Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | This continuing exploration of sequential thought forms has embraced a number of major movements of the twentieth century . |
| 2 | This reliance on ‘ self-lacerating ’ punishment strategies has led a number of authors to propose an alternative criterion of credibility , known as ‘ renegotiation proofness ’ . |
| 3 | Hitchens Quality Homes has developed a number of properties close to the golf club , ranging from two bedroom detached bungalows ( £159,500 ) to three bedroom three storey houses ( £169,950 ) . |
| 4 | He arrived at a time when converging philosophical , political , scientific , and economic influences had inspired a number of English landowners to transform their estates into prosperous miniature centres for civilized living . |
| 5 | If there was a Libyan involved , the police proceedings were accompanied by self-help action , although the influx of foreigners had created a number of potential offenders and victims who did not fit into the system . |
| 6 | Feminist authors have raised a number of themes and issues : this paper will introduce two which concern women and the houses in which they live and work as part of a family . |
| 7 | The seminars all went well and the Australian branches have received a number of enquiries as a result . |
| 8 | Plant labels have caused a number of difficulties in recent times . |
| 9 | Among the counterparties to these swaps have figured a number of British companies that were too small to issue bonds in their own name but were happy to acquire an equivalent fixed-interest liability in exchange for floating-rate obligations . |
| 10 | This sudden and widespread redesign of streets in housing areas has prompted a number of evaluation studies , themselves reviewed by the Road Safety Directorate and the Ministry of Transport . |
| 11 | The Monktonhall miners have secured a number of lucrative deals , including one with ScottishPower which is for five years and believed to be worth £10 million . |
| 12 | In the field , local youngsters have produced a number of displays , including an ingenious Thomas the Tank Engine . |
| 13 | The English and Scottish Institutes have suggested a number of changes to the VAT default surcharges regime , aimed at improving taxpayer compliance . |
| 14 | The relief that chamomilla can bring to the parents , to say nothing of the baby , after a succession of sleepless nights and frantic days has encouraged a number of medical practitioners to look further into this system of therapeutics . |
| 15 | Western research on this subject over the past 30 years has identified a number of gaps and weaknesses in Soviet official socio-economic data , as well as many statistical series which , it is believed , can be used ( sometimes with adjustments for comparability with Western figures ) . |
| 16 | Meanwhile the arrival of the new Hurricanes and their pilots had allowed a number of the old ‘ workhorses ’ to be relieved . |
| 17 | The Falangists had made a number of attempts to rescue Primo de Rivera from prison , all of which had failed . |
| 18 | Both I and my officials have had a number of such discussions with a variety of people . |
| 19 | Though one of the agencies has developed a number of guidelines about procedure to be followed in certain circumstances ( see ch. 8 , s. i ) , there are no standard manuals of field officer practice . |
| 20 | When Britain sent in troops to prevent the Canal being taken over , there was a worldwide outcry , particularly from the U.S.A. , who still accused Britain of retaining an Imperialist attitude , The British troops were withdrawn , but the Egyptians had sunk a number of vessels in the Suez Canal , so it became impassable for some while . |
| 21 | In theory , the committees were to provide opportunities for skilled and apprenticed employment , though members admitted that formal apprenticeship , at least , was not always possible , partly because it appeared to many observers that machines had eradicated a number of handicrafts , turning the worker into a ‘ machine-tending artisan ’ , and partly because ‘ skill ’ was a relative concept , demanding different degrees of training . |
| 22 | Delegates have submitted a number of critical motions . |
| 23 | Accountants have devised a number of broad assumptions which are widely accepted in preparing published accounts . |
| 24 | Nevertheless it is clear that Anglo-American relations had suffered a number of shocks since 1950 , while Churchill was quite wrong in his expectation that the Americans would be happier to work with him than with Labour . |
| 25 | Northern Ireland Office Civil servants have approached a number of community and church groups to act as go-betweens with loyalist paramilitaries . |
| 26 | Practitioners have identified a number of skills and attributes necessary to be successful including : |
| 27 | In between , the bishops had debated a number of issues both doctrinal and pastoral , though only the doctrinal ones reached definitive form and were approved . |
| 28 | Such moves have taken a number of different forms : |
| 29 | ‘ Ward councillors have received a number of complaints and we will be contacting the Association , asking them to make the builders behave in a responsible manner . ’ |
| 30 | Group members have published a number of books and articles and have linked in with other ESRC supported projects on Arctic co-operation . |