Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] have [vb pp] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the moment , Mr V.P. Singh has retained a number of portfolios , the most senior of which is defence . |
| 2 | Since it was revealed that Middlesbrough was to be given environment city status the borough council has organised a number of initiatives to help improve the town . |
| 3 | Concurrent with the above projects , David James has performed a number of secondary roles on behalf of other industrial and commercial companies experiencing financial difficulties . |
| 4 | In the geological field , Aberdeen University has produced a number of M Sc theses derived from research on the geology of North Sea oil fields , in part financed by the local oil industry , and most have been subject to restricted access at the behest of the funding authorities . |
| 5 | Newcastle Budilding Society has made a number of promotions and appointments at its head office . |
| 6 | Mr Stewart has held a number of senior ICI posts on Teesside , the most recent as general manager of Phillips-Imperial Petroleum . |
| 7 | This reliance on ‘ self-lacerating ’ punishment strategies has led a number of authors to propose an alternative criterion of credibility , known as ‘ renegotiation proofness ’ . |
| 8 | Mr Truman has made a number of discoveries and new attributions , not without correcting even the minutest mistake in the previous catalogue . |
| 9 | Mr Malik had tried a number of rhymes for the opening number . |
| 10 | For some years Emily had kept a number of English sheep dogs or ‘ bobtails ’ and her favourite was a small one which she called ‘ Bobbie ’ . |
| 11 | His initiatives in the field of transport policy have included a number of environmental strands . |
| 12 | Group members have published a number of books and articles and have linked in with other ESRC supported projects on Arctic co-operation . |
| 13 | It is apparent , however , that the IIA approach has produced a number of problems and complexities . |
| 14 | The Red Lion Milford Street façade has changed little over the years but the adjoining shop at the Catherine Street corner has had a number of owners in different retail trades . |
| 15 | Over the last 15 years ESRC has funded a number of projects concerned with the ways we identify others from their faces . |
| 16 | In recent years the soap genre has hosted a number of gay characters . |
| 17 | The Monktonhall miners have secured a number of lucrative deals , including one with ScottishPower which is for five years and believed to be worth £10 million . |
| 18 | Hove Museum & Art Gallery has organised a number of gallery talks and lectures on the Modern Masterpieces exhibition on November 29 , December 6 and December 13 . |
| 19 | ‘ Since then Mrs Miniver has had a number of other narrow escapes in life , as well ! ’ |
| 20 | GRANADA Television has announced a number of new board appointments aimed a creating a more focused approach to managing the business . |
| 21 | The UK government has announced a number of measures to boost energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources . |
| 22 | In this latter area Johnson Matthey has developed a number of technetium-labelled agents for medical imaging . |
| 23 | Hitchens Quality Homes has developed a number of properties close to the golf club , ranging from two bedroom detached bungalows ( £159,500 ) to three bedroom three storey houses ( £169,950 ) . |
| 24 | During the past two–three years the Planning Department has undertaken a number of major consultation exercises , e.g. Opencast Coal Alteration , Green Belt : Review of Boundaries , Pentland Hills Regional Park Local Plan , Edinburgh Area Public Transport Study , Reservoir Strategy . |
| 25 | The learning process has involved a number of facets : |
| 26 | Staff commission has issued a number of consulta or has issued a consultation paper , and I detail that in paragraph eight , and in our response to that , basically , we have said the nineteen seventy-four arrangements for the staff commission seemed to have worked very well , and we hope the staff commission will , the new staff commission will stick very closely to that , and only vary them when they 've got a perfectly good reason for doing so . |
| 27 | The LWRA contract is also very demanding and , again , a committed team organised by Audrey MacIntyre has overcome a number of difficulties through the year . |
| 28 | The Frick Collection has announced a number of innovations this autumn . |
| 29 | Conventional outdoor breeding herds have encountered a number of problems caused by extremes of temperature and excessive exposure to sunlight leading to heatstroke and sunburn . |
| 30 | The Press and Media Relations Officer has costed a number of possible alternatives ( Appendix C ) , and there needs to be close collaboration between Public Services Department , the Curator , and the Business Development Director over all of our promotional activities . |