Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [prep] a [n mass] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Five Cabinet ministers resigned on July 26-27 when Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti called a vote of confidence over a media bill . |
| 2 | What has n't happened so far , though , is a DOS application of the Windows environment that really feels like Windows and the integration of sound into a graphics package . |
| 3 | Reports of ‘ untoward occurrences ’ — anything from an allegation of assault to a staff member having a cold — were not going directly to Mr Thomson , who was legally bound to report them to social services within 24 hours . |
| 4 | It 's a lot of effort for a fish supper , but fly fishing is both peaceful and exhilarating . |
| 5 | As David Pearce said : ‘ Now we had an analysis tool which enabled credit managers and financial directors to see , at a glance , the degree of risk within a sales ledger . ’ |
| 6 | As the Sheikha worked , her smiling eyes caught mine and she said , ‘ Come , Um Yusef , you must learn , ’ and she tore a bit of cloth into a four-inch square . |
| 7 | However , when I stripped the pump off the block , cleaned it and left it on the workbench , I noticed it had leaked a small amount of oil from a 1.5mm hole located near the back underside of the pump . |
| 8 | This requirement in pike for example amounts to a mere 10lb of food for a 10lb pike . |
| 9 | The childhood supplement does not provide detailed information about the economic or household characteristics of the 61445 children classified as unoccupied on the basis of information from a 10% sample of the 1981 census . |
| 10 | We began our meal with , for me , a Fan of Melon with a Fruit Coulis , beautifully presented and very high , and for my partner , Slices of Avocado with a Yoghurt and Mint Dressing . |
| 11 | There are no comparable figurers for hand washing , but the German manufacturer AEG claims that hand washing 12 place settings uses 40 ltr of water and 2.6 kWh of energy , compared to 20 ltr of water and 1.6 kWh of energy for a 65°C machine wash with cold fill . |