Example sentences of "[noun pl] over [art] [adj] number of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ALASTAIR McHARG , the celebrated Scotland lock , capped 44 times from 1968 to 1979 , has been sounding off in all directions over the small number of his London Scots chosen for the coming Scottish tour of Australia . |
| 2 | On April 24 , 1990 , the government legalized the Eastern Rite Catholic Church , although the return of church buildings taken over by the Orthodox Church remained difficult to resolve because of uncertainties over the current number of Uniates . |
| 3 | The first , ‘ conservative ’ option proposes a gradual switch to market principles over an unspecified number of years . |
| 4 | In his reply on 2 August [ KP 6 ] Eden put the second view , which was that it was essential to return Soviet prisoners to the Soviet Union , because otherwise the Soviet authorities might make difficulties over the large number of British and allied Prisoners of War in those parts of Europe which would be liberated by the Soviet Union . |
| 5 | Much of this success is due to the commitment of our helpers , nay of who have been good friends over a considerable number of years ; others are regular helpers at our playgroup and youth club sessions throughout the year and are established ‘ old friends ’ before the holidays begin . |
| 6 | any commitment to make additional payments over a limited number of years |