Example sentences of "number [prep] [noun] [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes but to me it 's old stuff Brenda I mean I 've been hearing this kind of conversation in number between chaps coming in to mend things |
| 2 | Samaritans in Hereford have noticed a growing number of farmers ringing in for counselling : |
| 3 | The rapid increase in the number of firms engaging in more than one type of investment business and the blurring of demarcation lines ( for example , between brokers and jobbers ) have made it more important than ever that investors are adequately protected against abuses arising from conflicts of interest within investment businesses . |
| 4 | The shares opened at 47 ½ p and climbed rapidly to 56p as a number of brokers came in as heavy buyers . |
| 5 | In schools the increasing number of para.professionals creeping in under the resources umbrella have understandably aroused suspicions in teachers ' union branches . |
| 6 | At King 's Cross a large number of people got in . |
| 7 | The implications of these changes both for the number of people employed in and the types of skills required in the industry will be identified . |
| 8 | I was able to talk to the German customer and the people on the floor , who are excessively worried about the number of people coming in from the East , not only East Germany but they 're very , very worried about people coming in from Eastern Europe , and secondly there was so much East European food that was for sale in Germany at very low prices and there 's food that used to go to the Soviet Union . |
| 9 | It is unlikely , judging from this analysis , that very many viewers are loyal or watch particularly frequently , rather that a large number of people dip in on a relatively occasional basis . |
| 10 | These parties of mine have become something of an institution , and I am expecting a large number of people to come in and give their comments on the results in various constituencies . |
| 11 | Prominent among these factors are increased social and geographical mobility consequent upon greatly increased educational opportunity and a rapidly changing economy ; the marked trends over recent decades towards smaller families , higher marriage rates and earlier marriage ; and the growing numbers of women continuing in or re-entering full-time work . |
| 12 | Huge numbers of creatures listen in to vibrations carried by another medium — water . |
| 13 | Every fifteen days , when the spring tides are at their peak , vast numbers of grunion ride in on the crests of waves and deliberately strand themselves on the shore . |
| 14 | The Minoans probably sent wine or olive oil to Mycenae ; numbers of stirrup-jars made in or near Kydonia have been found at Mycenae and Tiryns , as well as Thebes , implying a regular export trade from Crete ( Catling 1980 ) . |