Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [adv] a [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile Kubota Corp — majority shareholder in Stardent and now a 30% stakeholder in AVS Inc — is left with Stardent 's MIPS R3000-based Titan series of high-end graphics workstations . |
| 2 | Corporate management appeared everywhere , with the development of joint management teams of chief officers , central policy units and sometimes a series of interlocking interdepartmental working groups to cover joint areas of work and policy . |
| 3 | Q. I have a selection of fancy goldfish which includes Fantails , Lionheads , Orandas and also a pair of Blue Chinese Carp . |
| 4 | Subsystem components include a SCSI controller , 15Mb cartridge tape and either a 200Mb or 420Mb hard drive , expandable to over 600Mb . |
| 5 | His vision was impaired , with his sight deteriorating to monochrome , out of focus images and then a series of dots and hiss . |
| 6 | The remainder include the African whydahs and indigo birds , the cowbirds of North and South America , the honeyguides and even a duck — the black-headed duck of South America . |
| 7 | For the powerful winger , who became a Boro promotion hero and then a £1.3 million Blackburn buy in the summer , the homecoming was just too much . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | By 11 am Young is out running : twice round Wormwood Scrubs and then a series of exercises , ‘ step-ups and all kinds of keep-fit stuff ’ . |
| 10 | Since the production of more goods and services is never an end in itself under capitalism but always a means to making profit , any attempt at an explanation of the boom must centre around the returns capitalists received on their outlays . |
| 11 | You could adapt the dapper Dad 's card to include a smart tie or even a pair of cufflinks . |
| 12 | Determined but polite efforts were made to interest her in the purchase of tomatoes , plums , oranges , artichokes , mussels , scallops , chickens and even a swordfish steak . |
| 13 | Arthritis crippled her hands so she had to give up , most reluctantly , the flute and then a series of eye operations ended in virtual blindness . |
| 14 | We had at least seven other buck sergeants and maybe a staff sergeant crewing airplanes which had been returned to us two or three month after the deal and at times we had as high as twenty aircraft in the squadron , that according to the er roster that you were only supposed to have twelve , but er nobody seemed to say anything about it and we did n't get any extra men , but there was at least six or seven men doing the work of master sergeants getting paid for , getting buck sergeant and staff sergeant pay for which I 'm very grateful . |
| 15 | The designer attempts to reduce friction as far as possible , so most stepping motor systems have very little inherent damping and consequently a poorly.damped single-step response . |
| 16 | Another example of the love theme is the humorous courting by Wemmick directed towards Miss Shiffins and the funny way in which they ( Pip and Wemmick ) arrive for his marriage with Wemmick ‘ accidentally ’ discovering a church and then a pair of gloves , followed by Miss Shiffins and finally a wedding ring . |
| 17 | The Helsinki ‘ Final Act ’ was not a binding treaty but rather a series of pledges . |
| 18 | The remaining dancers , holding each other very close , slowly circled the floor , which was littered with discarded flowers and dance-cards and even a pair of silk gloves . |
| 19 | They slyly extend it towards their prey — a worm or even a fish — and then discharge a tiny glassy harpoon from the end . |
| 20 | Adam Russell , the great-grandson of former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and now a deer farmer in Dorset , was not overly impressed by Diana when she first walked in . |
| 21 | For her the multi-media scheme has been not only a counter to depression but also a means of exercising aspects of her intellect and imagination . |
| 22 | The most dramatic new facility is the blend tool which is not a kitchen utensil but rather a means of modifying one form or colour into another . |