Example sentences of "number [prep] [noun pl] [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.
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1 | Notice that it reflects less a dramatic change in the number of mergers and more a spectacular increase in the size of companies involved . |
2 | ‘ I 'm a major shareholder in a number of companies and consequently a director of them . |
3 | In contrast to figure 12.1 , the map resulting from this construal revealed not only a higher number of judgments but also a more effective structuring of their relationships . |
4 | I I think the the the point I would I wish to make is that in whilst er its multi role capability would have enabled it to replace a number of roles and possibly a number of er aircraft and er as Mr Evans said earlier , that 's still being looked at . |
5 | Listed here are the total populations of those countries where each language has official status — this will overestimate the number of speakers because only a relatively small number of Indians , for example , will actually speak English . |