(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) The girls grieved over such a number of ladies, but were comforted theday before the ball by hearing, that instead of twelve he brought onlysix with him from London--his five sisters and a cousin.
I talkedabout the dance, and you ought to make some sort of remark on the sizeof the room, or the number of couples.
He could number thefields in every direction, and could tell how many trees there were inthe most distant clump.
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) If he could anyhowdiscover at what house the coachman had before set down his fare, hedetermined to make inquiries there, and hoped it might not be impossibleto find out the stand and number of the coach.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Here you are, sir,' shouted a strange specimen of the human race, ina sackcloth coat, and apron of the same, who, with a brass labeland number round his neck, looked as if he were catalogued in somecollection of rarities.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Row!' replied the cabman, 'what did he want my number for?' 'I didn'twant your number,' said the astonished Mr. Pickwick.
The number of instances recorded on the Transactions of the Society, inwhich that excellent man referred objects of charity to the housesof other members for left-off garments or pecuniary relief is almostincredible.
Two card-tables were made up in the adjoiningcard-room, and two pair of old ladies, and a corresponding number ofstout gentlemen, were executing whist therein.