Example sentences of "[adj] number of [noun] [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 While there a large number of cases where the victims are juveniles , there are many others where the newspapers would be allowed by law to identify the victim .
2 There are a large number of organisations where the converse is true : it is not possible to find much talent and they do not occupy the time and effort of executive searchers .
3 Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad .
4 In the small number of institutions where the DipHE was established and survived there was both strong commitment and , at least initially , interest by schools , further education colleges and the press .
5 If the acceleration of a system occurs over a small number of steps then the phase excitation timings can be generated by digital integrated circuits .
6 Diversion — bringing up any number of reasons why the treatment of the individual sufferer , or consideration of the secondary effects upon the family , is not the prime problem requiring consideration at this particular time .
7 The passing of the Occupiers ' Liability Act 1984 means that there should now be an insignificant number of cases where the court is asked to find implied permission .
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