| marble |
a block of / a slab of / a statue of / |
| margarine |
a tub of |
| matches |
a book of / a box of / a pack of |
| mathematics |
a branch of |
| meat |
a chunk of / a hunk of / a piece of / a slab of / a slice of |
| medicine (e.g. penicillin) |
a branch of / a dose of / a spoonful of / an injection of / a course of / a regimen of |
| metal |
a scrap of / a sheet of / a strip of / a wedge of |
| milk |
a bottle of / a carton of / a cup of / a glass of / a jug of / a glass of / a litre of / a pint of
/ a gallon of
|
| mint |
a sprinkling of / a chevron of |
| money |
an amount of / a sum of |
| moonlight |
a shaft of / a beam of / a ray of |
| mud |
a lump of / a clod of / a puddle of / a clump of |
| music |
a piece of / a snatch of / a collection of / a score of |
| mustard |
a spoonful of / a jar of / a packet of / a squirt of |
| news (good news) |
an item of / a bit of / piece of; (a morsel of) / an article of |
| (bad) news |
a dose of / a report of |
| newspaper |
a copy of the-a/ an edition of the-a/ a sheet of |
| nonsense |
a load/lot of |
| oil |
a barrel of / a drop of / a film/ a pool/ a squirt/ a streak of |
| orange |
a segment of |
| pain |
a howl of / a period of / a lot of |
| paint |
a blob of / a coat of / a drop of / a flake of / flakes of / a speck of / a splash of |
| paper |
a bundle of / a piece of / a roll of / a ream of / a scrap of / a sheet of / a slip of / a strip
of |
| perfume |
a bottle of / a puff of |
| petrol |
a gallon of / a litre of / a tankful of |
| poetry |
an anthology/ a book of / a collection of / a line of / a volume of of |
| rage |
a bellow of |
| rain |
a drop of / a sprinkle of / a deluge of |
| research |
a piece of / a collection of / a body of |
| rice |
a bag of / a bowl of / a grain of / a box of / a sack of / a field of / a paddy of / a kilo of / a
serving of / a
scoop of
|
| rock |
a chunk of / a lump of / a piece of / a slab of / a load of / a pile of |
| rope |
a length of / a piece of / a bag of a spool of |
| rubbish/trash/garbage |
a bag of / a load of / a pile of / tons of / a dumpster of |
| rum |
a tot of / a shot of / a jigger of / a bottle of / a drink of / a splash of / a dash of |