Example sentences of "number [prep] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There is a phone in number for viewers to air their opinions and he called in and said he was furious about what had happened to this poor woman and wanted to give her the money so she could buy presents for the boys . |
| 2 | Earlier , the paper 's money-spinning 0898 phone number for callers to eavesdrop on the ‘ Dianagate ’ tape was banned . |
| 3 | Instead the first measure of objective risk , total accident numbers , was chosen as the number for subjects to estimate . |
| 4 | The L.C.C 's system predominated , using odd numbers north of the Thames and even numbers to the south , with pairs of even numbers for routes making the loop round the Embankment . |
| 5 | Official monthly statistics , based upon those claiming social security benefits , suggest that women 's unemployment has at times risen at a much faster rate than men 's , although the absolute and percentage numbers for men remain higher . |
| 6 | Information in this section , on trends in staffing and student numbers for courses described in Section 3 of the questionnaire , was too sparse to enable any general comments to be made . |
| 7 | Yes but to me it 's old stuff Brenda I mean I 've been hearing this kind of conversation in number between chaps coming in to mend things |
| 8 | According to Magnet Applications , the Berkhamsted-based Cookson subsidiary , the number of magnets used in cars has risen from a handful 20 years ago to about 80 now , rising to perhaps 200 in a couple of years ' time as automatic windows and sunroofs etc become more widespread . |
| 9 | To test this particular application of Procedure Audit , a monitoring process was established in a section of thirty persons , and the administrative assistant briefed to record the number of queries referred back over a period of two months . |
| 10 | The number of queries related to this matter has dropped dramatically since moving to ‘ Basket Only ’ . |
| 11 | Once a certain number of cheques have been used , your bank may send you a new book automatically . |
| 12 | Cast on the usual number of stitches to form a test piece and work a few rows of stocking stitch ending with the carriage at the right . |
| 13 | Hold up to needles to estimate number of stitches required then deduct two at each end . |
| 14 | When knitting a garment in all over pattern , the two facts i always take into account when positioning the N1 cam are firstly , the number of stitches in the pattern and secondly , the number of stitches required for the garment piece . |
| 15 | ‘ He has had a great number of stitches inserted in the eyelid and underneath the eye in an effort to keep it closed and avoid further damage . |
| 16 | Because crossing the stitches causes some resistance you will need to knit a few rows , then ladder down at least one stitch at both sides of the number of stitches marked for cabling . |
| 17 | After matching the tension , the garments in the original and substitute yarns would have much the same number of stitches knitted throughout and therefore need much the same yarn length . |
| 18 | After matching the tension , the garment in the original and substitute yarns would have much the same number of stitches knitted throughout and therefore need much the same yarn length . |
| 19 | The number of NVQs certified grew dramatically and the new computer system increased the turnaround time on certificates substantially . |
| 20 | Behind the major properties were a number of cottages huddled together in yards or strung out along the lanes . |
| 21 | I commend the order to the House to afford continued statutory protection to the very small number of teachers taking up new contracts of employment during any hiatus between the current date of expiry of the 1987 Act and the coming into force of the first pay and conditions order under the 1991 Act . |
| 22 | A number of teachers had been sent away from our area , too ; some off them as far away as Naples . |
| 23 | the number of teachers teaching and training |
| 24 | The number of teachers employed in state secondary schools was such that while women constituted 45 per cent of the teaching force ? they only held 15 per cent of the headships and only 0.7 per cent of women were heads . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | We , in our observations so far of a number of teachers using the same program teaching units , have been more impressed by the disparity of the lessons than by their similarity . |
| 27 | A number of teachers have of course been exposed to discovery methods , the principles of new maths and new science ; there is , however , a strong countervailing trend in which pupils know from their CPE texts what are the answers , the definitions of the scientific laws , and increasingly regard as a waste of time proving by rudimentary experiments what they already know . |
| 28 | This all sounds rather daunting but a number of teachers have received grants under the sponsored research programme , the most notable example being Andrew Mellor and his study of bullying in Scottish secondary schools . |
| 29 | The number of teachers retiring early is said to have risen dramatically , with a survey showing a threefold increase since nineteen seventy nine . |
| 30 | Besides the formal courses organized by local education authorities ( LEAs ) , initial training institutions and HMI , one must include public reports upon educational developments ( Warnock , Bullock , Plowden ) , and , published privately , the Gulbenkian Report ( Gulbenkian Foundation , 1982 ) in the arts education domain ; the reports of curriculum development programmes , for example , the Schools Curriculum Development Committee ( SCDC ) Arts in Schools Project bulletins ; digests of research , descriptions of practice and opinion which appear in professional journals ; formal and informal contact with LEA advisory services , including the growing number of teachers seconded for professional development purposes ; inspections ; long and short award bearing courses ; changes in examination syllabuses ( of which the recent introduction of GCSE is an example ) ; even teacher contact with the representatives of educational suppliers . |