Example sentences of "not [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | The elliptical phraseology of the law , amounting in places to ambiguity , obscures the cut-on point for gentility , if indeed there was one in vew of the presence in the musters and subsidy rolls of a not inconsiderable number of gentlemen of extremely limited means . |
| 2 | When asked what is it that makes Britain great , some will cite the Empire , some will name Shakespeare or Milton ; a not inconsiderable number would offer another list , including names like Jaguar , Rolls Royce , Hawker … and Norton . |
| 3 | That rather ponderous phrase is used because in an unknown but not insignificant number of contemporary prisons the problem still exists , but the actual substance has changed . |
| 4 | A comparison of the statements with the evidence of the two important witnesses reveals a small but not insignificant number of discrepancies , only one of which was disclosed by the Crown to the defence . |
| 5 | With over 80 per cent of the seats in each house , many of them won by very large majorities indeed and a not insubstantial number having been uncontested by the Republican Party ( see Key 's ( 1949 ) classic volume on southern politics ) , did the Democratic Party need to pay large welfare benefits in order to win votes ? |
| 6 | Why are n't I number one ? ’ , adding , ‘ If I 'm in the game , I want to be the best . ’ |