Example sentences of "[n mass] [conj] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could become the owner of a Ford Popular for a down payment of £4. 8s. 5d. or of a refrigerator for £3. 3s. 3d. , with years to pay . |
| 2 | With these highly significant aircraft and with a track record of only ten years from on site to ‘ crowned ’ TMAM 's new aircraft hall is indeed a ‘ high speed hangar ’ . |
| 3 | Hawks could n't afford to repair the aircraft and after a long rest in the hangar , it was bought by Ed Connerton who rebuilt it as a two-seat military aircraft registered NX2491 . |
| 4 | Note : The price quoted is based on an exchange rate of 2,250 IL = £1 and on a group of 28 passengers , and is subject to possible increase with lower numbers or a lower value of the pound , as per DA Study Tours brochure conditions ( available on request ) . |
| 5 | At the casualty the wind was still Force 8 to 9 with a rough sea now running more than 9ft and with a large swell estimated at more than 30ft . |
| 6 | The point of this brier account of mistake is to show that at least one leading textbook of criminal law has distorted its presentation of the data because of a prior commitment to subjectivism . |
| 7 | It followed , therefore , that most of the military appointments to which Scottish freeholders and burgh councillors aspired were in the line infantry and to a lesser degree the cavalry , augmented during the wars with France at the turn of the century with numerous local military units of a temporary nature . |
| 8 | So eager were the Highlanders to be in action that they charged forward prematurely , to be swept by further fire from the hated artillery as well as by musket shots from the opposing infantry and from a detachment under the 18-year-old [ later Major-General ] James Wolfe , posted on the royal left flank , which took them in enfilade . |
| 9 | I volunteered for the Grenadier Guards , well I had to go to Chelsea Barracks and after a week there , they decided that I was n't medically fit for them , although the doctor or the M O at the Ipswich Recruiting Officer said , oh yes , you 're A one you 'll be fine for the guard but cos I was fairly well built , stature wise . |
| 10 | The Enterprise Router is available on two physical systems : in the Master Chassis and as a System Centre Module , and forms an integrated part of the intelligent hub . |
| 11 | Where vitamins and minerals are shown , the proportion of the Recommended Daily Allowance supplied by 100g or 100ml or by a serving of the food is shown . |
| 12 | Taking first the retirement pension of a single person at £52 and of a couple at £83.25 , the single person 's pension as a percentage of the couple 's pension is 62 per cent . |
| 13 | The former uses a brand new casing while the latter retains the old full-height chassis but with a modernized front panel . |
| 14 | An idea of how good this is can be estimated by choosing a laser power of 100 W at 500 nm , ε = 0.3 , gravitational waves of frequency I kHz and of a few milliseconds ; the estimate is This implies an optical path length of 150 km , e.g. 150 passes over arms I km long . |
| 15 | ‘ Mr Milburn and Mr Fallon are playing with statistics because to a degree one is right and to a degree the other is . |
| 16 | In its flowering state , it 's ignored by livestock because of a bitter taste , but that dies off in the autumn . |
| 17 | Pre-tax profits for the six months to October 1 came in at £134,000 as against a full year 's loss of £128,000 and a previous half time profit of £258,000 . |
| 18 | Popular music is disseminated by mass media and/or in a mass market . |
| 19 | Make sure you always run towards other people or to a shop if you can . |
| 20 | It will frequently happen that information disclosed in confidence is or becomes known to a limited number of people or to a specific section of the public only . |
| 21 | Working in an EPH , either as a member of staff or as a consultant analyst , can be a moving and traumatic experience , and is far removed from more typical analysis work in office and business situations . |
| 22 | ‘ merely of an office managed by the undertaking 's own staff or by a person who is independent but authorised to act on a permanent basis for the undertaking , as would be the case with an agency . |
| 23 | This ‘ UNO government ’ — as the authors acknowledge — was selected by the Nicaraguan people albeit by a fairly narrow margin . |
| 24 | Homosexuality does not birth new warriors for liberation … [ it ] is an accelerating threat to our survival as a people and as a nation . ’ |
| 25 | As heir to the Disraelian belief in elevating the condition of the people and as a party seeking to enhance its image among working class voters , the Conservative Party could claim both a principled as well as a practical motive for maintaining the innovations of its predecessor . |
| 26 | Such dressings-down of the local bosses were naturally popular with the ordinary people and for a while at least they helped to foster the paternalist image of the General-Secretary . |
| 27 | The attitude of the extended family and friends towards black people and to a black child being part of their family , must be ascertained . |
| 28 | Observation of behaviour is no longer enough , for the cognitive processes of transactions between people and within a person are also essential topics for an ethologist 's exploration . |
| 29 | These inspired the Chinese people and within a few years , there had been major efforts to move away from the centralised , planned economic system which was typical of communist regimes . |
| 30 | ‘ They do it because they enjoy meeting people and like a change of scene , ’ she says . |