Collocations for "a number of"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "a number of" in context.
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a number of
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.- a number of [people, men, women, children]
- [there were, I saw] a number of [people, them]
- a number of [fans, spectators, guests, visitors]
- (have) had a number of [candidates, applicants, entrants]
- a number of [meanings, consequences, uses, synonyms]
- [has, could have] a number of [meanings]
- a number of [parameters, clauses, regulations]
- a number of [reasons, motives, clues]
- a number of [possible, potential, plausible] reasons
- for [a, any] number of reasons
- in a number of cases
- a number of [times, occasions, items]
- have asked you a number of times
- on a number of occasions
- there are a number of [similar, other, better, cheaper, worse]
- a number of you have asked (me)
- I have a number of questions (to ask)
- a number of questions (that) remain unanswered
'a number of' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):