Example sentences of "[n mass] [is] a [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 5lb bream is a big fish , and when viewed alongside , say , a 5lb chub , we are curious as to why the bream is only equal in weight . |
| 2 | That 's right but twenty five quid is a hundred quid a month , in n it ? |
| 3 | The goldfish is a remarkable fish — not least in its ability to tolerate and survive abuse . |
| 4 | A 2lb roach is a big fish , much bigger than many anglers credit . |
| 5 | The herring was to the Eastern European Jew what potatoes were to the Irish , which is surprising , for the herring is a salt-water fish and in Russia and Poland one rarely got a glimpse of the sea . |