Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [adv prt] [art] number [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The establishment of a core group of drawings to be used as a starting point for the attribution of other sheets on stylistic grounds remains the principal method of research and Mr Royalton-Kisch felt that the present exhibition has contributed to the furtherance of this work which , in the case of the British Museum , has whittled down the number of sheets from the 106 accepted by Benesch to eighty-four .
2 It is also a rather different exhibition conceptually : Alfonso Perez Sanchez , former Director of the Prado and co-organiser of the show , has declared that he wants the Spanish to get to know ‘ the real Ribera ’ , which means that he has whittled down the number of works .
3 The Times Higher Education Supplement has carried out a number of peer reviews of UK University Departments over the years .
4 In this way Tao gets money , but also retains its independence : Charig says that Tao Systems has turned down a number of buy-out bids from the US in the last few months .
5 In this way Tao gets money , but also retains its independence : Charig says that Tao Systems has turned down a number of buy-out bids from the US in the last few months .
6 While the Catholic Church does its best and has set up a number of camps and refuges , particularly in San Salvador , these can not meet the demand and are very overcrowded : their inadequate sanitation and water facilities create enormous health hazards .
7 My hon. Friend has set out a number of concerns , including the lack of firm evidence , the way in which the matter was investigated , and the conduct of BR 's disciplinary hearing .
8 The process of preparing Jean-Baptiste Lully 's ballets for the new edition of his complete works has brought out a number of notational and textual questions that have direct relevance for future performances .
9 Well the , the risk has changed for a start I mean with the chemicals there are so many now erm chemicals and so much of it being transported by road , the risk of that and the dangers of accidents must be increased , although legislation has brought in a number of improvements , so firemen have to be very much up to date with that .
10 In the year and a half he has been at the Lyric he has established himself as something of a ‘ character ’ and has chalked up a number of box office successes .
11 Most important of all he has run down a number of performances previously unknown .
12 Finally , the evaluation has thrown up a number of other questions to which we wish to draw attention .
13 Experience so far of introducing managed competition into the NHS therefore has thrown up a number of political , normative and practical dilemmas .
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