Example sentences of "and [conj] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt that the market reached its lowest point in the first half of last year and that a number of signs now pointed to returning confidence : a low unsold ( bi ) rate of 13% ( by value ) so far this year as compared to 21% for this time last year , together with stronger bidding in sales this year . |
| 2 | The day after the story graced the front page of the Derry Journal one well-placed local moron assured me that ‘ half the school 's on heroin ’ and that a number of pupils were presently ‘ dying from AIDS ’ … |
| 3 | ‘ When I was there I was given a copy of a US Senate foreign relations report which alleged that a large number of British POWs from the Second World War had disappeared in Soviet hands , and that a number of United Nations troops had been taken by the Soviets from the Chinese during the Korean War and never returned . |
| 4 | The UNECE report warns that direct comparisons between countries should be treated with caution , and that a number of other factors ( such as wind strengths ) may account in part for defoliation . |
| 5 | IN yesterday 's Daily Post we inaccurately stated that The Cambrian News at Aberystwyth intended closing its printing works department and that a number of jobs would be lost as a result . |
| 6 | There is no known proof of true hereditary surnames in the period before the Conquest , and although a number of Domesday tenants of English origins have names additional to their first — such as Alnod of Kent , a byname given to a man with land in Oxfordshire — there is little or no evidence to show that these were other than personal to the individuals . |
| 7 | The Law Society has been negotiating the terms of franchise contracts with the Legal Aid Board for some weeks and although a number of matters remain to be resolved , the negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner . |
| 8 | There have been 43 objections to the compulsory purchase order and although a number have been resolved , a substantial number are still outstanding . |
| 9 | Yes , at the last meeting these committee members did ask that er he produce some details of help and and a number of cases dealt with have been apparent and the details are presented for , for amendment . . |
| 10 | The main theme Laclotte has chosen to investigate is the work of Giorgione and Titian , and their influence through the century , and while a number of artists and types of art are inevitably sidelined , this choice gives the exhibition an unusual coherence . |
| 11 | They have little experience of the style of presentation in higher courts ‘ and it matters ’ and whilst a number of solicitors are extremely good others ‘ let themselves down in court ’ and in doing so let down the solicitors ' branch of the profession as a whole . |
| 12 | ‘ We can only demolish as and when a number of properties become available and can be taken out without affecting the remaining properties , ’ said Mr Allan . |