Example sentences of "in only a [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Harsh ’ treatment was observed in only a small number of cases ( 18 per cent. ) and was usually attributable to particular benches . |
| 2 | Murderers had been brought to justice in only a small number of the cases referred to . |
| 3 | The vast majority of series involve two kinds of contrast : one type is found in only a limited number of lexical pairs ; the other type recurs much more freely . |
| 4 | Electronic information is , furthermore , printed in only a limited number of possible manifestations — frequently the minimal amount of data needed uniquely to record the transaction . |
| 5 | In order to communicate , it break itself down into small groups and appoints an in-house trusty to translate the speeches , allowed to be made in only a limited number of major languages ( tip — Portuguese is not one them ) . |