Example sentences of "[det] [vb -s] [conj] [art] [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | This implies that a vast number of universes coexist with our own , each having equal reality . |
| 2 | This means that a growing number of pupils would transfer from their comprehensive secondary schools at the age of sixteen : the implications of this change will be explored when the whole question of the changing education of the 16 – 19 age group is raised in Chapter 8 . |
| 3 | This means that a large number of gliders will be rigged and brought out on the airfield . |
| 4 | Where the enabling legislation is complex this means that a large number of matters must be ‘ got right ’ in the opinion of the reviewing court before the tribunal can go right or wrong . |
| 5 | Whilst this suggests that a large number of people make use of the procedure , the recent research figures reveal that it is not only private citizens , but also ‘ large organisations ’ and other ‘ small litigants , ’ who make extensive use of the procedure . |