Example sentences of "[been] [verb] [conj] [art] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons why cereal based ORS have been so successful has not been examined but a number of possible mechanisms have been proposed including increased substrate availability without increased osmolality , kinetic advantage of oligosaccharides over glucose monomers , and low osmolality . |
| 2 | At the present time , the development stage of the " persons " system has been completed and a number of reports and listings are produced for each location ; these include : strength return ( report ) nominal roll ( listing ) retirement lists ( listing ) etc The number of regular reports has deliberately been kept to a minimum to prevent managers from being besieged with information . |
| 3 | Considerable progress has been made but a number of fundamental issues are still with us . |
| 4 | It has been shown that a number of older women remain ‘ active initiators ’ as in earlier life , rather than becoming ‘ passive responders ’ , even when being cared for ( Evers , 1983 ) . |
| 5 | It has now been shown that the number of male carers has increased substantially . |
| 6 | The size of the ‘ tote dividend ’ winners get depends on how much money has been staked and the number of winners . |
| 7 | A few examples have been found where a number of graptoloids seem to have been associated together attached ( by the nema ) to a ‘ float ’ . |
| 8 | An AK47 assault rifle used in a number of murder bids has been recovered and a number of people are expected to face terrorist charges in the next few days . |
| 9 | ‘ Flat topping ’ has become an evident feature of business change — it describes organisational structures where hierarchies have been reduced and the number of levels between the managing director and the shop floor have become fewer . |
| 10 | It 's been predicted that the number of places on courses is likely to be frozen this year . |