Example sentences of "this [vb -s] the [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | This measures the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the prevailing age pattern of childbearing throughout her reproductive lifetime . |
| 2 | This ignores the substantial number of additional cases that would arise if screening became widespread . |
| 3 | This brings the total number of birds in the UK to around 40 . |
| 4 | This brings the total number of plans taken out since 1987 to 2.11m and total investment to £6.14bn . |
| 5 | This brings the total number of National Certificates awarded , after only five years of operation , to over 300,000 . |