Example sentences of "be [vb pp] about the number " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should a question be included about the number of children in the unemployed person 's family ? |
| 2 | A decision might have to be made about the number of elderly people for which it is possible to take responsibility in any one family . |
| 3 | Half an hour later Julia agreed the police should not be told about the number plate until Tuesday . |
| 4 | Similar conclusions can be drawn about the number of jobs held in an average career but there remain marked differences according to age , educational background , gender and size of firm . |
| 5 | Assurances were given about the number of lesson visits on which judgments about teachers ' competence would be based , and an attempt to make the procedure more ‘ egalitarian ’ , or ‘ fraternal ’ was blocked . |
| 6 | They claim they were misled about the number of people who 'd be attending the show — the first to be held . |
| 7 | Women of different ages were asked about the number of children in the ‘ ideal family ’ . |