Example sentences of "number [prep] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be divided into a number of sub-classes which have no members in common , such as dogs , horses , elephants , and so on . |
| 2 | How much you pay for the eurocheque service depends on the number of cheques you issue , but there is an annual fee of £5 for your eurocheque card . |
| 3 | There 's no limit on the number of cheques you can issue , but do make sure you have enough money in you account to cover them . |
| 4 | In general , owners seem fascinated by the number of stitches their pets have after surgery . |
| 5 | The same problem of interpretation arises from any use of manorial records , probably the best available documentary source ; these can tell us no more than the number of holdings which fell vacant on particular estates and throw no light on mortality among landless persons . |
| 6 | Hilda Lodge , in her new capacity of Chairman , welcomed everyone and said that apologies had been received from a number of teachers which had resulted in a smaller than usual attendance . |
| 7 | because it , the biggest cost us teachers and the number of teachers you need is governed by the number of |
| 8 | There are consequently variations in the quality and availability of reading material in school and out and in the number of teachers who can speak the language and teach in it . |
| 9 | They have obvious advantages over ordinary questionnaires and ‘ checklists ’ : with these one can in practice ask only about a limited number of activities which must be precisely specified in advance . |
| 10 | Besides a number of activities which took place at a regional level , many more were carried on throughout the year by its corporate and personal members . |
| 11 | It has touched briefly on a number of activities which all contribute to better staff utilisation . |
| 12 | There are a number of activities you could record . |
| 13 | Just as the impact of the SEA may have a series of implications for the spatial distribution of economic activity and prosperity within the EC , monetary union may also impart a number of effects which will modify regional fortunes . |
| 14 | 2 If a word has a number of meanings which are a little different , then they are printed one after another and numbered . |
| 15 | The conclusion to be drawn is that monotony is clearly associated with work dissatisfaction , and this is supported by the large number of housewives who mentioned monotony spontaneously at various points in the interview . |
| 16 | The main findings of the Scottish Office report ‘ Driver Attitudes to Speed ’ include a number of conclusions which are of relevance to local authorities : |
| 17 | They were , and are , especially concerned about what this might mean for the rights to be enjoyed in their country by an ever growing number of Germans who have bought property in the south of Denmark . |
| 18 | These rates are fairly similar to those found in a large-scale Home Office survey in 1978 although , because a higher number of people are now granted bail , it follows that the number of offences they commit will also be higher . |
| 19 | English law contains a number of offences which penalize the driving of a car on a road in a manner which may cause harm . |
| 20 | In deciding the number of offences which should constitute ‘ repeated infringement ’ the referee should always apply a strict standard in representative and senior matches . |
| 21 | In differentiated goods markets firms may compete on the number of brands they put on the market , in quality and in marketing ( including advertising ) . |
| 22 | It is only one of a number of instruments which express the official curriculum . |
| 23 | ( 8 ) Audiotext Harvard OTC ) " They are expanding their telephone lines dramatically , as they are getting several times the number of calls they had anticipated . " |
| 24 | And there 's no limit on the number of calls you can make in any one year . |
| 25 | This list does not include the great number of Indians who remained anonymous … . |
| 26 | While I was lying there staring at the ceiling counting the number of tiles I heard a girl going ‘ ouch , ouch that hurts ’ , when I looked over she was having difficulty with the needle going in and I noticed she was barely gripping the nice bit of perspex . |
| 27 | THE number of under-25s who have taken drugs in Britain has almost doubled in the last three years . |
| 28 | We also made links with the region of in Poland to develop tourist strategy and also links with a number of cities who were very interested in citizens ' participation and are going local initiative . |
| 29 | In the case of a number of movements it is usual , after a movement in a contrasting key , to return to one in the tonic . |
| 30 | In order to split the Listing into a series of manageable files , the user can indicate the maximum number of pages which are to be generated in any one version of a file . |