Example sentences of "[pron] for [art] [adj] number of " in BNC.
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| 1 | But of course these benefits did nothing for the increasing number of lone mothers who were not widows but who were unmarried or , more commonly , divorced or separated . |
| 2 | Or you can forget the week as a unit of work altogether and you can say : ‘ I will contract you for a certain number of hours . ’ |
| 3 | Now look it asks you for a certain number of things It says As The average does n't it ? |
| 4 | I lived with my husband for er , three and a half years , and I knew him for a good number of years before then , so we made a joint decision after that period of time that we were , wanted to commit ourselves |
| 5 | After more than 20 years of Medau teaching in Edinburgh , Muriel Jessop is taking the step of handing over her class — much to the sadness of her class members , some of whom have been with her for a larger number of those years . |