Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] the [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which contains the greater number of sweets ? |
| 2 | NOT have an accident in Nepal , which has the highest number of potential patients per hospital bed . |
| 3 | During the reproductive life of a woman , one egg — rarely two or more — matures at monthly intervals and is discharged at ovulation , which brings the total number of eggs that are ovulated to barely 500 . |
| 4 | Nolan , who has the requisite number of uncles and elder brothers , has treated a wide range of diseases since the time when , aged two , he cured another child of ringworm . |
| 5 | She rings the same number she has been trying all day . |
| 6 | I prefer to let the game be fun , with little concern for competition , but sometimes children like to see who takes the shortest number of dives to pick up all the treasure . |
| 7 | No one knows the true number of political prisoners executed in the run up to the anniversary . |
| 8 | As a compendium of illustrations , invariably in good colour , it gives a visual document of the artist 's development unmatched by any other publication , particularly since it illustrates the small number of major works which could not be loaned to the exhibition . |
| 9 | Even if the Tories lose their overall majority , Mr Major is almost certain to seek to form a minority Government if he has the largest number of seats . |
| 10 | The Pentium , explained Ian Pearson , director of Inmos 's Transputer Business Unit , is 30% bigger though it has the same number of transistors . |
| 11 | The Pentium , explained Ian Pearson , director of Inmos 's Transputer Business Unit , is 30% bigger though it has the same number of transistors . |
| 12 | In searching for question 7 for example , the examiner must open the book fully at each page until he spots the small number 7 almost tucked into the binding . |
| 13 | So if you feel six pulses or vibrations it indicates the chosen number is six . |
| 14 | If during that week he works the following number of hours , how much should his take home pay be ? |