Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] a [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman widowed by a drunken driver has collected a fifty thousand signature petition demanding tougher sentences for offenders . |
| 2 | The CPRE has published a 12 point charter which it says will ensure that current planning policy will not be undermined . |
| 3 | Jobs have been saved by the announcement that British Aerospace has secured a five hundred million pound deal to sell Hawk trainer jets to Indonesia . |
| 4 | The Japanese education ministry has launched a five year project to produce machines that can repair themselves , thus reducing the need for human intervention . |
| 5 | Morland brewery has announced a thirty per cent increase in pre-tax profits . |
| 6 | A chain of kitchenware shops has made a hundred and twenty people redundant and called in the administraors because of financial difficulties . |
| 7 | The New Era Housing Association has won a 100 per cent grant for a £245,000 six unit development at Derwent Park , Loftus . |
| 8 | Looking to the future the TEC has produced a 1992–1995 corporate and business plan , detailing a host of initiatives . |
| 9 | Despite our own success in funding , we are now concerned that FAN has taken a 100 per cent cut in its financial support from the Arts Council . |
| 10 | In addition , the administration has requested a 1994 budget for NIH that is essentially flat , leading one NIH official to point out that ‘ if you do n't get any more money , then it 's superfluous to talk about new initiatives ’ . |
| 11 | His horse had taken a dozen blows and was weakening . |
| 12 | On the west , they said , the waves had ranged a hundred feet high up the cliffs , scouring the bird-ledges clean and breaking through bridges and tunnels of rock where no gap had existed before . |
| 13 | Journalists published last week a copy of an affidavit made to the police saying that Mrs Mandela had put a 20,000 rand ( £4,000 ) ‘ contract ’ on the life of Dr Abu-Baker Asvat , shot dead in his surgery on January 27 , 1989 . |
| 14 | Parties had to exceed a 5 per cent threshold of votes in either the Czech Lands or Slovakia in order to win seats ; votes for unsuccessful parties were redistributed proportionally among successful ones . |
| 15 | At other times they claimed that Kylie had negotiated a one million dollar contract to return to Neighbours — a story which Kylie described as wildly untrue . |
| 16 | After a two-year freeze on wage rises , management at Cleveland Potash have agreed a five per cent increase for the 956 employees , backdated to January 1 . |
| 17 | According to the latest survey by the BBC , schools have reported a 30 per cent increase in the numbers of youngsters being permanently excluded from schools across the eastern region . |
| 18 | Half the seats are contested on a constituency basis , and parties have to clear a five per cent hurdle to get a seat . |
| 19 | Many branches have raised a hundred and fifty to two hundred pounds a day , or even more . |
| 20 | Rhône-Poulenc and Eastman Chemical have formed a 50–50 joint venture , Primester , to manufacture cellulose acetate . |
| 21 | It 's the richest black African country and Kano 's got a million inhabitants . |
| 22 | Keith Hall has built a four bedroomed house which he claims is the first in the country to be environment friendly . |
| 23 | The Queen has broken a four hundred year old taboo by attending a service with all the leaders of England 's christian churches . |
| 24 | East Sussex County Council has created a five hectare lake near the mouth of the Cuckmere River to attract wading birds , with nesting islands for Ringed Plovers . |
| 25 | One of Britain 's oldest breweries has won a two month battle against a hostile takeover bid . |
| 26 | The lab has suffered a 40 per cent cut in its staff since 1975 . |
| 27 | The NHS had inherited a gross geographical maldistribution of facilities in 1948 which meant that in practice " equality of access " was a chimera . |
| 28 | The first quarter deficit had been about 80,000 million roubles , although January and February had shown a 12,200 million rouble surplus , as concessions on social spending and tax cuts had been made towards the end of the first quarter . |
| 29 | The council have agreed a 10 % salary supplement for staff with language skills ’ ( * ) . |
| 30 | Brian Horton says that Joey has signed a three year contract and he 's sold enough players to last him a lifetime … |