Example sentences of "a number [prep] [noun] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Grosvenor family ( now holders of the dukedom of Westminster ) is of ancient lineage ( the Scrope versus Grosvenor controversy of the late fourteenth century is a pertinent study ) , and , over the ages , members have held estates in a number of counties and participated in governmental matters in many localities . |
| 2 | This cultural context which affected attitudes towards the city and how it might be planned was built up from a number of sources and expressed in the literature of the day ( Timms and Kelley. 1985 ) . |
| 3 | By September 1982 the school could witness what was in effect the opening of a new library , staffed from a number of sources and constituting a pleasant and accessible learning environment . |
| 4 | Reactive oxygen species seem to play a part in inflammation and tissue injury in a number of diseases and have recently been implicated in the inflammation and tissue injury in the gastrointestinal tract . |
| 5 | Hearst published a number of newspapers and had refused to bargain collectively with a union representing newsboys who distributed the papers on the streets . |
| 6 | During 1992 the Group completed a number of acquisitions and invested further on additions to tangible fixed assets . |
| 7 | A working group made up of clinicians , consultants , GPs and other health professionals has looked at a number of options and has recommended that services be consolidated , and accommodation improvements made , at the Chest Hospital . |
| 8 | Now , your agency creative team has worked on a number of concepts and put up campaigns for all of them : the beneficial effect on the skin of natural ingredients ; the sheer charm of the packs on the dressing table ; the ease and delight of using such products . |
| 9 | This month 's is going to be a very practical lesson featuring a number of phrases and riffs from various musical situations that use 4th intervals . |
| 10 | The potential pathogenicity of free radicals has been emphasised by recent work which suggests that reactive oxygen metabolities are not just one of a number of mediators and cytokines involved in the inflammatory process in inflammatory bowel disease but may have a pivotal role by initiating the expression of genes controlling may other aspects of the inflammatory , immune , and acute phase response , by activation of the transcription factor NF-kΒ . |
| 11 | He had had a number of mistresses and felt affection for some of them . |
| 12 | He 's done extremely well , and he has a number of reports and examined every possible area . |
| 13 | But surprising the people that you do n't realise , you know , it troubles the parents and as I say they took them to a number of specialists and given different things |
| 14 | Work in the field is scattered between a number of approaches and takes as its subject differing historical periods and geographical areas . |
| 15 | Vitamin B12 is found in dairy products , and a number of cereals and yeast extracts , such as Marmite . |
| 16 | My partner then called out a number of articles and asked if they were the chosen one . |
| 17 | The research has given rise to a series of more or less operational online catalogues , three fairly lengthy reports and a number of articles and published and unpublished talks . |
| 18 | The right hon. Gentleman can hardly refer to such a body as having the kind of authority with which he seeks to imbue it when it disagreed on a number of matters and failed to address any of the ones that really matter . |
| 19 | I always name the team equal after a number of rounds and finish with something that involves everyone . |
| 20 | This is the creation of high quality artwork using material that may already exist in a number of forms and modifying it to suit the current need . |
| 21 | This has taken a number of forms and has not spread as widely as some of its supporters might have hoped . |
| 22 | In fairness , it must be said that the professions have worked out a number of checks and balances to this system , and a common alternative to a percentage fee , hourly rates , can work out as an even more expensive open cheque drawn on the public purse . |
| 23 | Mr Beecham placed the last sheet of stiff paper on top of a number of others and raised his gaze again to Joe , who was sitting opposite to him , and continued , ‘ There is no obstacle to your inheritance , as I can see . |
| 24 | I mean I think it 's , I mean I I have personally asked this question a number of times and pressed for everybody to be paid properly in inverted commas , I E monthly , but this is an assumption about a certain lifestyle and a certain way of budgeting which er I do n't think we have necessarily the right or , you know it 's not necessarily our |
| 25 | The Archdeacon had said , ‘ Oh dear ’ a number of times and driven off , refusing Miss Tilley 's offer of a bite of hot-pot . |
| 26 | I raced against Cameron Sharp a number of times and beat him , so it was galling to find a few weeks later that he was racing Carl Lewis on the Continent . |
| 27 | Practitioners have identified a number of skills and attributes necessary to be successful including : |
| 28 | The standard molar entropies for a number of elements and compounds at 25°C are given in table 5.12 . |
| 29 | A 13-page report lists a catalogue of concerns from a number of agencies and reveals that 1,772 individuals have submitted objections . |
| 30 | Police in the Wear Valley are looking for thieves who have struck in a number of gardens and stolen ornamental garden furniture . |