Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We seem to be seeing , in the fossils , an arms race , or rather a series of restarting arms races , between carnivores and herbivores . |
| 2 | Or perhaps a 25p glass of Coke is better ? |
| 3 | Shape 's urgent duty was to discover whether this was the Emperor 's slashing stroke , or merely a cavalry raid launched deep into the Belgian province . |
| 4 | But was it Woolworths or Marks who had that little slogan , was it , nothing , not a was it not a penny , nothing more than a penny or not a thruppence |
| 5 | The notes to this Law make it clear the course of action to be taken : ‘ It is a question for the referee whether or not a series of the same offences by different players of a team amounts to repeated infringement . |
| 6 | An alchemical text was not simply or mainly a means of conveying chemical knowledge , and certainly not of doing it succinctly . |
| 7 | You could adapt the dapper Dad 's card to include a smart tie or even a pair of cufflinks . |
| 8 | They slyly extend it towards their prey — a worm or even a fish — and then discharge a tiny glassy harpoon from the end . |
| 9 | I hauled it when the weather permitted and invariably found a lobster or two in it , or even a fish of some sort . |
| 10 | Written excavation records once consisted of observations written down in a notebook , but nowadays most archaeologists use printed forms , or even a series of forms , which are filled in to record the evidence not covered by the drawn and photographic records . |
| 11 | Second , just as the onset of disability can not be seen as a one-off life event , neither can the intervening impact of ageing be considered as a self-contained life event , or even a series of discrete life events . |
| 12 | Despite the Italian economic crisis , Giuliano Amato promised 19 December at an interministerial meeting that not a lira would be cut from the special funds voted for the protection of Venice and that the money would become available immediately , none having been provided during 1992 ( The Art Newspaper No. 23 Dec 1992 , p. 3 ) . |
| 13 | It was becoming something more than just a folk club . |
| 14 | All sorts of little sub-businesses grew after the first month or two and it was at this point that we thought it would be nice to turn it into something more than just a folk club . |
| 15 | However , as with all fostering schemes , it was seen as more than just a means of putting roofs over heads . |
| 16 | Erm and then just generally language is far more than just a means of communication . |
| 17 | ‘ But we did n't mind a bit , a job here was so much more than just a means to an end , it was never a case of them and us . |
| 18 | When viewed from this vantage point , designing can be seen as more than just a means of creating and applying technologies : it is also revealed as a means of shaping relations between people . |
| 19 | It gradually becomes clear to the student that kung fu is more than just a series of physical body movements . |
| 20 | So test-tube fusion was more than just a media event with dollars on the line for the University of Utah , there were many private agendas riding along with it . |
| 21 | Certainly , voluntary anonymised seroprevalence studies are discouraged because it is felt that even a 5% refusal rate may invalidate the results . |
| 22 | However , the speed of light is roughly the same in the cornea as in water , and so a fish 's cornea simply protects the eye without bending the light . |
| 23 | The greater this distance , the longer the time taken to make the final uncovered dash ( T ) , and so a duck can afford to lower its peeking rate . |
| 24 | ‘ And perhaps a pike is loose in the depths . ’ |
| 25 | Given that an increase in general prices of 10% causes a 20% rise in the price of kryptonite futures and only a 5% rise in the price of phlogiston futures , the spread ratio which ensures that Lois is unaffected by the differential response of kryptonite and phlogiston futures prices to changes in the general level of prices is ( F 1 β 1 ) / ( F s β s ) = ( 50 × 2 ) / ( 10 × 0.5 ) = 20 . |
| 26 | Fifty years and not a penny . |
| 27 | The PLO had refused to comply with the demands of the Lebanese government to disarm its forces based in southern Lebanon , claiming that they constituted an army and not a militia [ ibid . ] . |
| 28 | A rash then became visible over the whole of the patient 's body and extending on to her limbs ; this was an erythema and not a purpura . |
| 29 | The idea of endowment paid to a mother ‘ on account of her motherhood and on behalf of each of her children … is ’ , it was asserted , ‘ entirely opposed to the idea of relief of distress or poverty , because it implies a universal national provision and not a means of making up deficiencies in the incomes of particular families ’ . |
| 30 | Still , I marvel at how eagerly and easily a chub will bite , considering how shy they are in all other respects . |