Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] [prep] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the summer the warm weather and increased activity of both pond fish and plants can lead to a number of problems in ornamental ponds . |
| 2 | Figure 4.14(a) shows that one course can be given by a number of lecturers and Figure 4.14(b) illustrates that one lecturer can lecture on a number of courses . |
| 3 | For example , a lecturer can teach on a number of courses and a course may use a number of lecturers . |
| 4 | Subsidence can result from a number of causes . |
| 5 | Bearing in mind the three loci of change described in Section 3.3 ( curricular , extra-curricular and infrastructural ) , we suggest that change or its absence can occur through a number of different processes . |
| 6 | Workers ' opposition to the constraints of the workplace can vary in a number of different ways . |
| 7 | So that 's just illustrating Gillian 's point is that , information can come from a number of sources . |
| 8 | This imbalance can lead to a number of diet-related diseases . |