Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [vb pp] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | GRAMOPHONE has published a number of Rust 's discographical works , including British Dance Bands on Record , 1911–1945 ( in association with Sandy Forbes ) , and he was for many years a regular contributor to this magazine . |
| 2 | In recent years the soap genre has hosted a number of gay characters . |
| 3 | In the geological field , Aberdeen University has produced a number of M Sc theses derived from research on the geology of North Sea oil fields , in part financed by the local oil industry , and most have been subject to restricted access at the behest of the funding authorities . |
| 4 | The University has established a number of Interdisciplinary Research Centres which initiate and develop interdisciplinary research in collaboration with industry , commerce , the public sector , research institutes and institutions of education , at both national and international level . |
| 5 | To assist the process of public consultation the Board has prepared a number of discussion papers tackling themes which will be covered in the strategy . |
| 6 | At present exploration companies are much interested in the nickeliferous laterites that overlie the serpentinites on Santa Isabel , and stream-sediment geochemical work carried out by the Ministry has revealed a number of nickel and other metal anomalies that warrant further attention . |
| 7 | In the past few years the advent of AIDS has introduced a number of parasitic , bacterial and fungal diseases , some previously little known , that have proved to be highly pathogenic in immunocompromised patients . |
| 8 | In the past few years the advent of AIDS has introduced a number of parasitic , bacterial and fungal diseases , some previously little known , that have proved to be highly pathogenic in immunocompromised patients . |
| 9 | Once the agent has received a number of offers , it may well happen that each party is advised of the offers on the table and asked if they are willing to increase their offer . |
| 10 | I 've put the , the estate agent has put a number on the house . |
| 11 | During the past two–three years the Planning Department has undertaken a number of major consultation exercises , e.g. Opencast Coal Alteration , Green Belt : Review of Boundaries , Pentland Hills Regional Park Local Plan , Edinburgh Area Public Transport Study , Reservoir Strategy . |
| 12 | It is hardly surprising that such a powerful attack on conventional macroeconomic policy as that outlined in the previous chapter has provoked a number of counter-attacks . |
| 13 | This chapter has made a number of points about the way in which PNP policy was formulated and communicated ; about the means and manner of its interpretation ; its substance ; and the strategies adopted to secure its implementation . |
| 14 | Foreign aid has received a number of critical analyses , the best known of which is by Lappé et al. |
| 15 | , who joined us in May as national account manager , has also gained extensive experience in the food industry having spent a number of years working in technical and commercial roles with leading UK food and flavour manufacturers — being one of them . |
| 16 | By 1960 , the American space programme had launched a number of ‘ Mercury ’ spacecraft , and the first of their manned spacecrafts was launched in the early part of 1961 , once again with the Russians just beating them to that objective . |
| 17 | The Minister for the Economy for Northern Ireland , Mr. Richard Needham , in the foreword to this publication has outlined a number of reasons why Northern Ireland companies should seek to increase their market share through exports . |
| 18 | At present exploration companies are much interested in the nickeliferous laterites that overlie the serpentinites on Santa Isabel , and geochemical work has revealed a number of nickel and other metal anomalies that warrant further attention . |
| 19 | The Freedom of Information Act has allowed a number of books about military operations in Vietnam to be written ; and this thorough and detailed example offers many extraordinary reports of small unit actions in remote and inhospitable parts of that country . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | When the child has gained a number of these it can exchange them for a rewarding object or activity . |
| 22 | Activities : The Council has concluded a number of Conventions and Agreements covering particular aspects of European co-operation , not least the promotion and development of human rights . |
| 23 | Since it was revealed that Middlesbrough was to be given environment city status the borough council has organised a number of initiatives to help improve the town . |
| 24 | The mill has seen a number of alterations and was extended in the 19th century when dormers were added . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , the Faculty has received a number of responses to the consultative document although the deadline is not until the end of October . |
| 26 | Hove Museum & Art Gallery has organised a number of gallery talks and lectures on the Modern Masterpieces exhibition on November 29 , December 6 and December 13 . |
| 27 | In other words , the exercise had revealed a number of difficulties associated with what information was needed or produced , but these were not under local control . |
| 28 | If an exchange had a rule that required members to state that every contract was intended to go to physical delivery , notwithstanding the fact that since the rule was made the exchange had introduced a number of cash-settled contracts ; this would almost certainly be subject to some sort of variation . |
| 29 | Professionalism and sponsorship have penetrated a number of countries in Eastern Europe , most notably the Soviet Union . |
| 30 | Distinguished specialists in international law have reached a number of quite different conclusions about the legality of the use and possession of nuclear weapons . |