Example sentences of "total number [prep] [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Similarly , in France , though a majority of neo-Gaullist deputies were anti-Maastricht , the total number of deputies who had voted Yes in the referendum ( 363 ) outnumbered those voting No ( 174 ) by two to one . |
2 | The letter is concerned with the total number of lines she has written and with choosing one or two pieces which will represent her best work . |
3 | Leapor communicated with a ‘ Gentleman ’ about the choice of a specimen to be printed with the proposals , about revisions , and about the total number of lines she had written [ see ML , 2 , 314–315 ] . |
4 | erm There are one or two people who have just begun to identify a faint movement back into an increase in numbers , but over very many years you can know pretty well exactly where you are as far as the total number of pupils you have to provide for is concerned , and therefore , in that sense , the system can plan its resources for a known population . |
5 | The total number of patients who had stool samples analysed could only be accurately assessed in the one year period ( 1989 ) when records were computerised . |
6 | Currently , the total number of children who experience divorce is about 160,000 per year in England and Wales . |
7 | Make up two identical sets of letters to the total number of guests you have at the party . |