Example sentences of "there [am/are] [adv] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are probably a number of books with the Coats bookplate , many in Gaelic , to be found in private collections . |
| 2 | In addition to the purely chemical agents there are also a number of abrasives which , in powder form , are frequently mixed with detergents . |
| 3 | There are also a number of cases where the Commission has held that the banning of meetings and procession for a restricted period because of fears for public safety , such bans being under the democratic laws of a State , were not in contravention of the Convention . |
| 4 | For small trees there are also a number of plastic guards available . |
| 5 | There are also a number of trophies which are held for one year ; the Willis Graham Cup is awarded for the champion berry in the show , judged solely by weight . |
| 6 | There are also a number of invertebrates , mainly crustaceans , such as cleaner shrimps ( Lysmata amboinensis ) and anemone crabs ( Neopetrolistes oshimai ) which seek the protective tentacles . |
| 7 | There are also a number of passing notes used : |
| 8 | There are also a number of gold and silver pieces from the cathedral treasury . |
| 9 | Many of the large suppliers of accounting software have modified their offerings to help users meet the new requirements , and there are also a number of packages emerging dedicated to automating compliance with the new EC customs and VAT requirements . |
| 10 | There are also a number of tasks and activities which have been developed to illustrate the family dynamic — these include family choreography , role-playing , role-reversal , family drawing , charting , listing , and perhaps most well-known , family sculpting . |
| 11 | There are also a number of articulate carers , whose visibility is enhanced by the work of the Carers National Association . |
| 12 | There are also a number of expatriate support groups in both cities . |
| 13 | as if technical problems were not enough , there are also a number of conceptual problems surrounding the application of these methods . |
| 14 | However , there are also a number of powerful non-state influences which maintain quiescence and acceptance of capitalist dominance . |
| 15 | There are also a number of projects which concentrate on the production of materials and resources for educational use . |
| 16 | There are also a number of variations on each approach . |
| 17 | While we find as a consequence a range of possible approaches , there are also a number of theoretical and practical difficulties additional to those encountered in analysing phonological variation ( cf. chapter 6 ) . |
| 18 | There are also a number of delightfully sensitive ‘ colour touches ’ . |
| 19 | There are also a number of inter-departmental committees based in the Cabinet and there is Cabinet itself to co-ordinate government policy . |
| 20 | There are also a number of texts that are prescriptive in giving guidelines to improving leadership performance . |
| 21 | There are also a number of short , straight scarps . |
| 22 | There are also a number of issues surrounding the local additionality of EC grant aid . |
| 23 | There are also a number of excellent books on specialist painting and decorating techniques which will provide you with inspiration as well as practical help . |
| 24 | In addition to the theories discussed above which are concerned with the effect of arousal on performance generally , there are also a number of theories which consider directly the effects of arousal on memory . |
| 25 | Within these broad categorisations there are also a number of subcategories . |
| 26 | The MA(Honours) in Arabic may be taken with a wide variety of secondary subjects , while there are also a number of joint degrees linking Arabic with appropriate subjects in Arts and Social Sciences . |
| 27 | There are also a number of villas ( country houses ) at Pompeii and here the plan is quite different . |
| 28 | While there are also a number of texts that claim to be fabliaux but which are not now considered to belong to the genre , the common characteristics of the type ( described below ) are sufficiently clear for the same number of texts again to be identified with and added to the self-proclaimed fabliaux . |
| 29 | In addition to these particular problems that seem to require pragmatic solutions , there are also a number of general motivations for the development of pragmatic theory . |
| 30 | There are also a number of traffic put into er slow down traffic , being seen in many cases to be used as a target practice for people coming out of the pub on Saturday night . |