Example sentences of "[adj] number [prep] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand , the average number of females ' friends who also used heroin was greater , at 2.8 out of 5 against 1.8 out of 5 in the known sample . |
| 2 | There are also a large number of bodies ' accounts which C. and A.G. audits by agreement with the body and the government department concerned . |
| 3 | One harbours superior thoughts as to just where and in what circumstances her hosts can have possibly imagined her wearing such things , until one recalls that only seconds before one was counting the endless number of stoats ' tails that have gone into the making of the coronation robe . |
| 4 | A small number of tenants ' co-operatives have been formed , but if Burrows is correct in his assertion that the scheme was ‘ structured around landlord applications ’ , then an unenthusiastic response from tenants is hardly surprising . |
| 5 | However , some passenger seat cushions and a significant number of passengers ' bodies were recovered and taken to Rhodes . |