Example sentences of "have [verb] [to-vb] [art] [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The more lenders there are competing for the same customers , the hard for each has to work to attract a given number of customers — and an obvious way of attracting customers is by cutting rates . ) |
| 2 | Gradually over the years the term has come to mean the minimum number of members who must be present if the meeting is to transact business . |
| 3 | And then you 've got to dial the right numbers or else you wo n't get grandma , you 'll get somebody else . |
| 4 | But he was still very much a public man , and to pay for his visit he had agreed to give a limited number of addresses and readings . |
| 5 | Eventually Ryan appeased Neath by choosing more of their players but it made no difference : whatever kind of front five was chosen , static or mobile , Wales were beaten , and then when rugby league lucre had begun to attract an increasing number of his better players Ryan gave up the unequal struggle after the devastating defeat at Twickenham in 1990 . |
| 6 | The report stated that another 40 results were outstanding and that repeat elections were to be held in 20 constituencies where candidates had failed to receive the minimum number of votes . |
| 7 | ‘ Unfortunately we have had to disappoint a large number of capable girls , causing the governors a great deal of anguish . |
| 8 | So , you know , if you 're going to talk in terms of losses , then it does suggest , heaven forbid that the allies have got to lose a tremendous number of aircraft before the equation sort of balances . |