Example sentences of "[n mass] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some kept fowl and/or a " Christmas pig " and that was always something to look forward to ( though not for the pig ) . |
| 2 | Game and Games — you might get the impression that this is a shop where you could buy either a brace of grouse or a set of Monopoly . |
| 3 | The money from the sale of the products is put into a trust fund , so that when the youngsters leave at the age of sixteen to make their own way in the world they have the means to purchase a flock of sheep or a horse and cart , giving them a vital start in whatever activity they take up . |
| 4 | Somehow the words ‘ dietary fibre ’ do tend to conjure up an image of being put out to graze on food that has all the comfort and flavour of that consumed by a sheep or a cow . |
| 5 | ‘ The waste and desert appearance is partly caused by the vast extent of the common lands belonging to the towns and villages , the system of management of which is ruinous in the extreme , and the finest districts , capable of enriching the proprietors and the country at large , are abandoned to , and only serve as pasture for goats , sheep or a few asses . ’ |
| 6 | If the Jämtland pack kills a sheep or a dog , as normal wolves may do , will they too be bustled into captivity because no one in authority has the courage or commitment to withstand ill-informed local pressure ? |
| 7 | We no longer hang a man because , in despair for his family , he steals a sheep or a loaf of bread . |
| 8 | Like an animal 's , if you like , a sheep or a goat 's cloven hooves . |
| 9 | In words , the EQ of a given species such as a rhino or a cat , is a measure of how much bigger ( or smaller ) the animal 's brain is than we should expect it to be , given the animal 's body size . |
| 10 | In a communications system , the source of infra-red radiation may be an infra-red l.e.d. or a laser . |
| 11 | Is it £1,000 or a £100 or even £50 — No way ! |
| 12 | Like a large rufous and grey domestic fowl or a giant partridge , with whitish cheeks , and distinctive blackish striations on upper breast ; the snowcock with least white in its plumage . |
| 13 | Perfectly placed for the man from the city whose idea of a good time was to get a Roe or a Red in his telescopic sights and blast it with a soft-nosed slug . |
| 14 | Disadvantages : It 's an expensive option ( Judy 's client 's pay an annual membership fee of £35 or a one-off fee of £6 , plus an hourly rate of between £2.90–£3.75 per hour ) ; you 'll be leaving your children with a stranger . |
| 15 | Clearly even information that would predict the market share perfectly must not cost more than £75k or an overall reduction in pay-off will result . |
| 16 | Clearly even information that would predict the market share perfectly must not cost more than £75k or an overall reduction in pay-off will result . |
| 17 | When a mackerel or a flying fish , for example , inadvertently grazes a tentacle , hundreds of nematocysts fire and inject their venom into the victim , which is quickly paralysed and killed . |
| 18 | Unless unless you 're worth a bob or a hundred . |
| 19 | And since most visitors have time only for one visit to Milford , you again will probably have to be make this trip as a passenger , either in an aircraft or a coach . |
| 20 | A little owl called " Kee-wik , kee-wik " and something — a vole or a shrew — gave a sudden squeal . |
| 21 | Alright , well let's suppose it 's some something small like a vole or a squirrel . |
| 22 | the amount of memory a computer needs to describe one character of text , data or a program . |
| 23 | Do n't wait until you have a whole bookful of data or a whole month has gone by before you start to make your first workchart . |
| 24 | The D12 can be obtained as either a 300w or a 600w system . |
| 25 | Compared with Freud 's , Frazer 's work was ‘ of perhaps greater permanence , , because for Eliot it was neither a collection of data nor a theory . |
| 26 | The tunnel is designed as far as possible to stay within the chalk marl but the alignment is constrained by the geometric requirements of a high speed railway including a minimum horizontal curvature of 4,200m and a maximum gradient of just under 1% . |
| 27 | Despite being thrown from water with a temperature of 19°C and a pH of 7 into water of 24°C and a pH of 7.9 the previous evening and then virtually desiccated , they were all feeding later that day . |
| 28 | Their second rescue included roach , pike , tench and a 17 lb 2 oz mirror carp . |
| 29 | Down Royal Auctions produced some commendable prices with a fine Italian marble top dining table making £2,400 ; a sapphire and diamond dress ring , £1,800 and a set of Chippendale style dining chairs , £1,500 ; mahogany-cased grandfather clock with brass dial , by Henderson , £1,200 ; an extending mahogany dining table with one extra leaf went at £1,200 ; a Victorian chiffonier at £850 and a Cecil Maguire oil , Plough Horses , at £750 . |
| 30 | The raiders escaped with £850 and a quantity of cigarettes . |