Example sentences of "a number of [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And sh there are a number of reasons that she believes that . |
| 2 | At the time Gamal had written a number of plays but none of them had yet actually been produced . |
| 3 | However , so long as we remain in the Community , Parliament has effectively handed over a number of functions that it has traditionally fulfilled . |
| 4 | In this respect MI6 has had a number of successes although it is difficult to know how useful defectors really are ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 5 | The Orkney Christian Fellowship was set up in the mid-1980s by a former Church of Scotland Minister , Alan Cowieson , who had caused division amongst a number of families while he was still Minister of the Evie , Rendall and Firth Parish . |
| 6 | In this article , I want to acknowledge openly a number of tensions that I experience , and which I suspect others may recognise . |
| 7 | There are a number of companies that we have across our erm all of our products which are what we call approved . |
| 8 | The difficulty is I want to try and be helpful erm er er my Right Honourable Friend has , has made a number of conceptions and we have er put down in my name a number of these amendments to the Bill in order to try and meet those very concessions and those the anxieties which your Lordships have have expressed . |
| 9 | There are picnic areas along the way and a number of locations where you may join the line . |
| 10 | This design was chosen from a number of options because it was smart yet casual , making staff more approachable to customers . |
| 11 | We do n't name him but whoever is in a particular spot should be responsible for a certain area , which in in fundamentally it is done that in quite a number of instances but I mean one thing that springs to mind is that a lady shall clear the ladies toilets . |
| 12 | I have already done so with some success in a number of instances and I hope to continue doing so . |
| 13 | Recently there have been a number of instances when our generation was turned down mainly because of restriction imposed by the National Grid Co. in England for construction and upgrading work . |
| 14 | Generally the plural and singular of the same noun are regarded as equivalent , but there are a number of instances when it is necessary to treat the plural and the singular forms as distinct . |
| 15 | ‘ Ward councillors have received a number of complaints and we will be contacting the Association , asking them to make the builders behave in a responsible manner . ’ |
| 16 | But this premise was there at that time and by oh I had to go to a great extent on a number of visits and they er granted it me on compassionate grounds and there 's er I was only looking in the back of there the other day and there 's one there now . |
| 17 | Computer studies of cemeteries abound , and range from surveys of a number of cemeteries and their geographical distribution to very detailed studies of an individual one . |
| 18 | They have subject limited statutory duties in the insurance companies act , but the fact they 're subjected to duties in the same way that the underwriters , the underwriters are subject to duties does not make them regulators , but in any event even if we were wrong on that there is no exemption under article eighty five , one for regulators and , and your Lordship has seen a number of cases and I sha n't go back to them is fully subject to the competition rules whether as a regulator or not . |
| 19 | Other additions , we did earlier Chair , and that is we have received a mental illness specific grant , erm , on a number of schemes but they have been time limited , and they are due to cease , some of them are due to cease in the coming year . |
| 20 | Tt and we 're obviously looking at a process of land reform which has , has undergone a number of changes and I think we , we 've begun to see some of the influences on those changes and particularly over the , the last week or so the this has . |
| 21 | Engine failures cost Mario a number of races that he was leading and at Silverstone he had an unpleasant run-in with Hunt , putting Hunt off the track , which caused a lot of bad blood in the hugely provincial and chauvinistic British press , which backs a Brit no matter what . |
| 22 | I 've led a number of races and I do n't think I have made too many cockups . |
| 23 | Erm by saying it 's a priority we 're not saying it 's our only priority , we have a number of priorities and it 's it 's up to us to in debate with the housing corporation er , to come to the best agreements for Harlow . |
| 24 | Thank you Chairman erm I do n't I need to say a great deal because the comments that have been made I think are very thoroughly and expertly covered most of the ground in terms of the the issues that are being raised and can I say that although er a number of Chief Officers , a number of departments and I suspect a number of committees will be looking at what has happened and er seeking in both to find out why it has happened and what might be done in the future erm I certainly recognize that it 's er a role responsibility of this committee and of er me and the Planning Department to consider the implications for strategic planning and for the related functions and that erm it wo n't be a , a , a happy task because er purely it 's something that all of us would have hoped had n't happened at all but I will er very er thoroughly er explore the issues and report it back . |
| 25 | The Minister held a number of meetings and I know what went on , but the opportunity was lost . |
| 26 | Now if you do walk around you 'll see that there are quite a number of pallets that you could argue are not well not well packaged on the on the pallet . |
| 27 | Most patients reacted to injections of a number of substances and he made them up custom made ‘ vaccines ’ of supposed antidotes . |
| 28 | erm , the thing about it is is that I mean , one of we we 've at the minute we 've been faced with with some individuals reckoning that they have er rashes forming around the face er in a number of areas and there 's an indication that , and it 's nothing more than that , that it could actually be to do with the laser printers and people sitting near them in the light . |
| 29 | 1992–93 has seen progress in a number of areas and I would like to highlight these first ; |
| 30 | 1992–93 has seen progress in a number of areas and I would like to highlight these first ; |