rising to £60 or £70 in 1939 .
12 It is not a problem which is solved , or even touched , by another 10s. or £1 , or £2 , on the pension .
13 Even those prepared to sacrifice comfort for hair-raising economy still had to find 2d or 3d ( 1p or 1.25p ) a mile .
14 £1 , 50p , 20p , 10p , 5p coins should be stacked in their respective denominations ; 2p , 1p or ½p coins should also be stacked into piles for easy checking and counting , then bundled into the appropriate cash bags supplied by the bank .
15 It is equally valid to use , for example , 20°C , 30°C and 40°C or 20°C , 35°C and 50°C .
16 When polar stocks of such cosmopolitan species are recognized as differing in form or physiology from temperate stocks , they are often assigned to separate subspecies or races .
17 In the ensuing tussle , the middle fly on her cast , a size 14 Grouse & Claret , sank into the tip of the third finger of her left hand .
18 For the rest of the week , each morning , when tactics were discussed prior to setting out , the talk was not of Goat 's Toe , Garry Dog or Grouse & Claret .
19 In Powys , the HLCA payment would be either £28/LU or £42/LU for sheep ( £44.50/LU for cows ) in the ‘ severely disadvantaged ’ zone which occupies most of the county .
20 Note that the circuit works best from 4.5V or 6V battery ( three 1.5V cells were used in a suitable holder for the prototype unit ) .
21 The report listed 339 people killed in " prisons , army barracks or police stations " , and stated that this represented an unprecedented level of repression against the black ethnic groups in the south of the country .
22 Callers sometimes misdial and think they have got through to the local barracks or Lingfield garage .
23 There he could entertain certain people who might be useful — people with information to give but who were afraid to be seen entering a barracks or Dublin Castle … .
24 Not really , save for six vociferous quacky-ducks , some tiny rabbits and a vast somnambulant white buck or roe .
25 Later most post-mills were supported by a round house made of bricks ; and the buck or body of the mill raised so that the arms did not sweep as near to the ground .
26 Intergraph Corp , Huntsville , Alabama warns that while it has not yet closed its books for the first quarter , preliminary estimates indicate that turnover will be lower than expected at between $280m and $285m , and that all geographic segments were below expectations for the quarter , and price reductions on older products combined with lower sales volume resulted in reduced gross margins ; the company expects a loss from operations excluding restructuring charges of $8m to $10m or $0.11 to $0.13 per share and restructuring charges and non-operating items during the quarter will increase the losses by an additional three cents a share .
27 But as the BUF acquired a Chelsea headquarters where activists lived as soldiers in barracks , and a Blackshirt uniform was issued to remove the distinction of class and wealth , there emerged a political ideal to which he could give his complete loyalty .
28 Its limited nature was underlined by the absence of any statutes and of any permanent headquarters or secretariat , or an ability to force governments to act upon its recommendations .
29 Time and again we have seen large country houses taken over for institutional use , whether as corporate headquarters or hospitals .
30 ‘ Of course I have staff , but they 'll be busy with sheep or cattle work , or attending to deer . ’
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