Example sentences of "for a number of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ People were very friendly and we were invited in for a number of cups of tea during our stay , ’ PC Mardon said . |
| 2 | This relationship stands after adjustment for a number of factors including age , left ventricular function , radiological findings and exercise-induced ST changes and duration . |
| 3 | In the report CNP calls for a number of proposals including — abandoning the 1998 deadline for renewable energy subsidies ; enabling grants to run for 15 years from the start of any one project ; issuing planning policy guidance on how to deal with planning applications , and giving encouragement to offshore wind generation which they claim could provide 50% of energy needs . |
| 4 | Margaret inspected it and asked for a number of prints to be made . |
| 5 | Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal . |
| 6 | Lorraine Gabriel , prosecuting , said Wennington received more than £260 for a number of hampers from the customer . |
| 7 | The woman , who will be scarred for life , was treated in hospital for a number of injuries including a 3in cut to her neck . |
| 8 | Previous convictions : both offenders had convictions for a number of offences including burglary , all dealt with summarily . |
| 9 | Institute Council member John Corrin spoke for a number of members in business when he said that ‘ after Cadbury , it is one of the daftest papers I have ever read ’ . |
| 10 | The Minister of Agriculture assumed direct responsibility for a number of services between 1937 and 1944 , and in the post-war years local authorities lost their hospitals to the National Health Service ( NHS ) and their gas and electricity undertakings to nationalised boards . |
| 11 | If we could do this for a number of stars in the same galaxy , and our calculations always gave the same distance , we could be fairly confident of our estimate . |
| 12 | As mentioned earlier , the Convocation Library appeal raises money to pay for a number of journals in the library . |
| 13 | Productivity also rose for a number of reasons of which taxation was probably the most important , although factors like technological improvements , peaceful conditions , access to wider markets and slavery must all have played a part . |
| 14 | In fact , for a number of reasons including changes in the market situation of managers ( in terms of narrowing pay differentials and perceived increases in job insecurity ) together with the more ready conceding of union recognition for those employed in the public sector of the economy , managerial unionism increased markedly in Western Europe during the 1970s . |
| 15 | It has acquired this position for a number of reasons including the fact that historically it was essentially the creation of the people of Wales themselves and has made a major contribution to the educational needs of the nation . |
| 16 | The latitude and longitude for a number of points along the coasts of Greenland , Baffin Island and Canada/Alaska are listed in Appendix E. These latitudes and longitudes must be converted into ( x , y ) plotting coordinates using the formulae : |
| 17 | These may well form the basis for pieces of course work for a number of subjects at GCSE , including English , Maths , Business Studies , Design and Technology and Geography . |
| 18 | Such lords could provide for a number of gentlemen in their direct service , appointing to offices ranging from bailies and sheriffs-depute , procurators-fiscal , and clerks to such minor posts as regality officers and keepers of prisons . |
| 19 | While acknowledging continuing scientific uncertainties over the existence and extent of global warming , the report argues for a number of steps to be taken as " insurance " against the consequences of climate change . |
| 20 | The idea is for a number of undergraduates in science and engineering ( about 80 this year ) to assist teachers by working with small groups of kids in the classroom , usually helping with some form of practical work , answering their questions and guiding them , if necessary , through the experiments . |
| 21 | On the negative side and however ‘ normal ’ for the period , we must remember that Charles was responsible for a number of massacres during his campaigns ; in 782 at Verden , he ordered the slaughter of no less than 4,500 unarmed prisoners . |
| 22 | If you go for a number of interviews without success you may subconsciously associate your interview outfit with failure . |
| 23 | Brian Harley had seemed short of inspiration too , and his putting had failed to compensate for a number of lapses in his long game . |
| 24 | For instance , it may be available to members of a family who use the same for a number of days during the year or for weekends . |
| 25 | At this point it would appear that a consultant 's job is now over , but in fact he should co-ordinate with the contractors , and stand by until the equipment is fully installed and be present at the opening of the facility for a number of days in order to iron out any problems that may arise immediately after opening . |
| 26 | For a number of examples of social class scales of this type , see Reid ( 1981 ) , especially chapter 2 . |
| 27 | Their provisions for a number of aspects of the quality of working life were analysed and the results of the analysis are presented in Figure 2 which deals with : health and environmental standards for VDUs , rest periods for operating VDUs , machine monitoring of worker performance , extension of shiftwork , allocation of tasks , and job satisfaction . |
| 28 | From July 19–29 , the Assembly Rooms will be the main venue for a number of events for ‘ Edinburgh and Lothian Action on Age ’ . |
| 29 | By measuring Δd for a number of concentrations of polymer , Δn∼ is obtained from a knowledge of c′ , and from the slope of the plot of Δn∼ against c . |
| 30 | The recent announcement of a link up between the EC and EFTA to create a European Economic Area [ EEA ] by 1993 is likely to have little immediate impact on the proportion of exports destined for these areas , partly because privileged access to each others markets has already been in existence for a number of years between the two trading blocks . |