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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	When can I use 'If I was�'? 2. Which is correct: 'there is a number of people' or ' there are a number of people'? 3. An hour after 11 a.m., is it 12 a.m. or 12 p.m.? This is a list of people by number of countries and territories visited. There are a number of people claiming to have visited every country in the world, though�... ORIGINAL SENTENCE There are a number of people. WITH SOME There are some people. [definitely correct] But it's difficult to see how to get�... SOLUTION: There are a number of people in a roo and each person shakes hands once with each of the other people. a) If there are 5 people in the room, how�...

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When can I use 'If I was�'? 2. Which is correct: 'there is a number of people' or ' there are a number of people'? 3. An hour after 11 a.m., is it 12 a.m. or 12 p.m.?
This is a list of people by number of countries and territories visited. There are a number of people claiming to have visited every country in the world, though�...
ORIGINAL SENTENCE There are a number of people. WITH SOME There are some people. [definitely correct] But it's difficult to see how to get�...
SOLUTION: There are a number of people in a roo and each person shakes hands once with each of the other people. a) If there are 5 people in the room, how�...