Example sentences of "have a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | To achieve this most hotels have a number of systems , all provided by different suppliers , on which the staff come to rely totally , ’ she says . |
| 2 | British Gas , and the local electricity companies ( from the end of 1990 ) , each have a number of codes of practice , setting out their terms of supply , how you can pay your bill , and the services that they offer . |
| 3 | Compressed hops have a number of advantages , including reduced liability for oxidation , reduced storage volume and ease of handling . |
| 4 | Although similar in appearance , the two breeds actually have a number of essential differences . |
| 5 | Horses , like people , have a number of essential needs , both physical and psychological . |
| 6 | Horses have a number of psychological needs , too , and if these are not satisfied the horse is likely to become anxious or depressed . |
| 7 | Warwickshire have a number of dual-purpose players and no-one has done better than Dermot Reeve , with 2,525 runs and 73 wickets in the last two championship seasons . |
| 8 | For you must really endeavour to get ahead with your composition , and that you can do if you have in readiness copies of symphonies and divertimenti to present to a Prince or to some other patron … the divertimenti can be copied very quickly , even though it is true that yours have a number of parts and are rather long … |
| 9 | Usually conservation programmes and individual projects have a number of elements , some contrary to the interests of the state elite , others neutral , and occasionally others which could provide opportunities ( e.g. contracts for earthworks , labour recruitment for building of dams , or tax advantages for conservation undertaken on private land ) . |
| 10 | My wife and I both dive when I am at home and we have a number of friends who run dive charter operations in the Keys . |
| 11 | It is essential , for example , to realise non-residents ( and residents ) of West Germany holding DM deposits have a number of choices . |
| 12 | I still have a number of these in my possession . |
| 13 | Filmstrips possess many of the advantages of the tape-slide presentations , but they have a number of disadvantages , one being that the pre-set sequence compels the pictures to be shown in a given order . |
| 14 | The Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round welcomes patrons who use wheelchairs , and we have a number of removable seats at the front to accommodate them — please book in advance . |
| 15 | The Royal Humane Society have a number of other awards where though the deed did not warrant a medal , some recognition was appropriate , and for this , they issue in descending order of importance , Testimonials on Vellum , Testimonials on Parchment and Certificates of Recommendation . |
| 16 | You have a number of points on a map : some are aligned . |
| 17 | Photograph ( A passport-size photograph can be extremely useful if you have a number of people to interview . |
| 18 | We always have a number of our own arrangements on display . |
| 19 | ‘ We have a number of small part-time one-person branches scattered over a wide rural area — the furthest one is 40 miles distant from headquarters . |
| 20 | Long-nets have a number of uses . |
| 21 | But although long-nets have a number of uses the nets are exactly the same for each purpose . |
| 22 | Unlike mammals and other higher classes of animals , marine invertebrates are not always restricted to one method of reproduction and many have a number of different ways of procreating themselves . |
| 23 | They also have a number of plastic air powered ornaments which were included in an earlier review . |
| 24 | So , if I believe that we each have a number of incarnations , what do I think is the purpose of it all ? |
| 25 | However , the proposals for added emphasis paragraphs in respect of disclosures about inherent uncertainties have a number of drawbacks . |
| 26 | We have a number of ways of dealing with the elderly in Western societies . |
| 27 | The Barnardiston vaults at Kedington , Suffolk , have a number of anthropoid coffins with appliqué shield depositum plates ; two incised shields cut from anthropoid coffins of 1671 and 1676 , together with most of the lid of Dame Ann Combe 's 1658 lead shell with incised lettering — and four very high-quality cast armorials from the same coffin — can be seen on the walls in St Mary 's Church , Hemel Hempstead , Hertfordshire . |
| 28 | Most areas have a number of these — the freesheets that will come through your letterbox as well as the ones that you can buy in a newsagent . |
| 29 | ‘ We have a number of differing accounts from the people who were there at the time . |
| 30 | ‘ But although he 's been a key force for them , we have to remember that they have a number of good jumpers ready to come in as replacements . |