Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [verb] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dealer , Robert Barrett , paid £1,400 for the paintings and heirlooms handed over by Miss Audrey Prinsep , a member of a distinguished family that has produced a number of eminent painters . |
| 2 | His work has been the subject of seven one-man exhibitions , has been featured as a lead article in the British Journal of Photography , included in many other shows and has received a number of prizes ( including the South Bank Festival Photography Competition 1990 Portfolio ) . |
| 3 | He had been widely criticised for his handling of the Birmingham Six appeal in 1988 and has seen a number of earlier convictions overturned as police evidence was discredited in the Appeal Court . |
| 4 | Age Concern England has urged the Government to monitor more closely the provision by health authorities of continuing care , and has made a number of recommendations about how this might be done . |
| 5 | ‘ At last judgment day has come , ’ said Naim Kordic , a Bosnian doctor who heads the Sarajevo crisis centre and has treated a number of Muslim rape victims . |
| 6 | AMES has been involved in important educational work and has published a number of pamphlets on the social and working conditions of women , within a general analysis of their double oppression . |
| 7 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that , since it was established in 1988 , the Serious Fraud Office , under the direction of Barbara Mills , has done an outstandingly good job and has brought a number of successful prosecutions for fraud ? |
| 8 | As the heir of TGAT , SEAC is now considering appropriate assessment arrangements and has commissioned a number of consortia to produce SATs . |
| 9 | ‘ The Committee takes a strictly non-political approach to the issues and has proposed a number of amendments to ensure , in particular , that Britain complies with its EC obligations . |
| 10 | The second trend in current conservation thinking concerns the relationship between the programme and its clients or government and land-users , and has taken a number of different forms . |
| 11 | Since then , the Committee has been remarkably active and has staged a number of public vigils and occupations of buildings . |
| 12 | Sherwood Computer Services Plc has taken on 34 key staff previously employed by Premier Systems ( London ) Plc , which has ceased trading ; finance director Charles Taylor said Sherwood had known the Oracle house quite well before trouble hit , and would gaining expertise in open systems development , support and consultancy ; Premier specialised in systems for large City investment and financial customers ; the staff will be completely integrated into Sherwood 's London headquarters , forming a separate unit within it , and their skills will complement the September 1992 acquisition of Consort Data Ltd ( CI No 2,017 ) ; Leicester-based Consort does back office systems for smaller than average regional brokers , so Sherwood can now look after both ends of the market ; it is keen to win over Premier 's former customer base , and expects to sign a number of new contracts shortly ; the group is looking at buying Premier 's assets when a liquidator is appointed . |
| 13 | ECGD does not lend money to companies but does offer a number of schemes to banks to allow them to finance exports at interest rates which are often significantly below prevailing market rates . |
| 14 | This peril is not subject to any special exclusions but does provide a number of problems . |