Example sentences of "[conj] a number [prep] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is submitted that a number of cases which in the past applied the literal rule would now be decided in the opposite way . |
| 2 | The answer to his first point is that it is absolutely clear that a number of people who break their bail conditions are remanded in custody when they are brought back to the court ; but that happens in only about six out of 10 cases , and in four out of 10 cases when those who break their bail conditions are brought back to the court , it seems that they are no longer remanded in custody but are again let out on bail . |
| 3 | It is apparent , however , that a number of patients who needed surveillance did not receive it . |
| 4 | It is true , certainly , that a number of workers who have investigated it with a view to debunking it were so impressed by the results which could be obtained with it that they became its champions instead of its detractors . |
| 5 | It 's not all bad Ginny , it really is n't , and a number of women who think , Christ is alarming , you know . |
| 6 | They therefore have a profile like a creature with a toughness value and a number of wounds which they can sustain before they are destroyed . |
| 7 | We bring the cases on behalf of women and a number of men who , because of traditional views , because of the way the society has grown in Northern Ireland , because of the segregation of the workforce , are suffering either direct , or more likely indirect discrimination . |
| 8 | However , not all plants do this and a number of trees which normally produce straight , stress-carrying boughs can be grafted so as to behave like weeping willows . |
| 9 | The original members included Alexandre Rosenberg , Klaus Perls , Pierre Matisse , Sidney Janis , Leo Castelli , Stephen Hahn , Norman Hirschl , Andre Emmerich ( who is now the president ) , and a number of dealers who are now gone Martha Jackson , Edith Halpert . |
| 10 | However , there is no standard definition or process which constitutes performance review and a number of councils who have introduced review procedures have had disappointing results . |
| 11 | The area that is modern France displayed within its boundaries a great variation on the Romanesque architectural theme , since it was not one nation but a number of states whose buildings were influenced by climate , materials and purpose . |
| 12 | He had four surviving sons and one surviving daughter , as well as a number of children who died in infancy . |