Example sentences of "[noun] a number [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the centuries a number of species have become extinct , among them the Mexican grizzly bear , great auk and passenger pigeon . |
| 2 | Section 5(3) affords to the defendant a number of defences relating to lack of fault that are not available on a charge under section 4 . |
| 3 | When crops failed , people could not afford to buy imported rice anyway , though in some districts a number of villagers received income from seasonal work on plantations . |
| 4 | Sometimes it is awkward because with all the excitement you tend to go to the lavatory a number of times before the race , which leads to difficulty later on . |
| 5 | The presence of nitrates can be easily explained by the fact that human burials had taken place within the church : during the exploration programme a number of skeletons and well preserved human remains have been discovered . |
| 6 | The department also offers in this programme a number of courses in Ancient Near Eastern Religions . |
| 7 | Ershad 's weakened position was revealed on Dec. 3 when he made a national broadcast offering the opposition a number of concessions , including simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections in June 1991 . |
| 8 | Often the same or a similar fault can occur to the same aircraft a number of sectors later . |
| 9 | In social stratification theory and its application in research a number of assumptions made about the role of women serve to guarantee their invisibility . |
| 10 | On 17 July 1429 , less than ten weeks after relieving Orleans , and having in the meanwhile brought back to French rule a number of towns , including Troyes where the fateful treaty had been sealed in 1420 , Joan stood in the cathedral at Reims watching the dauphin as he underwent the rite of coronation , the rite by which his predecessors had become full kings of France . |
| 11 | We lead-managed a number of transactions noteworthy for their size , structure , or both . |
| 12 | In the United States a number of factors have combined to render the bureaucracy more open to public scrutiny . |
| 13 | The spinning wheel display brought to light a number of names of spinning wheel makers , and a list was published in the former Scotland 's Magazine in 1963 ( Vol 59 No 7 ) . |
| 14 | It will be obvious that during these months a number of changes must occur in the mother 's body also . |
| 15 | A letter sent to shareholders by the club 's legal adviser , Gordon Marshall , makes it clear that during the action a number of concessions had been obtained from the Deans family . |
| 16 | There is a theatre , baths , the impressive library and an odeon mainly erected in the second century A.D. Like Pompeii a number of streets have been uncovered , some marble paved and with remains on each side of shops , houses and public buildings . |
| 17 | She told Richard a number of stories on the subject , some of them taken from the daily papers , and suggested that he might turn the matter over in his mind . |
| 18 | As an aid to exploration for gas in the Southern North Sea and adjacent north European areas a number of authors have endeavoured to define the extent of mature Coal Measures using coal rank and vitrinite reflectance parameters ( Barnard and Cooper , 1983 ; Bartenstein , 1979 ; Eames , 1975 ; Teichmüller , this volume ) . |
| 19 | Although at the end of Bair 's lengthy work a number of contradictions and conflicts do remain , this is nevertheless a meticulously researched study which provides many insights into de Beauvoir 's world . |
| 20 | Apart from the canvases which had been found they brought the gallery a number of landscapes as a gift . |
| 21 | Kirchhoff reasoned that cooler elements in the outer layers of the Sun would absorb energy according to the same pattern ; and accordingly he identified in the Sun a number of elements found upon the Earth . |
| 22 | In late May a number of Hun Sen 's reformist allies ( including Transport Minister Ung Phan ) were arrested , apparently for trying to establish a rival political party . |
| 23 | In South-west England a number of companies were active . |
| 24 | In South-west England a number of strand lines are developed corresponding to different sea levels which fluctuated up to 130 m above present sea level ( Camm and Hosking , 1985 ) . |
| 25 | Editor , — After being transferred to human insulin a number of patients have complained that they do not recognise hypoglycaemia as clearly as they used to with animal insulin . |
| 26 | Although it is usual for children to be asked to write out errors a number of times , this does n't often improve their spelling , because repetitive copying does not involve the use of visual memory . |
| 27 | Under the headings of efficiency and accountability a number of initiatives were introduced which are briefly outlined below . |
| 28 | So for example where the odour effects a number of people this may fall within that category . |
| 29 | In Scotland a number of health boards and social work departments are having discussions with the housing associations with the intention of providing accommodation for dementia suffers where the building is provided by the housing association . |
| 30 | On the LME a number of firms hold themselves out and behave as market makers without the legally enforceable obligation to quote prices described above . |