Example sentences of "in numbers [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But as the dangerous fighters increased in numbers they would increasingly have to fight against other dangerous fighters rather than against timid , restrained fighters .
2 Because of this difference in numbers we had to exclude altogether a small area of Newham from our study , in order to achieve a sample size manageable for our purposes .
3 But , once again , let me be on the positive side because I mean there 's no doubt about it there are firms which are doing extremely well in spite of recession at the moment , and they are training people as well , but they 're not training in numbers we really need when we go across the patch as a whole .
4 Putting in numbers we have .
5 As we are small in numbers we can find it as we go , for maximum flexibility , but I will book us into a lodge for 2 nights on arrival to give us chance to find our feet again .
6 Estimates suggest five per cent of Danish sows are kept outside , and while there is some growth in numbers it is not likely to go beyond 10 per cent .
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