Example sentences of "[conj] also a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although many deaths arise from natural causes , and many others from illnesses and diseases , each year sees a large number of deaths caused by ‘ accidents ’ , and also a number caused by acts or omissions which amount to some form of homicide in English law . |
| 2 | Almost 250 course proposals from 58 centres were successfully validated : these were traditional courses being transferred to the new system and also a number of innovative courses in areas ranging from Countryside Recreation and Countryside Management to Modern Musicianship . |
| 3 | The battalion , which had operated in Namibia and Angola , was composed largely of Angolan rebels who had fought in the Angolan civil war , and also a number of white mercenaries ; its members had since been given South African citizenship . |
| 4 | The importance of the contest was well appreciated by the Unionist Party which sent not only the Prime Minister but also a number of other cabinet ministers to Bannside to canvass for Dr Bolton Minford . |
| 5 | In the early part of 1986 a number of local authorities throughout the UK instructed the libraries under their jurisdiction ( mainly public libraries , but also a number of college libraries ) to suspend their subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals published by News International . |
| 6 | Among the 231 names were giant corporations such as Hitachi , Matshushita and Nissan , but also a number of small firms , savings banks and some individuals . |