Example sentences of "of a number [prep] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With regard to liturgy , these canons demanded the retention of a number of procedures which had come under attack from Puritans , such as the use of the surplice , kneeling to receive communion , and the inclusion of the sign of the cross and godparents in the baptism ceremony . |
| 2 | Like as not he would n't even recognize her , and he 'd made it clear she was merely one of a number of girls who accommodated him . |
| 3 | This is one of a number of things which have brought English winemakers into conflict with the European Community . |
| 4 | Blake was not averse to entering such places , but could think of a number of things he 'd prefer to do at this time . |
| 5 | Coun. John Williams , leader of Darlington council , said : ‘ This pedestrianisation of Skinnergate and High Row is just one of a number of initiatives we are taking to improve the environment of the town centre . |
| 6 | While the single-centre institutions found it somewhat easier to adopt the mantle of RMC , inevitably some of the multi-centre RMCs found their development delayed by management problems , especially where they were composed of a number of colleges which had to negotiate a series of complex mergers before they could start . |
| 7 | Emeritus Professor Roger Wilson was one of a number of Quakers who strongly influenced the development of the School of Education . |
| 8 | Instead he had called in the deputy inspector and regional engineers for provisional evaluations of a number of schemes which could have been affected . |
| 9 | ‘ It is only one of a number of options which include proposals from British , US and Continental companies , ’ the source said . |
| 10 | He was probably one of a number of bishops whom Guntram intended to exile , but he was reinstated after the king fell ill . |
| 11 | The ensuing debate , however , does little credit to the Mendelians , the more bigoted of whom refused even to believe in the existence of the pads despite the eye-witness testimony of a number of biologists who were later to become household names in their own rights — a list of eye-witnesses that includes British biologists as diverse in their biological contributions as J. B , S. Haldane , W. H. Thorpe , L. Harrison Matthews and G. E. Hutchinson . |
| 12 | Women writers are less likely to identify with the existential plight of the lone male , but even so , a willingness to conform to the narrative conventions of realism is evident in the fiction of a number of writers who are now viewed as innovative . |
| 13 | One can think of a number of cases which are coming before the courts where there 's been a lot of publicity and I 'm sure that the legal teams involved in those cases will be studying this judgement er and will be considering whether or not those principles ca n't be applied to their cases . |
| 14 | In the case of a number of movements it is usual , after a movement in a contrasting key , to return to one in the tonic . |
| 15 | We therefore conclude with a brief examination of a number of studies which either explicitly compare bargaining structures of different countries at a sub-national level , or which seek to identify systematically by means of quantitative methods inter-industry determinants within a single , national industrial relations system — the results of which may then be compared as between countries . |
| 16 | It is only one of a number of instruments which express the official curriculum . |
| 17 | Selection of a suitable topic for investigation out of a set of possibilities can be made through the application of a number of criteria which can act as a useful screen for filtering out unsuitable topics . |
| 18 | Mr Nick Cox , a marina owner and yacht chandler , is one of a number of businessmen who has issued a writ against the authority for damages . |
| 19 | ‘ It is just one of a number of sites which we are looking at to formulate an extended park and ride system , ’ he said . |
| 20 | ‘ Gary was one of a number of players who impressed me and I 'm delighted to have got him , ’ said Linfield manager , Trevor Anderson . |
| 21 | What I have to report here are observations of the behaviour of a number of families who agreed to make recordings in the context of the research project described in my Introduction . |
| 22 | In Section 12.7 there is a discussion of a number of factors which favour the use of short maturity contracts ( dividend risk , interest rate risk and mispricing risk ) for hedging , so leading to a rise in volume as delivery approaches . |
| 23 | Share prices are determined by supply and demand and anticipatory and speculative factors , and the expected earnings of a company are only one of a number of factors which influence investors . |
| 24 | Sullivan also persuaded Bazargan to help obtain the release of a number of Americans who had been taken hostage in the listening posts that the US had manned along the soviet border . |
| 25 | They believe that the world is flat and triangular ; that it is composed of seven distinct habitations … and that each is surrounded by its own peculiar sea ; that one sea is of milk ; another of sugar ; a third of butter ; a fourth of wine ; and so on … [ also that ] the whole of this world is supported on the heads of a number of elephants whose occasional motion is the cause of earthquakes . |
| 26 | In addition to the above commercial reserve , LASMO is participating in the appraisal of a number of discoveries which are potentially commercial and have a most likely reserves estimate of 240 mmboe net to LASMO [ 1991 178 mmboe ] . |
| 27 | Guided by the general aim of the project , these arrangements were directed towards the attainment of a number of objectives which the report summarises as follows : |
| 28 | ACORN classifies areas on the basis of a number of attributes which can be used to construct stratified quota samples . |
| 29 | Since the citadel 's walls had been razed in I 181 , ramparts of earth , stone and wood had to be erected from the fabric of a number of churches which were hastily demolished for the purpose . |
| 30 | In the second part of the chapter we concentrate on manufacturing industry , reporting on the experiences of a number of organizations which have only recently started to make use of temporary workers , and their reasons for doing so . |