Example sentences of "[adj] number [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand , the average number of females ' friends who also used heroin was greater , at 2.8 out of 5 against 1.8 out of 5 in the known sample . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Although these low average incomes may be affected by the large numbers of pensioners ' households , there does seem to be a clear difference between urban and rural areas . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | One harbours superior thoughts as to just where and in what circumstances her hosts can have possibly imagined her wearing such things , until one recalls that only seconds before one was counting the endless number of stoats ' tails that have gone into the making of the coronation robe . |
| 7 | The report , Indoor Pollution , concludes that the low quality of air in commercial buildings has led to " reduced health and efficiency for many people over long numbers of years ' , which may have had " greater economic impact than more life-threatening conditions " . |
| 8 | While the information is correct as regards a growing number of employers ' occupational pension schemes , it does not apply to the basic State pension . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Depending on the type of stock , as indicated below , stock which is in excess of the relevant number of years ' usage should be provided against as follows : |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Thus The determination of " sufficient number of inclusions ' immediately involves questions of scale and also of the method of testing when experiments are being designed . |
| 14 | However , some passenger seat cushions and a significant number of passengers ' bodies were recovered and taken to Rhodes . |