Example sentences of "did a [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only amongst the top band did a substantial number of pupils perform the incorrect version 8 ÷ 3 rather than 3 ÷ 8 . |
| 2 | Because Revson just did a small number of American races and spent the rest of the time on the FI circuit . |
| 3 | Only very gradually did a small number of educated critics come to see that although quite different from the Russian and European film the Hollywood and Hollywood-inspired film had developed its own qualities and that the great mass audience for that kind of entertainment had been responding quite genuinely to positive influence . |
| 4 | There were occasions when someone did a large number , and they would bring the job-sheet round and show the others and say ‘ She has done so many , you also must . ’ |
| 5 | Some 30 Conservatives abstained , as did a significant number of Labour backbenchers . |