Example sentences of "were [adv] a [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONCE upon a time , whether you produced pots that were thrown on a wheel or hand-made and slab-sided , there were only a limited number of variables . |
| 2 | However , for orbits whose lengths were not a whole number of wavelengths , each wave crest would eventually be canceled out by a trough as the electrons went round ; these orbits would not be allowed . |
| 3 | There were already a great number of the little red sold labels on many of their antique boxes , and other exhibits , which had been quickly snapped up when the Fair officially opened earlier . |
| 4 | In 1963 , the BBC was allocated a second TV channel ( BBC 2 ) and by the end of the decade there were also a large number of local , commercial , and non-commercial , radio stations . |
| 5 | But there were also a fair number of ‘ imported ’ protesters , in Leipzig on Monday , including rightwing skinheads and supporters of the CDU youth wing . |
| 6 | The majority of surviving buildings are in stone but there were originally a vast number of timber and half-timber ( Fachwerk ) constructions . |
| 7 | Obviously some clothiers fared better than others for there were quite a large number of bankruptcies between 1800 and 1840 . |
| 8 | These captives may even have been used to lure and help catch wild elephants of which there were then a great number . |