Example sentences of "a number of [noun pl] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reed spokesman Ian Melville denied that the event had been cancelled , but admitted that a number of options were under consideration : one being the merger of the event with the bi-annual Communications Solutions Show , to be held at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre next Spring . |
| 2 | The Market on Saturday evenings provided much entertainment as always a number of cheapjacks were to be found selling all sorts of items . |
| 3 | In order to effect these objectives a number of changes were to be made in the provision and funding of social care . |
| 4 | However , a number of specials are worth making . |
| 5 | A number of papers are in preparation , including one to be presented by invitation of the American Statistical Association . |
| 6 | Where the locality was suitable or where a number of mills were in close proximity to one another ( such as the Hicks/Hooper empire at Eastington ) it was still possible for a number of separate mills to be run together . |
| 7 | When a number of items are to be cleaned those which present difficulties are soaked , rather than worked upon immediately , and tackled when the easier items are finished . |
| 8 | A : Journalists always make the assumption that to be married for a number of years is to be happily married for those years . |
| 9 | A number of recommendations are under consideration , but further information is awaited from the CAA before they are finalised . |