Example sentences of "of a number [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite much publicity , and the introduction of a number of computer programs to check banking charges ( see ACCOUNTANCY , June , p 108 ) , the banks are still overcharging . |
| 2 | The personalities of the individuals concerned were then examined using one or other of a number of procedures , ranging from objective personality inventories to depth analysis methods , such as the Rorschach ink-blot test . |
| 3 | With regard to liturgy , these canons demanded the retention of a number of procedures which had come under attack from Puritans , such as the use of the surplice , kneeling to receive communion , and the inclusion of the sign of the cross and godparents in the baptism ceremony . |
| 4 | Detectives who carried out a raid at an exclusive house at Coatham Mundeville , near Darlington , have held talks with the Crown Prosecution Service which is now considering the content of a number of articles seized . |
| 5 | In a joint statement , Councillor Gregory Campbell and Bill Irwin of the DUP said : ‘ The Child Poverty Action Group in Londonderry recently completed a survey of a number of estates , on of which was the Caw area , where they found very high incidences of deprivation . |
| 6 | In some monastic traditions the Office is only one of a number of priorities . |
| 7 | Alun Morgan and Dr Jon Saunders of the department of genetics and microbiology at the University of Liverpool , working with Dr Roger Pickup of the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology , Windermere , form one of a number of groups of scientists developing techniques to spot a GEM . |
| 8 | Focusing upon the development and activities of a number of groups in contrasting counties , the study pays close attention to their social composition , ideology and role in attempting to ensure that a consensus can develop around the provisions of the Act . |
| 9 | Until well into the nineteenth century the nation 's coalminers were not regarded as a race apart , living and working in closely-knit communities dominated by the colliery 's winding gear and huge , ugly muck stacks , but merely as one of a number of groups of village craftsmen and labourers . |
| 10 | Some of it , notably parts of the two reports from the ACPS chimed with , although were not attributable to , the political beliefs of a number of Conservatives on the back benches in the House of Commons . |
| 11 | It would be natural to assume that this attempt to create a rift between Offa and the papacy occurred before the visit of the legates in 786 and that the visit was part of a process of reconciliation , but this is not wholly justified for Hadrian 's letter could date to the late rather than the mid-780s , and reflect hostility to one or more of a number of Offa 's actions . |
| 12 | First , the drafter must bear in mind that , whilst a set of standard terms is not itself a contract , it is intended to supply the terms of a number of contracts ; it must therefore be capable of withstanding legal scrutiny . |
| 13 | The walls were bare except for a photograph of a number of village men standing in front of a house the house . |
| 14 | Employer petitioning secured the passing of a number of statutes . |
| 15 | In it he expresses concern about the actions of a number of officers , including the Deputy Chief Constable Dirk Aldous . |
| 16 | In it he expresses concern about the actions of a number of officers , including the Deputy Chief Constable Dirk Aldous . |
| 17 | Working singly , or often in pairs , the programs allow for the development of a number of skills including social skills , such as cooperation , discussion ( e.g. on content or amendments ) . |
| 18 | Like as not he would n't even recognize her , and he 'd made it clear she was merely one of a number of girls who accommodated him . |
| 19 | The intention of the Loyal Standard was overtly to co-ordinate the activities of a number of seamen 's organisations , established about the north-east coast with almost identical rules , and to administer a superannuation fund on the one hand and payments on shipwreck , sickness and death on the other . |
| 20 | Official views on what makes good and poor quality teaching have become increasingly apparent in Britain over recent years with the publication of a number of surveys and reports by Her Majesty 's Inspectorate ( HMI ) on various parts of the schooling system . |
| 21 | On this view , the generality of the word ‘ man ’ is no different from that of ‘ John ’ which , after all , can itself be used of a number of things . |
| 22 | ‘ The world is so full of a number of things |
| 23 | This is one of a number of things which have brought English winemakers into conflict with the European Community . |
| 24 | The world is so full of a number of things that it would be hopeless to try to study every kind of animal or plant . |
| 25 | The difficulty is that the world is so full of a number of things that there are many difficult names to be learnt ; chemistry seems necessarily to involve a rebarbative vocabulary . |
| 26 | Blake was not averse to entering such places , but could think of a number of things he 'd prefer to do at this time . |
| 27 | Erm , I am tentatively erm provisionally very hopeful , but I am fearful of a number of things , I three observations in respect , observations in respect of them . |
| 28 | The biography of the relationship People enter a caring relationship with the experience of a number of life events in common . |
| 29 | A comparison of the prospectuses for 1980–81 and 1986–87 of a number of institutions for this study suggested that , contrary to the arthritic stereotype purveyed sometimes by the press and others who should know better , degree provision in higher education is by no means static . |
| 30 | Table 2.1 lists the faculty or school structures of a number of institutions . |