Example sentences of "number of [noun] over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope to gradually increase the number of pages over the next few issues , if funds allow . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ We have had a number of complaints over the last few months . ’ |
| 3 | By July , the committee reported that in spite of an increase in the number of members over the last quarter , there had been a loss of trade and a decline in share capital . |
| 4 | As to the enforcement of lorry weights , we have doubled the number of inspections over the past five years . |
| 5 | Situated on the edge of the attractive village of Tiffield , Ark Farm has evolved from a number of farms over the last 30 years . |
| 6 | Councils have had an enormous amount of money through their hands , and have spent it in an equally enormous number of areas over the past 12 years . |
| 7 | The desirability of continued economic growth has been raised by a number of economists over the past decade and the titles of their publications make their conclusions clear — Does Money Buy Happiness ? |
| 8 | The advice on how to put planning for development into practice can be supported by the experiences shared by the Council and a number of bodies over the last three years . |
| 9 | Er , six bytes across the number of characters over the four characters . |
| 10 | But both could be ( confusingly ) described as average number of competitors over the same region as the intended word . |
| 11 | The Worldwide Fund for Nature is , of course , just one part of a huge international Green Movement , in which we have seen massive increases in the number of supporters over the past few years . |
| 12 | raises yet again a problem that has been before the Court of Appeal on a number of occasions over the past 10 years or so . |
| 13 | Benzie ( 1991 ) outlined a number of doubts over the general prospects for international bond issuance . |