Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] the number of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is nothing particularly unusual about Doctor Faustus 's early stage and printing history , except for the number of editions . |
| 2 | In other words , your horse 's coat is a reflection more of his health and diet than of the number of hours his owner spends with a body brush . |
| 3 | She was exhausted ; more so because of the alarmed way she had sprung out of reach whenever Guy had become restless , than from the number of times she had sponged him down in an attempt to cool his fever . |
| 4 | The main change concerned repeat fees which are now based on the audience , measured in TVRs , for each commercial , rather than on the number of times it is shown . |
| 5 | My hon. Friend should be aware how much we welcome his statement and that of the Secretary of State , which concentrate on how children are taught in schools rather than on the number of teachers employed . |
| 6 | To the enthusiast , the loss of no less than fourteen locomotive designs was countered by the application of highly distinctive sector liveries , all the more interesting because of the number of attempts made before the final choices were made . |
| 7 | Er we would find it difficult to justify public concern about a specific location er in advance of a decision erm the principle so we would prefer er a step by step approach er which reflects the special circumstances er of Greater York , and I think Greater York is a special circumstance if only because of the number of authorities erm er thus far involved . |
| 8 | But I mean it 's it er it was great I mean the fact that I was I mean in in Aberdeen I was away from home , I mean you did n't even notice it , because of the number of Orcadians that popped in by the hospital and as I said sent cards and letters , it was great . |
| 9 | You do n't want another body because of the number of rules and regulations , you want to reduce the number of rules and regulations , you do n't need another body . |
| 10 | However , Monday morning is also busy because of the number of premises that are found broken into after the weekend . |
| 11 | The Weather People , as they later called themselves because of the number of women in their ranks , were led by Bernardine Dohrn . |
| 12 | And your Policy will never be cancelled because of the number of claims you make . |
| 13 | our floor plan is , because of the number of moves and so on we 've got ta have |
| 14 | In st in standard two though , having passed through there , the Headmaster came in near the end of the second year and said because of the number of scholars er some boys would have to miss standard three because there was too many for the class . |
| 15 | The person seeking autonomy may become extremely frustrated and angry because of the number of controls head office is imposing . |
| 16 | Geographically isolated and heavily policed because of the number of VIPs who live in the constituency , it is not an easy target for the gunman or bomber seeking a swift escape from his latest atrocity . |
| 17 | Because of the number of agencies and interests in any policy issue , the conflict of competing interests means that rational approaches are unlikely to succeed . |
| 18 | It took about 300 hours , but it was time well spent , the practice believes , because of the number of inaccuracies in the FPC register — around 40 per cent . |
| 19 | Because of the number of peaks , the structured form must contain a twofold symmetry if duplex , or fourfold if tetraplex . |
| 20 | Kayijama 's remarks were compared with the September 1986 assertion by the then Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone that the average level of intelligence was lower in the USA " because of the number of blacks , Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the population " [ see p. 35334 ] . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's a complex issue because of the number of players involved in different competitions ranging from minor , U-21 , to senior level with both club and county . |
| 22 | Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey were among the first to import them into England , and the painter Hans Holbein has since had a particular type of design named after him because of the number of times it featured in his portraits of Henry and the English Court , Similarly , the Flemish painter Hans Memlinc provides ample pictorial evidence of the passion for oriental rugs in the Netherlands and the Northern Europe . |
| 23 | However , they felt it would be in his best interests to send him there , because of the number of times he has run away from council care . |
| 24 | However , they felt it would be in his best interests to send him there , because of the number of times he has run away from council care . |
| 25 | That cost is increasing because of the number of children who are abandoned at Heathrow . |
| 26 | This was because of the number of concessions made by the Minister , who on the whole gave a sympathetic response to many of the concerns expressed by members . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , however , this approach is not adequate , for although the samples were well matched ( see Table 2.3 ) , inevitably , because of the number of variables relevant to determining whether or not a person remains at home , they could not be perfectly matched . |
| 28 | Er not because of the number of deaths is going to vary sig very significantly as Mrs said , we we are allowing it to improve over time gradually . |
| 29 | The power of TNCs is very great because of the number of factories , warehouses , offices and research laboratories which they control in different countries . |
| 30 | He collected systematically the impressions of school board visitors , who were closely acquainted with poorer families , as to the number of families living in discernible poverty . |