Example sentences of "[subord] a number of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where a number of trustees are appointed they are always made joint tenants , in order that , on the death of one , the whole property may be vested in the survivors ; but in other cases joint tenancy is inconvenient and rarely occurs . |
| 2 | A few examples have been found where a number of graptoloids seem to have been associated together attached ( by the nema ) to a ‘ float ’ . |
| 3 | Where the locality was suitable or where a number of mills were in close proximity to one another ( such as the Hicks/Hooper empire at Eastington ) it was still possible for a number of separate mills to be run together . |
| 4 | He did n't catch us until the last peak , Creag nan Damh , where a number of ridge-walkers were gathered , basking in the delight of the afternoon and resting on their laurels after a mammoth expedition . |
| 5 | Where a number of service points are involved — as they would be in a centrally organized stock revision for a public library authority — the choice of locations for titles ordered is an additional complication . |
| 6 | This increase has been best documented with regard to voting behaviour in general elections , where a number of psephological surveys and statistical analyses support Johnston and Pattie 's conclusion that ‘ voters in Great Britain have been increasingly influenced by their local environment when evaluating the competing claims of the political parties … people are increasingly concerned about their local circumstances , and vote accordingly ’ ( 1988 , p. 10 ) . |
| 7 | The follow-up work carried out after the FAOR study involved an extensive fact-finding exercise , where a number of parallel investigations of real-world activity were undertaken to consider more precisely the effects of the proposed changes , in terms of data quantities , costs , staffing implications , and technical feasibility . |
| 8 | ‘ At eight o'clock in the morning , a vast concourse of ladies and gentlemen appeared on the side of Derwent Lake , where a number of marquees , extending about four hundred yards , were erected . ’ |
| 9 | The idea of catching aircraft in a ‘ glorified tennis net ’ mentioned by Mr Smith also has its application in the field of unmanned aircraft , where a number of types are routinely recovered this way . , |
| 10 | Lancaster too augmented his inheritance with purchases from lesser men , particularly in Lancashire and Cheshire , where a number of members of the knightly class conveyed manors to him . |
| 11 | The other sparse areas are Christmas titles and December , where a number of publishers have not finalised their lists . |
| 12 | This will allow more room in the main section of the fair where a number of innovations will be in evidence next year : a separate section for galleries exhibiting for the first time ; a section for photography and publishers and a more spacious layout of stands and aisles . |
| 13 | However , self-build schemes are really possible only where a number of energetic persons , usually young , coincide . |
| 14 | There are other difficulties in making an order in such a case as this where a number of defendants have been equally involved in committing a crime , for the purpose of which a vehicle belonging to one of them has been used . |
| 15 | However , where a number of questions were answered , interspersed with others which an accused refused to answer , there were many reasons why the whole dialogue should go before the jury . |
| 16 | ( b ) The selection of an appropriate method for calculating the related cost , where a number of identical items have been purchased or made at different times ( such as unit costs , average cost or FIFO — first in first out : see below ) . |
| 17 | A much better approach is modular software where a number of packages from a single supplier all share a common data format allowing information to be transferred easily but without requiring vast amounts of memory . |
| 18 | The study of individual purchase motivations and behaviour may , however , be complicated where a number of individuals become involved in the purchase decision . |
| 19 | It will be made more difficult where a number of senior individuals are actually involved in making a purchase decision . |
| 20 | There was a line already forming outside the cinema for the next performance ; Gary was n't in it , but he was waiting to one side where a number of cutoff cast-iron pillars made an ideal site for leaning and lounging . |
| 21 | Villages Business manager , Alan Moult , said : ‘ Funding of the 47/3e exploration well allows us the potential to become an active player in the western Villages area , where a number of significant discoveries have already been made . ’ |
| 22 | There is , however , one compulsory element : where a number of properties are insured under a block policy it will not be possible to insure some of the buildings and not others — the additional cover must be taken out on all , with landlords apportioning out the additional costs . |
| 23 | This is especially true for cursive handwriting where a number of alternative segmentations may be possible for a word . |
| 24 | Anyone who has practised at the Bar knows well that , in the sort of case that arises on an estate , where a number of people are involved , intimidation is such that it may prove impossible for a young man to find witnesses to say that he had left the scene of the crime and that another person was guilty of aggravated theft . |
| 25 | ( Indeed , such a " fuzziness of boundary — where a number of pavements can be part of other groups ( even integral groups ) — seems an essential trait of the " school " of mosaic ) . |
| 26 | ( p603 ) The SGA 1893 marked the legislative beginning of the movement away from caveat emptor where a number of implied terms were laid down . |
| 27 | The company said the major impact was on the UK brick company ‘ where a number of less effective manufacturing facilities are to be closed and production concentrated on the low-cost , high-quality plants ’ . |
| 28 | A plan to restrict late-night pub opening generally to 1.30am across a three-mile-square area of central Edinburgh , where a number of the area 's 500 pubs and clubs can open until 3am or 4am , has provoked a deep division in the district council 's Labour group . |
| 29 | Although a number of the year 's major events are still being finalised , much of the menu for 1990 has been announced . |
| 30 | Although a number of members of the UPV were charged with these explosions , all the cases failed because juries were not convinced by the evidence of an Ulster Protestant Volunteer who turned police informer . |