Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] a [n mass] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an early observer remarked , ‘ If a big muskrat goes after a mink with mayhem in mind and carving tools in front , the mink may not care to accept the sporting challenge . ’ |
| 2 | Every training session starts with a series of health exercises . |
| 3 | The installation 's theme explores the relationship between creativity and evil , and concludes with a pair of collection boxes for victims of violence placed on either side of an amateur portrait made by a murderer . |
| 4 | He sanctioned the use of cash limits as a means of control . |
| 5 | This suggests that kaolinisation is a hydrothermal process in which acid solutions move upward , changing the hard rock into kaolinite while leaving mica and quartz unaltered , The kaolin , then , lies in a matrix of mica and quartz and occurs in a series of funnel or trough-shaped deposits . |
| 6 | Primarily the Catholic Voice exists as a means of communication within the Diocese of Lancaster . |
| 7 | This leads to a series of return maps , for r-values like those shown in Fig. 6.5b . |
| 8 | Hence , an operation in this task 's search space consists of a pair of play operations . |
| 9 | Any but the simplest of questionnaires consists of a series of question sequences , each dealing with a different area of interest . |
| 10 | Consists of a series of metal blades which are splayed to form a set of sharp teeth . |
| 11 | A drawn image on the other hand consists of a series of co-ordinate points and instructions on how to joint them up . |
| 12 | She points to a pair of pewter leather stilettos on her mannequin . |
| 13 | Regular or prolonged contact between two groups who speak mutually unintelligible languages may result in the formation of a pidgin — a language which is nobody 's native language but serves as a means of communication for a limited range of purposes related to the contact situation . |
| 14 | He was impressed by the variety , originality and eclecticism of Nonconformist architecture : ‘ The grateful lesson , which , as the preceding [ discussion ] obviously shows , English Nonconformist architecture has given architects , serves as a means of liberation which , from the architectural point of view , deserves a thorough consideration . ’ |
| 15 | It serves as a means of transport , a temporary office for writing notes and making records , a refuge in bad weather , a place to eat lunchtime sandwiches , and a store for the equipment : the sample bottles , sampling buckets , boxes , crates , chemicals , inflatable booms , ropes , leggings , boots and waders , and various other pieces of protective clothing . |
| 16 | And when he talks about a means of grace , he means something that happens to you that can bring you to faith . |
| 17 | Training always begins with a series of building-up and loosening-up exercises . |
| 18 | 3.30 : Training begins with a series of yoga , aerobic and stretching exercises supervised by his martial arts instructor Walter Johnson . |