Example sentences of "number of [noun] and [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We tried to keep track of the number of taps and translate them into words . |
| 2 | Careers Advisers are in constant contact with a very large number of employers and help students to acquire a realistic awareness of opportunities for employment , professional training or further study which will become available to them . |
| 3 | You add up the total marks given to your players , divide by x — then roll a dice that number of times and take the highest number rolled … |
| 4 | Although my household and ARP duties did not allow of a visit to the Western hospital some folk came to see us at the main post , and laugh at the fact that the Steward of the hospital had had to send the last of his well-trained clerks to Egypt to help count the number of prisoners and try to get the provision for them in some sort of order . |
| 5 | The case of the Vietnamese refugees has highlighted a very broad problem , but within it , of course , there are number of differences and have been particularly involved in the question of people from universities and institutes in the Third World are uprooted and whose work is interrupted by political upheaval . |
| 6 | One possibility would be for the analyst to invent a large number of sentences and try saying them with different intonation patterns ( i.e. different combinations of head and tone ) , noting what attitude was supposed to correspond to the intonation in each case ; of course , the results are then very subjective , and based on an artificial performance that has little resemblance to conversational speech . |
| 7 | While this would involve a significant number of companies and save their audit fee costs , it is arguable whether it would reduce the overall cost of regulation for small audit firms , since few practices would be able to deregister and eliminate their regulatory overheads . |
| 8 | Reactive oxygen species seem to play a part in inflammation and tissue injury in a number of diseases and have recently been implicated in the inflammation and tissue injury in the gastrointestinal tract . |
| 9 | The School Development Plan emphasises a rational approach to decision-making by encouraging schools to focus on a limited number of priorities and devise action plans to implement and evaluate these . |
| 10 | His prescriptions for a ‘ dignified and durable tourism ’ were : first , to limit the number of visitors and levy a $150–200 fee that would go directly into a conservation fund ; second , include conservation awareness as part of the visit ; third , improve the existing facilities rather than build new ; and fourth , work to improve the standard of living in the adjacent city of Siem Reap . |
| 11 | There were conflicting claims about the number of army and rebel casualties following a renewed government offensive against the northern strongholds of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) . |
| 12 | Vitamin B12 is found in dairy products , and a number of cereals and yeast extracts , such as Marmite . |
| 13 | I always name the team equal after a number of rounds and finish with something that involves everyone . |
| 14 | The only way to test these predictions in the space of a few years is to observe a sufficient number of protons and see if a few decay . |
| 15 | First , Suenens proposed a plan d'ensemble , an overall plan , to reduce the number of topics and give some direction to their work . |
| 16 | Count the number of steps and record them here . |
| 17 | Lines 20 to 40 to get the correct time , lines 50 and 60 calculate the number of centi-seconds and set TIME , and lines 110 to 130 convert the value in TIME to hours , minutes and seconds . |
| 18 | We have not yet investigated any change in the incidence of dilatation and curettage in young women since this audit , but we conclude that if a strict protocol for surgery is adhered to , the proportion of patients for whom useful histological information is gained should increase and the number of dilatation and curettage operations decrease with appropriate clinical and economic advantage . |
| 19 | A common law country will usually interpret the phrase to include almost anything which is not a criminal matter , but civil lawyers use a larger number of categories and take differing views on the relationship of administrative or public law matters , fiscal cases , or those including questions of personal status , to the categories of ‘ civil ’ and ‘ commercial ’ . |
| 20 | This clearly covers such a vast range of possibilities that it is best to break verbal behaviour down into a number of categories and concentrate on some specifics . |
| 21 | There was no need for a question time , since a member could intervene in business by moving a motion on a number of pretexts and raise any subject in an immediate debate . |
| 22 | You will find that since Mr Madison 's British visitors left Washington , we have added a number of attractions and have greatly improved the roads . |
| 23 | Betty can give you number of shop and advise current shop delivery day and opening hours . |
| 24 | The formation has potential for base and precious metal mineralisation in a number of environments and deposit styles , including the volcanogenic massive sulphide style described in the stratal aquifer model of Lydon ( 1988 ) . |
| 25 | ( 7.3 ) we may purchase an equal number of shares and put and write a similar number of calls . |
| 26 | The number of shares and offer price will be set on June 8 to raise £10m , according to the pathfinder prospectus issued today . |
| 27 | Well in hospital , I mean the number of cards and get well cards and well good wishes I received , and offers of help from people . |
| 28 | This floor also housed a number of paint and varnish vats , into which the handles were dipped . |
| 29 | I used to set myself time targets for ironing a certain number of shirts and try to beat previous records in order to give zest to an otherwise monotonous job . |
| 30 | The theory argues that we can not develop one universal scientific approach to create the perfect organisational structure , but rather we have to look at a number of variables and see how they interact with each other within particular organisations . |