Example sentences of "[prep] a [det] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Weighed down by the burden of representing all of black experience in a half-hour sitcom , most perished after a few series . |
| 2 | Willows of a few species are abundant along some of the rills , but seldom attain a height of three feet . |
| 3 | A survey of the biota of the river between 1979 and 1981 revealed that the macroinvertebrate fauna had been adversely affected , involving loss of diversity and the proliferation of a few species which are tolerant of high levels of pollution . |
| 4 | Yet the caterpillars of a few species are well protected from predators ; they are highly distasteful , possessing a coat of irritant hairs , while others bear spines and venom . |
| 5 | The presence of soils in turn ensures the presence of breeding petrels that burrow in soils , or require the dense vegetation for nesting , and of a few species of birds ( and indeed of introduced mammals ) that live entirely on the resources of the land . |
| 6 | Polar adaptations of a few species , so far as they are recognized , are discussed in Chapter 6 . |
| 7 | The ear tufts of a few species do not represent true ears . |
| 8 | The number of tree species with high proportions of ‘ barked ’ trees is low , but bark of a few species is pulled off in strips up to 10m long as seen in Bombax brevicuspe ( Bombacaceae ) and Lannea welwitschii ( Anacardiaceae ) . |
| 9 | Individuals of a few species like durians provide food for several orang-utan meals , but most are cleared by one animal in a single meal . |
| 10 | To compensate hunters , many of them peasants and Indians , for loss of income from the illegal trade , the government is allowing exports of a few species not in danger of extinction , such as the Teyu Guazu iguana , whose skin is used for handbags and belts . |
| 11 | So an early mark-down of a few pence was soon recouped , and by the close the FTSE index had reversed the initial fall of over nearly eight points as New York showed signs of a more stable performance . |
| 12 | He later became the senior trainer , served the Palace under ten managers and was one of a few staff left at Selhurst during World War Two . |
| 13 | I was short of a few quid to do anything about it so my mate lent me the money , we went to a scrap yard , picked up a spare and he delivered me back here in his motor , then your chaps picked me up . ’ |
| 14 | He said : ‘ We have very good arguments to prove that we can not be held responsible for the actions of a few people who did not know what they were doing . |
| 15 | ON THE PASSAGE OF A FEW PEOPLE : SITUATIONIST NOSTALGIA |
| 16 | On the Passage of a Few People Through a Brief Moment in Time . |
| 17 | These books are both related to the exhibition On The Passage of a Few People Through a Brief Period of Time presented at the Musée national d'art moderne-Centre Georges Pompidou , the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London , and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston , Massachusetts during 1989 — 90 . |
| 18 | On the Passage of a Few People Through a Brief Moment in Time ( henceforth ‘ the Boston text' ) is a film title used by Guy Debord in 1959 . |
| 19 | If I am serious , I can not simply see the preservation of the countryside as a desire of a few people like myself , to be weighed in the balance against the desires of others for holidays abroad , when it comes to deciding on whether a new airport should be built in some place of outstanding beauty . |
| 20 | From 1066 to 1558 France had been the country that England would fight if she was going to fight anyone , but for over a hundred years that role of the perpetual enemy had been taken by Spain or — in the minds of a few people — by the Netherlands . |
| 21 | A simple hierarchy puts decision-making authority permanently in the hands of a few people . |
| 22 | This is not seen as a very attractive chore but is probably the most important of all and really depends on the goodwill of a few people under the guidance of Annie Hanlon . |
| 23 | I think decision has to be made after er consideration and and of a few people putting heads together . |
| 24 | Former Premier LADY THATCHER will never be short of a few bob — she 's worth an estimated £9.5 million . |
| 25 | So let's hope Shirley Bassey turned out to be a Real Big Spender and put the Goldfinger on him to the tune of a few bob . |
| 26 | The Club evenings have been well-attended so far , despite a few people receiving the new programme rather late ( our apologies ! ) . |
| 27 | I , I will I 'll stick that in for a few grand . |
| 28 | She could cancel her newspapers and for a few pence from a local jumble sale acquire an old-fashioned cookery book , and a heavy stew pot . |
| 29 | It is a primeval wilderness tamed only where men built boundary walls two centuries ago , finding and cutting the stone they needed , feeding and sleeping on the site , and all for a few pence a day . |
| 30 | Also a photo of all the officers of Walsall that I saw in a second hand shop and I went and bought it for a few pence . |