Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [verb] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this latter area Johnson Matthey has developed a number of technetium-labelled agents for medical imaging . |
| 2 | Mr Truman has made a number of discoveries and new attributions , not without correcting even the minutest mistake in the previous catalogue . |
| 3 | In order to prepare an informed and adroit response to the Welsh Office on its proposed package of measures , CPRW has invited a number of people with special skills , experience and expertise to meet under the chairmanship of Professor Michael Haines , to consider the Welsh Office 's proposals and offer advice on the most appropriate response for CPRW . |
| 4 | Mr Stewart has held a number of senior ICI posts on Teesside , the most recent as general manager of Phillips-Imperial Petroleum . |
| 5 | For the moment , Mr V.P. Singh has retained a number of portfolios , the most senior of which is defence . |
| 6 | Eleanor has faced a number of challenges with one of the most memorable being the organisation of a Burns Day celebration . |
| 7 | Coleraine has produced a number of outstanding athletes who have participated in the Commonwealth Games and the World Student Games . |
| 8 | Coleraine has produced a number of outstanding athletes who have participated in the Commonwealth Games and the World Student Games . |
| 9 | NEC has used a number of techniques to boost performance . |
| 10 | Mineral reconnaissance by the BGS north-east of Aberfeldy has located a number of geochemical and geophysical anomalies in the Ben Eagach Schist Formation around Glenshee ( Pease and others , 1986 ) where Zn-Pb-Ba mineralisation has been found ( MRP 88 ) . |
| 11 | Sustrans has constructed a number of such cycle/pedestrian paths throughout Britain . |
| 12 | Sustrans has constructed a number of such cycle/pedestrian paths throughout Britain . |
| 13 | Since 1981 , the Bank of England has issued a number of index-linked bonds where both capital sum and interest payments are increased in line with changes in the retail price index ( RPI ) . |
| 14 | ACE has established a number of work groups to monitor developments affecting construction legislation , and in particular liability . |
| 15 | In turn , the SIB has recognised a number of self-regulating organisations ( SROs ) which carry out much of the day-to-day regulation of firms involved in investment business . |
| 16 | ‘ Since then Mrs Miniver has had a number of other narrow escapes in life , as well ! ’ |
| 17 | In building up its stable of branded prescription drugs , Medeva has bought a number from SmithKline Beecham , including Dexedrine , which can be regarded as a UK equivalent of methylphenidate , and the products Normax and Micralax , which are used to treat constipation arising from use of opiates in severe pain cases . |
| 18 | ‘ If you add Cabernet , it will not taste like Rioja any more , ’ complain those who have a point but who seem to have forgotten the Rioja has changed a number of times in the past . |
| 19 | For reasons which I do not claim to understand , Australia has seen a number of cases of scandalising the court in recent years . |
| 20 | In his official capacity , Bishop Daly has attended a number of recent public functions and officiated at funerals for two priests . |
| 21 | The LWRA contract is also very demanding and , again , a committed team organised by Audrey MacIntyre has overcome a number of difficulties through the year . |
| 22 | The LGC has seen a number of fundamental changes over the past few years , not least its relocation in 1989 from the south bank of the Thames in central London to its present plush premises next to the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington , Middlesex . |
| 23 | As the US administration and its lackeys in Downing Street drag Britain ever closer towards military catastrophe , the need for a mass movement against war in the Gulf has become a number one priority . |
| 24 | The DET has proposed a number of measures to upgrade farm schools . |
| 25 | Bingham has had a number of options available over the last year but always contended that Rogan , irrespective of his omission , was still very much part of the set-up . |
| 26 | In the past year the CGR has developed a number of new applications of transgenic and genome technology which focus on a small number of areas of interest . |
| 27 | Hypertension research : The CGR has developed a number of new hypertensive rat lines and these are being analysed by non-invasive telemetry recording of blood pressure . |
| 28 | SCOTVEC has received a number of enquiries regarding the cost of registering candidates for general SVQs . |
| 29 | Documentary photographer Tony O'Brien has produced a number of long-term projects on drugs and prostitution |
| 30 | Documentary photographer Tony O'Brien has produced a number of long-term projects on drugs and prostitution . |