Example sentences of "[n mass] of [noun sg] [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cook 250g of pasta shells until they are al , then drain . |
| 2 | This means assessing their likes and dislikes by means of preference tests where they can simply choose between different options , or ‘ operant conditioning ’ tests where they have to perform some task such as pecking a button to get access to ( or to exit from ) a particular environment . |
| 3 | You had to buy your own stuff , I bought a pair of thigh boots and they were all made with leather and he and I used to put neat's-foot oil on them and I could roll them down just like a b just like a boot . |
| 4 | The girl behind the desk in the untidy and cluttered reception area of the Informer , sitting below a poster protesting about Eskimo rights and an original cartoon showing the American President as an ageing cowboy astride a Cruise missile , had certain page-boy qualities , although her tip-tilted nose supported a pair of granny glasses and she was working hard at her chewing-gum . |
| 5 | A happy precedent already exists : three years ago the Academy agreed to abandon a series of spelling changes that it had proposed in 1975 , but which had never found their way into common usage . |