Example sentences of "[adv prt] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Many very significant aspects of our proposals are being implemented , like the need to set down a number of general principles , and to tighten up syllabuses . ’ |
| 2 | Lay down a number of clubs , say four as shown ( photo above ) , at different intervals on the practice green ( first make sure you are allowed to chip onto the practice green ) . |
| 3 | Among their justifications for the present move , Sotheby 's have stated that the average price of a lot sold at Sotheby 's is £1,000 which will result in an extra £50 on the bill ; that this is the first rise in the buyer 's premium since 1975 ; and that the alternative would have been to close down a number of the company 's European offices . |
| 4 | In this way Tao gets money , but also retains its independence : Charig says that Tao Systems has turned down a number of buy-out bids from the US in the last few months . |
| 5 | In discussing its Strategic Plan for the decade from 1978 , NETRHA set down a number of unachievable objectives , as it was required to do by the DHSS . |
| 6 | In this way Tao gets money , but also retains its independence : Charig says that Tao Systems has turned down a number of buy-out bids from the US in the last few months . |
| 7 | Most important of all he has run down a number of performances previously unknown . |
| 8 | However , any task which required the pupil to break down a number into its place value components — hundreds , tens etc. — was more demanding . |
| 9 | When he had explored the problem , I asked him if he could write down a number in the sequence and say which numbers were squared and added together to make it . |
| 10 | In applying this test the courts have upheld fairly broad conditions , but they have also struck down a number by using concepts which are open to debate . |
| 11 | ‘ We do n't have too many large office blocks in the North-East so I 'd have to knock down a number of housing schemes . |
| 12 | The assumption was that she would bring in a number of new people whose loyalty she could count on . |
| 13 | The children had brought in a number of dead barn owls , so there was already a bit interest . |
| 14 | Manager Alan Lockwood was forced to bring in a number of young faces and he could only look on agonisingly as they struggled against more experienced golfers in gusting winds . |
| 15 | The new government , which brought in a number of technocrats to take over key economic portfolios , did not , however , include any members of the opposition or resistance movements . |
| 16 | Well the , the risk has changed for a start I mean with the chemicals there are so many now erm chemicals and so much of it being transported by road , the risk of that and the dangers of accidents must be increased , although legislation has brought in a number of improvements , so firemen have to be very much up to date with that . |
| 17 | We have recently succeeded in bringing in a number of new projects but to put it in perspective we need something like 250,000 hours of work a year and a major project like Tencel was about 50,000 in total . |
| 18 | It is a good idea to take along a number of copies of your c.v . |
| 19 | Every Tuesday , Friday and Saturday the Nipper minibus operates along a number of roads unsuitable for use by double-deck buses , linking residents with the High Street Shops . |
| 20 | Manchester at first lost out very badly on rail investment , but now it has some compensation in the Windsor Link and is going ahead with an advanced tram system that will take over a number of heavy rail routes . |
| 21 | An agreement may be for one song , or for everything a musician writes over a number of years . |
| 22 | My wife and I saved over a number of years to get enough money together for a decent Land Rover . |
| 23 | Much of this year 's spurt in capital spending ( up from around $150m to some $220m ) is related to airbags , but the speciality chemical businesses have also seen a big increase , spread over a number of small projects . |
| 24 | Some couples who have failed to hear what the other has been saying over a number of years may need the help of a third person , probably a trained counsellor , to get them talking again . |
| 25 | ‘ He must get his chance to show what he can do — and he must get it over a number of games , not just one or two like he did against Leeds and Manchester United . ’ |
| 26 | The ten London United cars on the Mitcham route were displaced by an extension of route 30 to West Croydon late in 1933 and being shedded at Sutton , they took over a number of workings on the Sutton route , but not all . |
| 27 | There are many tests of children 's language which have been developed and marketed over a number of years . |
| 28 | An indication that the acceptability of the concept of headhunting has made great progress among employers in Britain is the fact that many of the respondents attested to search consultants ' knowledge of the executive market place , gained over a number of years , and their expertise in certain specialised sectors . |
| 29 | However , taken over a number of seasons , the figures give guidance on the changes in the pattern of consumption of potatoes and potato products ( shown as raw equivalent tonnages ) . |
| 30 | Gradually , collaborative writing ( writing in pairs , threes , fours and sustained over a number of sessions ) began to increase . |