Example sentences of "number of [noun] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of civilians were similarly sentenced . |
| 2 | Most economists would agree then that there is , at the very least , prima-facie evidence that a significant number of prices are not fully flexible , and that one ought therefore to consider the implications of sticky prices in macroeconomic models . |
| 3 | Number of fibroblasts was also calculated per microscopical field at 1000× magnification . |
| 4 | Competition on interest rates has squeezed Tessa profit margins to around 0.4% gross , against the 1.3% to 1.4% usual on other banking products , according to S&P executive director Ian Lindsey , who points out that a number of institutions are consistently paying rates above the level of money market rates . |
| 5 | Thus , the average amount indicated as spent by the authorities with an above average number of programmes was approximately £5,000 , for authorities with a medium number of programmes it was approximately £2,000 , and for other authorities , £600 . |
| 6 | On the noise question , yes , undoubtedly the increased erm number of complaints is partly due to the higher profile that was achieved during the summer , but erm no , I do n't think that the complaints were frivolous , they were complaints that were , that needed attention , and there will be one or two prosecutions following through . |
| 7 | Although acknowledging the increase was a cause for concern , Mr Clark said the number of complaints was still below the Scottish average for other forces . |
| 8 | The number of visits was strongly related to the number of visitors : of those with less than five visitors , a quarter had a hundred or more visits , but this proportion was three-quarters for those with five or more visitors . |
| 9 | The number of visits was much greater : 11 per cent had 300 or more — almost one a day , 33 per cent between 100 and 300 — two or more a week on average , 19 per cent 50 — 99 , between one and two a week , 4 per cent 20–49 — between one a fortnight and one a week , 14 per cent 10–19 — less than one a fortnight , 12 per cent had less than 10 or less than one a month . |
| 10 | As a consequence the number of subscribers was probably no higher than 100 and the productions attracted little critical interest . |
| 11 | An increase in the number of seniors is only one option proposed by the signatories to the new deal , who included consultant representatives . |
| 12 | Er Coursefinder two thousand er was last Thursday afternoon at three o'clock er a number of students were n't able to come , some people may have forgotten . |
| 13 | A restricted style of language is used in dictionary definitions with a number of phrases being extremely common ( e.g. of or pertaining to , also called , compare ) . |
| 14 | In these TCR -β transgenic scid mice the number of double-positive cells reaches only about 2% of wild-type level and the total number of thymocytes is about 3% of wild-type . |
| 15 | As a result the total number of thymocytes is much reduced . |
| 16 | The importance of TCR- β in regulating the total number of thymocytes was also demonstrated by crossing a functionally rearranged TCR -β transgene into the RAG-1 mutant mice . |
| 17 | ‘ Did you know that in New York a significant number of burglaries are now perpetrated by women ? ’ |
| 18 | Those working with invertebrates , such as Lamarck and Darwin , or with plants , such as Gray and Hooker , where the number of species was vastly greater than among vertebrates , were perhaps driven towards some more dynamic conception of a species , as something changing over time . |
| 19 | ‘ The number of girls is now at an all-time low ’ |
| 20 | They did n't seem to care that a number of girls are only part of the way through their courses . ’ |
| 21 | In the tenth century the number of houses was still relatively modest , the distances not enormous . |
| 22 | A number of others are still being held for questioning . |
| 23 | The formal agreement of a number of vendors is still being sought for the planned Unix Common Desktop Environment , CDE . |
| 24 | In binocular right-eye and left-eye viewing conditions , brisk OKN is elicited by right-to-left motion ; for left-to-right motion the number of beats is very small and does not represent a normal OKN response ( the traces at bottom illustrate the observer 's description of the pattern of eye movements in the two directions ) . |
| 25 | I heard the noise of many people , and saw six great fires , about which a number of soldiers were very busy … |
| 26 | However , works produced in only a small number of copies are often not received in terms of the Copyright Act , and instead are purchased to ensure that a copy is added to the collection . |
| 27 | The number of cases is not recorded ; the number of deaths is officially put at 855 , and may have been much higher , since diarrhoea is so common there that it often goes unreported . |
| 28 | So far , probably because of the expense and uncertainty of the courts ' view , the number of cases is very limited . |
| 29 | A number of states are already using it , ’ Nicholson declared . |
| 30 | The number of injuries is actually going down in proportion to the increased number of skiers . |