Partitive Expressions with U.N.

ID	Partitive Expression	Example Sentence
61	a crime of passion	His lawyer said it wasn’t premeditated murder, but a crime of passion.
62	a dab of perfume	A couple of dabs of perfume on my neck, and I was ready to go.
63	an abuse of power	Using falsified evidence to justify a war is a criminal abuse of power.
64	a shower of rain	We got caught in a shower of rain while walking to the station.
65	a sign of respect	In many cultures, bowing to someone is a sign of respect.
66	an act of revenge	He’d harmed many people in his life, so his murder was probably an act of revenge.
67	a bowl of rice	Would you like another bowl of rice?
68	a grain of rice	There wasn’t a single grain of rice left in the village.
69	a pile of rubbish	We found the bottles dumped in a pile of rubbish behind the factory.
70	a glass of rum	After drinking four or five glasses of rum, I felt sick.
71	a pinch of salt	Add two or three pinches of salt as the water is coming to the boil.
72	a plate of seafood	How many plates of seafood should we order for the party?
73	a sense of shame	I doubt he’s capable of feeling a sense of shame for what he’s done.
74	a minute of silence	There was a minute of silence before the game began.
75	a wall of silence	The fear of punishment created a wall of silence around the truth.
76	a night of sleep	I think I've had about three nights of sleep in the six weeks since our baby was born.
77	a cloud of smoke	After the riots, you could see clouds of smoke rising into the sky as buildings around the city burned.
78	a fall of snow	A heavy fall of snow left the whole landscape a glistening white.
79	a cake of soap	Talk about extravagant! She uses a new cake of soap each time she showers.
80	a feeling of sorrow	There was a feeling of sorrow in the room as everyone thought about what had happened.
81	a bowl of soup	As soon as we all sat down, she brought three big bowls of soup and three spoons.
82	a lump of sugar	The was a little jar on the table full of lumps of sugar.
83	a spoonful of sugar	How many spoonfuls of sugar do you like in your tea?
84	a ray of sunshine	Barry said his baby daughter was a little ray of sunshine in his life.
85	a cup of tea	Do you prefer a cup of tea with your breakfast, or a cup of coffee?
86	a game of tennis	It’s just a game of tennis, so I don’t know why you’re getting so upset!
87	a clap of thunder	The silence was shattered by two sudden, loud claps of thunder.
88	a moment of time	It was a moment of time that nobody who was there will ever forget.
89	a grain of truth	She said there wasn’t a grain of truth in her husband’s story.
90	an act of vengeance	The police suspected the fire had been deliberately lit as an act of vengeance.

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