Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun sg] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | In each case a number of issues arose , some of which were resolved , as they attempted to modify their classroom practice . |
| 2 | Until 1880 oil was the only illuminant in use , but in that year a number of West Coast vehicles were lighted by compressed shale oil gas or , as it was commonly known , Pope 's gas . |
| 3 | But , in contrast , they may partly see the ad in this way a number of times during quite a short period . |
| 4 | Although the remit of the Treaty of Rome was relatively narrow in this area a number of directives were adopted covering collective redundancies ( 1975 ) ; employee rights in the event of company takeovers ( 1977 ) or insolvency ( 1980 ) ; equal pay ( 1975 ) ; equal access to employment , vocational training ( 1976 ) and social security ( 1986 ) . |
| 5 | In this area a number of small clothing-manufacturers had set themselves up since the war , migrating out from the East End of London . |
| 6 | There are in this force a number of young men who have fixed hours of duty — 8.30 a.m. until 5.30 p.m. with every Sunday off . |
| 7 | It is convenient to consider separately in this chapter a number of other exact solutions that satisfy this same condition . |
| 8 | The department also offers in this programme a number of courses in Ancient Near Eastern Religions . |
| 9 | In this section a number of techniques of digital image processing which can be applied to Landsat TM and MSS images are described . |
| 10 | For example , in one case a number of Staffordshire businessmen were keen to make a bid for a £75 million contract for the construction of security fencing around a British military base in Germany . |
| 11 | In one school a number of " themes " were identified : homes , school , religion and the Church , trade , and communications ( roads , seafaring ) . |
| 12 | In any case a number of these old pupils found that neither the church nor the State made any provision for them , and agreed among themselves to meet together for prayer and worship . |