Example sentences of "[n mass] [conj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 If he makes any mistake no harsh remark is made , but quietly he is asked to go through again and point out such-and-such a sheep or goat which has been purposely hidden .
2 Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores .
3 ( i ) Liability for negligence.Clauses or notices which seek to exclude or limit liability for loss or damage caused by negligence are covered by s2 of the Act .
4 After an evening of work here , she felt she must look like a cod or haddock herself with dull eyes and open mouth .
5 And there was this old guy dragging this bloody rope with a massive hook on the end like after after , you know , I presume it was cod or mackerel something along the and I said , what the hell are you fishing ?
6 But the floor was wet and I slid along before colliding with a slab of sprats , cod and ice which showered over me .
7 His R/T went u/s as they were taxying out and he called for control to stop " Jock " Calder ( his Deputy ) and tell him to get out of his aircraft and hand it over to Johnny 's crew , " Jock " overheard this plea , switched off his R/T , took-off and led the sortie , but was never forgiven .
8 Heavily illustrated with photos of the aircraft and people who inhabited this airfield , it is worthy of inclusion on any aviation historian 's bookshelf .
9 We also get a number of aircraft and airlines who like to practice on our runway .
10 This gives a lighter , cleaner taste which does n't overpower and illustrates the fact that it is not just the obvious oily herring , mackerel and salmon which have the body to withstand a mustard onslaught .
11 So , if the RC is between and 090° you will want to move it to the Right ( clockwise ) to get it onto 090° .
12 Then they gave her a battery of psych-tests that plugged straight into her nervous system ; though she fought against it , they strapped her down and there was nothing she could hide , no way to stop the relentless tide of data and attitudes they programmed into her , or the probing of her mental set .
13 Environmental data and expertise which exists already in the Corine resource , a project which ends this year , is in danger of being lost whilst the EEA wrangle continues .
14 These models and requests can be communicated throughout the network to specialist nodes containing data and techniques whose purpose it is to establish those answers .
15 That is on the right lines , of course , since certainly we do not suppose that e would have occurred even if either cc or e itself did not .
16 Whilst we do not have clear evidence that heparin confers benefit we do know that where one is administering TPA and aspirin and heparin there is some evidence of an increase in side effects .
17 As further children arrive the mother will more and more be taken up with their care and their needs in general ; it may be difficult for her to strike a balance of attention to offspring and husband which will satisfy the needs of all including her own .
18 It now has wholly-owned offices in Paris , Amsterdam , Brussels , Frankfurt , Geneva , Stockholm and Gothenburg , is a shareholder in a well-established US firm and has associate arrangements in the USA and elsewhere , enabling it to sustain an annual growth rate of between 20% and 30% which is now generating annual total fees of up to £5m .
19 The variety at first seems bewildering , but leaving aside primitive creatures like jellyfish and corals which we have already discussed , and the much more advanced backboned fish , nearly all can be allocated to one of three main types : shelled animals , like clams , cowries and sea snails ; radially symmetrical creatures like starfish and sea urchins ; and elongated animals with segmented bodies varying from wriggling bristle worms to shrimps and lobsters .
20 He was promptly pitched overboard and just as promptly swallowed by a great fish or whale which the Lord had directed through the waters for this especial purpose .
21 No fish or crustaceans which would predate on or otherwise damage the polyps .
22 Instead , DEC 's Unix-based Software and Systems Marketing and Planning Group manager Matt Kochen and Laurie Buller from the product management group staff attempted to pin responsibility for what they termed the ‘ confusion ’ in the marketplace over DEC 's actual position on misguided press reports — an allegation stoutly and unanimously resisted by senior members of the US press corps and analysts who have been close to the story .
23 ‘ We have tightened up procedures now and all the fish and nets which are confiscated are tagged .
24 In the winter , the flooded areas provided abundant fish and wildfowl which could be hunted , and in the summer , in the drier areas , there was rich open grassland for cattle and sheep , reeds , wood and timber for building and construction , and wild animals and birds , as well as abundant fruits and seeds which could be hunted and collected .
25 Mid-waters of the Southern Ocean are little explored ; for long considered empty , they are now known to be the haunt , possibly the refuge , of several species of fish and squid which feed either near the surface or at the bottom .
26 Fish and chips they have .
27 Fish and chips they have .
28 This time it was fish and chips which Mrs Wormwood had picked up in the fish and chip shop on her way home from bingo .
29 The Magpie Cafe provides the best value fish and chips I have ever eaten ; the staff seem to love children , and bread , butter and tea are automatically provided with every order .
30 That 's the best fish and chips I 've ever had .
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