Example sentences of "number [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.

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1 It is the ratio of the number of moles of gas a to the total number of moles of gas present .
2 The number of strikers receiving supplementary benefit has always constituted a very insignificant proportion of the total number of persons on strike the lowest figure was 0.12 per cent in 1962 and the highest was 14.46 per cent in 1972 which was the year of the miners ' strike .
3 The morning journey , in spite of the number of students on board the tram , was usually quiet .
4 There are a number of points of view the executive want to put and I 'll be calling Paul at the end of that debate .
5 Most pump manufacturers supply the information concerning the number of gallons per hour the pump can manage , at a given head of height .
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