Example sentences of "[pron] has [vb pp] [prep] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | This change in the law and in the locus of power will not end the debate , which has prevailed for a number of years , about control of the curriculum of schools ; such a debate emerged once the content of the curriculum become a controversial subject in the 1960s and has continued since . |
| 2 | The resolution of the problem of compensation and betterment , which has changed on a number of occasions according to political philosophy , has not affected the system of plan and control . |
| 3 | The dispute between Huddersfield Polytechnic and Kirklees Metropolitan Council which has continued for a number of years illustrates most of the tensions which may develop between a polytechnic and its local authority . |
| 4 | ‘ The first film I did was with these other guys who were a little camera shy , ’ recalls Rod , who has appeared in a number of Sara 's group sex films . |
| 5 | Yes , I think for a lot of people that 's true and I do n't denigrate that because I think a lot of good work goes on in the Women 's Institute , but what we are particularly interested in is in the professional craftsman , the craftsman who has trained for a number of year to produce extremely good work , and what we try to do is to make that work more available to the public in a number of ways . |
| 6 | Sara , a 34-year-old office worker who has starred in a number of group sex videos , claims to have no fears of contracting sexually-transmitted diseases . |
| 7 | Notwithstanding the recent flurry of statutory and quasi-statutory regulatory activity in relation to insider dealing in the UK , there has operated for a number of years a range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse in both the corporate/ unorthodox context and the individual/traditional context . |
| 8 | On 7 May the applicant was admitted to bail , and so far as we are aware has been at liberty ever since , although it appears that he has appeared on a number of occasions at the Guildhall Magistrates ' Court , to what effect we do not know . |
| 9 | I am aware he has met on a number of occasions with our members , and he was instrumental in selecting a team , which met with the General Secretary of USDAW who said that they had had a er a er reasonable meeting with him . |
| 10 | Clearly he has listened at a number of keyholes and collected the right gossip . |
| 11 | Instead he has thought of a number . |
| 12 | Over the years he has worked in a number of formulation and raw materials management roles . |
| 13 | In Zambia itself the ruling party , UNIP , took virtual control of the Times , but even before this the president had acquired the power to hire and fire its editor : a power he has used on a number of occasions . |
| 14 | It has fallen for a number of reasons . |