Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] a [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if you 're going to do thin metal objects or a sort of aluminium frame , do not use the dye stamps on those . |
| 2 | A herd of deer , a pride of lions or a pack of wolves has a certain rudimentary coherence and unity of purpose . |
| 3 | One of a family of six and me elder brother was me bro me dad had a little business in the keys in and er they were hard times and me elder brother we used to go and work for him because me dad said he must and er from , after school I used to go and perhaps do the errands or a bit of filing , the odd jobs and all that sort of thing and I grew up with locks and keys and files from twelve , even before I left school . |
| 4 | This dish , suitable for a light lunch or supper , needs only freshly cooked vegetables or a salad of endive to accompany it . |
| 5 | ‘ People just do n't crave vegetables or a slice of wholegrain bread , ’ says nutrition expert Audrey Cross . |
| 6 | A major change is one that we make to your holiday arrangements before departure , that involves changing your UK airport(s) , resort area or time of departure or return by more than twelve hours or a change of accommodation to a Club not featured in this brochure . |
| 7 | Londons could also carry eight 20 lb and eight 8-½ lb practise bombs or a number of flares and/or smoke floats . |
| 8 | With inverted files the records are held in a data area on disk , but there is also an index which contains values or a range of values for some of the data . |
| 9 | They could involve matching a variety of situations or uses to a list of products or a list of items using those products ; they could involve putting the benefits of the product in order of merit or they could take the form of a question and answer quiz with specified answers from which to choose . |
| 10 | French names like New Man and Rodier Hommes were innovators in the 1970s , offering men a complete coordinated collection instead of just a range of suits or a collection of shirts . |
| 11 | ‘ Add a few more vegetables , some carrots or a tin of peas , and a bouillon cube — or even just water — and serve rather a lot of potatoes with it . ’ |
| 12 | Various fund-raising events throughout the year finance a Christmas party , and give a gift , such a box of groceries or a basket of fruit to every pensioner in the village . |
| 13 | For otherwise how can we ever be sure whether Beethoven intends for us to see a horde of goblins or a host of elephants ? ’ |
| 14 | Crucially , there was also assured financial support for the permitted grant-aided maximum of two such tutors at each extra-mural department in that the Board of Education grant provided for 75% of the salaries of tutors or a maximum of £300 per annum for each appointment . |
| 15 | Visual hypnagogic sensations may be similarly either isolated images or a series of images . |
| 16 | In earlier times the judge would rule on the sufficiency of the provocation , and the result of this was rather narrow and legalistic categories of sufficiency ( e.g. violence or finding a spouse in adultery were enough , but words or a confession of adultery were not ) . |
| 17 | Amdahl Corp , Sunnyvale has launched a consulting service and data storage feature to facilitate the migration of customers to Escon Architecture : the company accompanies the new service with a new Serial Channel Feature for next quarter for use with its 6100 Storage Processor , which attaches to parallel channel adaptors on the 6100 and enable it to support serial Escon channel connections ; a 6100 with the feature will support up to 32 Escon serial channels or a mixture of serial and parallel channels ; native serial channels cost $62,560 for the first four and $32,280 for each additional pair ; the Serial Channel Feature start at $21,000 . |
| 18 | There will also be the option of being audited as an individual centre ( for example , a single college or training organisation ) or as a network ( for example , a group of neighbouring schools or a group of workplaces ) . |
| 19 | The court , whether High Court , quarter sessions or a court of summary jurisdiction , retains full jurisdiction over all matters before it until sentence , that is , until the final adjudication of the matter ; and the reasoning in Sheridan 's case and the cases of Grant [ 1936 ] 2 All E.R. |
| 20 | These collections , along with decorative arts and a number of period rooms , occupy the first floor , parts of which will not reopen until later this year . |
| 21 | It requires a quantity , which may be only a gram or so , of cocaine hydrochloride , bicarbonate of soda , containers such as jam jars , glass tubing , stirrers and a source of heat . |
| 22 | Basically it was the songs and a sort of mime play with Jack , Lindsay and David leading into a set piece with Lindsay as the old woman feeding the birds , which is a wonderful one , where the bird grows and grows to a monstrous size and finally devours the old lady . |
| 23 | The land between the River Severn and the River Wye has inspired a new collection of songs and a book of poems . |
| 24 | A junior with a big interest in meeting people [ according to his Appraisal ] was given the task of setting out packs of account opening cards , Special Savings forms and passbooks and a couple of credit card application forms for good measure . |
| 25 | A couple of whiskies , a couple of vodkas and a couple of swigs of embrocation . |
| 26 | Sunderland , playing their fourth match in seven days , made four changes as caretaker manager Malcolm Crosby tried to find fresh legs and a reserve of stamina from his injury-hit first team squad . |
| 27 | I have n't been into her bedroom though I saw some chair legs and a pair of shoes as I passed the half-open door . |
| 28 | He could get a couple of hamburgers and a glass of beer at the airport , then catch the evening flight to Brussels . |
| 29 | The recycling scheme is run by the non-profit making Save-a-Cup Recycling Company which was set up by a group of plastic cup manufacturers and a number of companies in the UK vending and foodservice industries just over a year ago . |
| 30 | There were huge quantities of them , and I ended up filling three vases and a couple of Stuart 's beer-mugs . |