Example sentences of "had a number [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've had a number of opportunities and taking them , particularly in the oil industry , has sometimes been a desperate gamble . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Since then Mrs Miniver has had a number of other narrow escapes in life , as well ! ’ |
| 3 | Much taken aback , not least because Amy and I had had a number of conversations about her low opinion of the Church and what it stood for , I asked how she knew it was Jesus . |
| 4 | Bingham has had a number of options available over the last year but always contended that Rogan , irrespective of his omission , was still very much part of the set-up . |
| 5 | ( Friend of woman who had had a number of strokes . ) |
| 6 | In this respect MI6 has had a number of successes although it is difficult to know how useful defectors really are ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 7 | Damsell 's had a number of different tenants , but was vacant in 1842 and 1843 . |
| 8 | Technological advances within the recording industry , although providing interesting new extensions on popular noise , have had a number of diverse effects . |
| 9 | She 'd had a number of the wives in tonight , all choosing bits and pieces out of their Christmas Club money . |
| 10 | I personally do believe that it would have been much better if ministers had had a number of discussions about the Falkland Islands in the period preceding the invasion of the Falklands by the Argentinians . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The invasion of China by western culture has had a number of far-reaching effects on Confucianism . |
| 13 | ‘ She was running up debts , and when her full-time employment ceased not only did she have her alcohol problem but also had a number of clothing clubs pursuing her . ’ |
| 14 | Over the last few months we 've had a number of queries from hobbyists concerning fish which they have bought for their community tanks , which despite advice from their dealer , have turned out to be most unsuitable for such a set up . |
| 15 | ‘ It may happen anyway — Portsmouth are good enough to get promotion this year and we 've had a number of really impressive wins . ’ |
| 16 | Francis said : ‘ We should have had a number of free-kicks in dangerous areas that could have produced things but they were n't given . ’ |
| 17 | And from what she 's been prattling on about she 's had a number of uncles . ’ |
| 18 | There is still some poaching between the major executive search firms and Korn/Ferry founded their worldwide business on doing this in a very successful way , but more recently they have had a number of losses themselves both to Russell Reynolds in the States and Heidrick and Struggles in Europe . |
| 19 | She has had a number of exhibitions in Canada and been published in Britain . |
| 20 | We have had a number of cases coming out of West Belfast . |
| 21 | He had had a number of mistresses and felt affection for some of them . |
| 22 | It 's a six and two threes we 've had a number of times . |
| 23 | Most of the older officers have worked in pollution control for several years and many have had a number of years experience in industry , which , they are quick to point out , affords them an ‘ insider 's ’ sympathetic understanding of the difficulties and costs which arise in complying with standards . |
| 24 | On the other hand , they appreciate that the job has had a number of new tasks grafted onto it , adding to its scope and variety . |
| 25 | In the year 1981/82 it became clear that the evaluation project had had a number of ‘ spin-offs ’ , for instance : |
| 26 | She has had a number of exhibitions in Canada and been published in Britain . |
| 27 | Erm we 's we 've had a number of changes in the water industry over the years . |
| 28 | We 've had a number of quotations and a number of reports here . |
| 29 | Prosecutor Nigel Rumfitt said : ‘ Aylaus had previously had a number of taped telephone conversations with Mr Ray Levine , a reporter with The People . |
| 30 | Erm that was a bad time er a critical time , they did n't know if he were gon na live or die then erm he 's had a number of transfusions to keep him alive but er he 's stable at the moment . |