Example sentences of "number [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further information from Telephone number during normal office hours from the UK is |
| 2 | Thus it is easy to gauge an individual 's age by counting the number of dark resting lines in the bone ( see below right ) . |
| 3 | The Secretary of State is therefore increasing from four to eight the number of full-time inquiry reporters in the Scottish Office Unit , the setting up of which has in itself reduced the time involved in arranging inquiries and submitting reports . |
| 4 | Computer-aided design software specialist Cadence Design Systems Inc is to establish a number of joint production projects for the electronics industry in the former Soviet republics : meetings are scheduled with Ineum of Angstrem , close to Russia 's Silicon Valley in Zelenograd , near Moscow ; NPO Integral of Minsk ; BeloRussia and MKB Elektron of Kharkov in the Ukraine ; the Moscow office of Roy International Consultancy represents Cadence . |
| 5 | ‘ There are illegal helicopter flights by the Serbs , probably carrying troops and supplies , and a lesser number of fixed wing flights by Croats . ’ |
| 6 | According to insiders , sales of NeXT computers in Japan are proving difficult , despite a growing number of Japanese language applications for NeXT . |
| 7 | This unit had played a major part in the successful First Libyan Campaign , and included a number of experienced fighter pilots in its ranks . |
| 8 | Facts : The securities division of a conglomerate holds a number of poor quality securities on its books . |
| 9 | Here n i is the number of times the ith symmetry species appears in Γ y , h is the order of the point group ( equal to the total number of symmetry operations , and given at the head of the character table ) , g r is the number of equivalent symmetry operations of type R , and Xi ( R ) is the character listed for operation R for this symmetry species in the character table . |
| 10 | For example , the number of four letter combinations of the alphabet is 264 = 456,976 . |
| 11 | Other well-attended conferences included the 37th advocacy training course at Great Malvern , the Solicitor 's European Group annual conference in Berlin , the Society 's national conference in Birmingham , a company law conference , and a number of Society-organised fringe meetings at all the party political conferences . |
| 12 | The character recognition level of a text recognition system proposes a number of possible character alternatives for any input . |
| 13 | However , there seems , in principle , to be no limit to the number of possible type readings in such cases . |
| 14 | There are a number of broad spectrum anthelmintics including the benzimidazoles , pyrantel , dichlorvos and ivermectin , which are effective in removing lumen-dwelling adult and larval strongyles and these are usually marketed as in-feed or oral preparations . |
| 15 | Silk is used either on its own or in combination with wool by a number of individual weaving groups in all the major rug-making countries , with the exception of the Soviet Union , the Balkans and Pakistan , where very few silk or part-silk items are produced . |
| 16 | There were any number of laden country folk in this concourse , and within the hour there would be still more crowding down upon them from the town , after the market . |
| 17 | The official policy was to establish a number of mutual aid pacts with other European democracies , a line that was shared by France until 1948 . |
| 18 | The density of both cell types within the antrum of each specimen was determined by calculating the number of each cell type per high power field . |
| 19 | Also there are a number of good centre halfs in the LOI . |
| 20 | There are a number of good reconstruction drawings of them and a clear idea of their appearance can be gained from the sixteenth century measured drawings by Renaissance architects like Palladio which were made when the remains were in a better condition than they are now . |
| 21 | This has been observed in a large number of deep sea cores from both high and low latitudes , though one is tempted to ask how many other species did not become extinct during this period . |
| 22 | They landed agents from submarines and carried out a number of successful demolition raids along the Italian coast . |
| 23 | The historical , included a number of 17th–19th century items from the Embroiderers ' Guild collection , which were displayed alongside specific contemporary works . |
| 24 | THERE have been a number of long service presentations to staff recently , with David Paterson , fleet manager at Head Office , being presented with a gold watch to mark 20 years with CCG . |
| 25 | Because of the spectacular growth in provision the number of long stay beds in the private and voluntary sectors now dwarfs the number available for long term care in the NHS . |
| 26 | The Conservative 's election manifesto promised that lottery funds will be additional to existing government spending and that the Millennium Fund resources will be used for a number of long term projects including restoring the fabric of great buildings . |
| 27 | ‘ Thirdly , I believe that by the end of tonight you will see an increase in the number of Liberal Democrat Members of Parliament and I give this undertaking to each of them . |
| 28 | The total number of Egyptian fighting men in Saudi Arabia is put at about 27,000 , with another 5,000 or so based in the United Arab Emirates . |
| 29 | In my own university , for instance , the number of first year students of biology that we have been able to accept this year has been entirely constrained not by the quality of our applicants but the physical size of our teaching laboratories . |
| 30 | The following year the Council reported that ‘ the average number of first year enrolments in arts and social studies is forty-seven per course entry while in science and technology it is twenty-seven . |