Example sentences of "a [adj] number [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , he may provide for the premium to be decapitalised , either at a fixed number of years ' purchase or at the rate prevailing at the time of the subletting , with the amount thus calculated being added to the rent reserved by the sublease for the purposes of the rent review under the headlease . |
| 2 | While obvious omissions and errors led to a large number of entrants ' disqualification at an early stage , the judges found that , on the whole , standards of compliance with best practice had improved . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | While the information is correct as regards a growing number of employers ' occupational pension schemes , it does not apply to the basic State pension . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The balance will give a datum or basic figure which will generally be turned into a lump sum by taking a certain number of years ' purchase . |
| 7 | The law , which was the first in post-war Italy to restrict the right to strike , required public service employees to give a minimum number of days ' notice of intended strikes and to guarantee essential services . |
| 8 | However , some passenger seat cushions and a significant number of passengers ' bodies were recovered and taken to Rhodes . |