Example sentences of "[pers pn] have have a [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the survival of a society you have to have a certain number at one extreme and , therefore , a certain number at the other extreme , for without cowards there are no VCs . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've had a fair number much less welcome than you , ’ said Mrs Gray , unexpectedly smiling . |
| 3 | Our two trips on the Central Wales Line have been very well supported and we have had a reasonable number on the two July ones ( last year 's was on the Severn Valley Railway ) . |
| 4 | Well , at certain times we have had a large number of Bengali patients . |
| 5 | They have had a substantial number dating back to the abortive anti-British campaign of the 1950s . |
| 6 | ‘ He has had a great number of stitches inserted in the eyelid and underneath the eye in an effort to keep it closed and avoid further damage . |