Example sentences of "[noun] [is] a [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ophiactis abyssicola is a variable species , a fact which has misled authors in the past . |
| 2 | The result is a lightweight chassis , engineered to cater for any changes in the mechanical specification . |
| 3 | The neck is a sensible 43mm wide at the nut , medium deep , D-shaped as opposed to V-shaped and well rolled-over at the fingerboard edge . |
| 4 | The brachiopod Macrocoelia expansa is a common species on this slab of Ordovician age . |
| 5 | Overall length is 261mm , and weight is a moderate 1.6kg . |
| 6 | Beta is a wide pair ; it makes up a lovely spectacle in binoculars , and is in a rich field . |
| 7 | Non-specific DNA binding still occurred , represented by the faint complex seen in lane 8 containing the pBEND2 probe with no introduced VT2 binding site , but this non-specific binding complex is a minor species compared to the specific primary complexes apparent in lanes 2-7 . |
| 8 | Essentially the amplifier is a boosted op.amp designed with both the op.amp and output stage biased into class-A . |
| 9 | That is a blistering pace , given that the typical investment is a modest $2,500 . |
| 10 | Assynt is a good salmon loch with upwards of sixty fish being caught most seasons . |
| 11 | C. rubripinnis is a modest-sized fish , but has intense colouring from red to royal-gold throughout the length of a typical specimen , although variations do occur . |
| 12 | This gourami is a friendly fish , with a personality , and comes to recognise its owner . |
| 13 | Dave plays on Friday nights from 9.30pm until 2.30am and the entrance is a mere £5 with concessions for NUS/UB40 card holders . |
| 14 | A pointer is a simple data type , consisting of an unbounded set of values , which addresses or otherwise indicates the location of a variable of a given type . |
| 15 | Your vehicle is a 1955 Series I 86n wheelbase right hand drive home market model . |
| 16 | By s.21(1) of the 1968 Theft Act : [ a ] person is guilty of blackmail if , with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to cause loss to another , he makes any unwarranted demand with menaces ; and for this purpose a demand with menaces is unwarranted unless the person making it does so in the belief — ( a ) that he had reasonable grounds for making the demand ; and ( b ) that the use of the menaces is a proper means of reinforcing the demand . |
| 17 | It is not blackmail where the accused believes he has reasonable grounds for making the demand and believes the use of menaces is a proper means of reinforcing the demand . |
| 18 | The only official compensation is a weekly £76-worth of invalidity and daytime attendance allowance . |
| 19 | The sequestration of activities into distinct regions and zones is a key means by which control can be maintained and resources allocated . |
| 20 | The three-spined stickleback is a freshwater fish , about 2–4 inches long , which inhabits lakes , ponds and rivers in Europe and North America . |
| 21 | ‘ To me , the whole starting issue is a red herring what we should be doing is looking at bringing the control of racing into the 20th century . ’ |
| 22 | Enhanced communication support includes new remote procedure calls , which enable VxWorks tasks to be carried out on other systems ; and extensions to semaphore signals — a semaphore is a special-purpose data type . |
| 23 | Enhanced communication support includes new remote procedure calls ( RPC ) , which enable VxWorks tasks to be carried out on other systems ; and extensions to semaphore signals ( a semaphore is a special-purpose data type ) . |
| 24 | As remarked under Data Areas , the use of a formal parameter whose type is a comprehensive data structure to pass data between modules makes changing the program a fairly safe operation . |
| 25 | H. duplicata is a widespread species recorded from the West Indies , Bay of Biscay to off North Africa , and from the East Pacific off Colombia and Ecuador with a bathymetric range of 125–2870 m . |
| 26 | A deadbait is a dead fish which is either native to the water being fished or a specially prepared sprat or herring . |
| 27 | I would not put any African cichlids in such a splendid South American biotope , but if you must , Pelvicachromis taeniatus is a stunning fish . |
| 28 | Old Granary Mill is a friendly rendezvous . |
| 29 | You might be excused for thinking , at first sight , that the lamprey is a true fish . |
| 30 | But the subject of both pieces is a rare species and one of the genuine and original characters . |