Example sentences of "we have [vb pp] a [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think we 've seen a good number of those erm from the Telegraph , the Mail and the Express , going to the Times . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've had a fair number much less welcome than you , ’ said Mrs Gray , unexpectedly smiling . |
| 3 | During the past two days we have heard a vast number of contributions and I pay tribute to the common sense and foresight of Labour Members who have not only pointed out the inequalities of the system that is still in being but the pitfalls that we see ahead of us . |
| 4 | We have created a considerable number of new jobs in south Norfolk ; regrettably , some of these were at the expense of people affected by the closure of the Ipswich site , but nevertheless , such opportunities in a rural environment have been viewed very positively by the local community . |
| 5 | Well that 's one the other reason , of course we have got a large number of chur , very small churches in fact , looking at our mai , ministry figures nineteen ninety there were thirty churches that did n't pay anything to the maintenance and a lot of these , I think , maybe |
| 6 | We have recieved a small number of complaints … and it 's our intention to investigate every matter raised . ’ |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | Well , at certain times we have had a large number of Bengali patients . |
| 9 | We have acquired a limited number of English Language translations of this suppressed and largely forgotten manuscript , printed by a small American publishing house . |
| 10 | We have taken a considerable number of far-reaching measures in association with the Confederation of British Industry to encourage precisely that course . |