Example sentences of "number [prep] [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is n't even a close second , but obviously there are a good number of queries on the most commonly kept cichlids — Kribs ( Pelvicachromis pulcher ) , Angels ( Pterophyllum scalare ) , Rams ( Papilichromis ramirezi ) , Firemouths ( Thorichthys meeki ) , Severums ( Heros severus ) and Convicts ( ‘ Cichlasoma ’ nigrofasciatum ) . |
| 2 | For the age range 14 and under 17 , prosecution is only possible for a limited number of offences on the authority of a magistrate , and the extended care , protection and control procedure is used in most cases . |
| 3 | It may be used for printing or processing information on a large number of records on the file ( where there is a high hit rate ) , but is inappropriate where the required hit rate in a run is low ( say , less than 6% ) . |
| 4 | Why do not the Government copy Labour 's policy of supporting our police forces by substantially increasing the number of bobbies on the beat in a self-financing fashion ? |
| 5 | Mr Taylor has already appealed to the Home Office for an extra 20 men in a bid to boost the number of bobbies on the beat . |
| 6 | It may be helpful to visualize the difference between the two approaches by envisaging two circles , the one is given a precise central dot which is clearly defined , the other does not express the centre but has a number of lines on the circumference of the circle which point towards the centre . |
| 7 | They are divided into a number of groups on the basis of details of structure of the individual ‘ boxes ’ that housed the zooids , and the construction of the colony . |
| 8 | I was pleased to find that a number of pamphlets on the town had been published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by a keen amateur local historian . |
| 9 | AMES has been involved in important educational work and has published a number of pamphlets on the social and working conditions of women , within a general analysis of their double oppression . |
| 10 | It is true that on the embryonic Budapest Stock Exchange only 10 ( ten ! ) shares were quoted on May 1991 , and the number of deals on the day were only 280 . |
| 11 | Thank you erm I hardly ever comment on these but I just , I was n't sure what because quite often these things go under another guise , but there are a number of schemes on the drawing board for investigation as you all know and Mr will know some of those they 've been around for , for some years . |
| 12 | As far as the actual word graphs output from a particular utterance , it is hard to give a clear answer to the question : what are the average number of choices on the word graph at any particular point ? |
| 13 | By 1983 almost all the major areas of the Polytechnic were represented in the modular programme , and the number of students on the modular programme was by now greater than the total numbers of students in some colleges . |
| 14 | The Bibliography contains references to a number of texts on the subject . |
| 15 | There are a number of texts on the nature of volcanic activity and the development of volcanic landforms . |
| 16 | Very soon after I had taken my seat a fairly small number of musicians on the stage , of chamber orchestra size , began their rehearsal . |
| 17 | The driver was hit a number of times on the head and back , either with fists or with an implement , and suffered injuries to the face and eyes as well as bruising . |
| 18 | The book edited by Davies and Runcom ( 1980 ) contains a number of papers on the various suggested mechanisms . |
| 19 | The mountain rescue organisation is getting bigger and it needs to be sustained — there has been a very dramatic escalation in the number of incidents on the hill in the last ten years . |
| 20 | But we 're battling away and have a number of projects on the go . ’ |
| 21 | Personally , I do not support that concept , but the fact is that it has given rise to a large number of settlements on the west bank and even in the Gaza strip . |
| 22 | There are a number of underlays on the market , but probably the two best general types are those made from solid sponge rubber — which should not be confused with foam rubber or ripple rubber , neither of which is suitable — and those made from a combination of animal hair and jute with a coating of rubber on both sides . |
| 23 | Erm , there 's going to be a number of questions on the ho of er selection and testing , including stuff on reliability and validity . |
| 24 | This enables designers to leave unconnected pins floating and reduces the number of components on the circuit board . |
| 25 | A number of vacancies on the RSC Council and boards are due to be filled at the AGM on 16 July 1992 in London . |
| 26 | I have received a number of letters on the subject , and most people who are knowledgeable about the subject tell me — and I am sure that they are right — that the root cause is bad watchkeeping , mainly by merchant vessels but also occasionally by fishermen . |
| 27 | When the number of members on the committee is small , it may be difficult to abide by the proviso that the amendment must be seconded by someone who has not spoken on the original motion , and in that case common sense prevails . |
| 28 | The number of microorganisms on the skin at the time it is cut will depend on how recently the skin was washed or , in the case of surgery , how adequately skin preparation was undertaken . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | It is only small because a very limited number of Conservatives on the back benches are not totally reliable on too many occasions . |