1.   A surprising number of little boys said yes and meant it.

2.   A surprising number of systems have neither of these.

3.   A surprising number of teenagers leave school without being able to read and write.

4.   For a horse who has a fairly relaxed outlook on life, Milton has a surprising number of phobias.

5.   I was invited to open functions in various parts of the Yorkshire Dales and quite a surprising number of people turned up.

6.   On close investigation, we often find a surprising number of elements in different subject courses that interrelate.

7.   The distinctive area of the single television play has produced a surprising number of allusions to homosexuality.

8.   There is a surprising number of medieval houses still standing, sometimes quite unexpectedly awaiting discovery.

9.   This has a surprising number of advantages, beyond the obvious saving of paper, though there are disadvantages too.

10.   A surprising number of ailments are caused by unsuspected environmental factors.