Example sentences of "[verb] have a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Since then Mrs Miniver has had a number of other narrow escapes in life , as well ! ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | In this respect MI6 has had a number of successes although it is difficult to know how useful defectors really are ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The invasion of China by western culture has had a number of far-reaching effects on Confucianism . |
| 6 | She has had a number of exhibitions in Canada and been published in Britain . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She has had a number of exhibitions in Canada and been published in Britain . |
| 9 | My right hon. Friend the Chancellor has had a number of discussions with the Council of Mortgage Lenders and others , and he will be announcing a package of measures later this afternoon . |
| 10 | The use of computers in cartography has had a number of effects ; first of all , cartography as a discipline has become more independent of geography . |
| 11 | But this theory , which is sometimes called ‘ the moral influence ’ theory , is considered to have a number of weaknesses that we should look at . |
| 12 | The position is , looking at appendix one , and if you take the first triangle , which has got nineteen ninety three , ninety four below it , that 's showing that we started off with no clients , and then by the end of the year we expect to have a number of people in our care , receiving services , to which we have a degree of commitment . |
| 13 | She 'd had a number of the wives in tonight , all choosing bits and pieces out of their Christmas Club money . |
| 14 | ( Indeed , the public sector was seen to have a number of initiatives , such as registers of candidates for work on health trust and other boards , that could profitably be replicated in the private sector to the same end . ) |
| 15 | Azidothymidine or zidovudine ( AZT ) , the only drug yet approved to treat AIDS , was shown to have a number of serious side effects and was linked to an increased incidence of various forms of cancer . |
| 16 | The Government should not be particularly bothered about competition but [ should ] realise that in the modern world you are going to have a number of standard-bearer companies . |
| 17 | Their statements seem to have a number of points in common : first , they tend to be expressed in inappropriate circumstances , for example , someone makes a contribution to a congress , and someone else feels compelled to make an immediate reply . |
| 18 | The class of games analyzed above seem to have a number of possible applications to economics . |
| 19 | We seem to have a number of people in Scotland who have dropped off the bottom of the matrix list . |
| 20 | The three sample causal beliefs with which we began have a number of features . |
| 21 | 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 . ’ |
| 22 | Elderly couples continue to have a number of adjustments to make , getting used to different patterns of daily living , changing forms of sexual expression , failing health and senses , shifting roles . |
| 23 | ‘ It ’ seems to have a number of facets . |
| 24 | Although this is bought through a massive number of connections it seems to have a number of advantages over previously mentioned strategies : |
| 25 | Freeman 's account seems to have a number of unfortunate consequences . |
| 26 | ‘ Would wish to have a number of super-numerary posts to enable training to be done without disrupting work ’ … |
| 27 | He would tend to have a number of lowly women on his books living in the locality whom he could call upon at short notice to attend — the Mrs Gamps of this world . |
| 28 | Right , does Michael want to have a number fifteen then ? |
| 29 | Vaill also argued that high-performing systems tend to have a number of common characteristics . |
| 30 | The publication of de Beauvoir 's letters to Sartre has revealed that , contrary to her repeated denials , she did have a number of sexual relationships with women . |