Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [vb pp] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this latter area Johnson Matthey has developed a number of technetium-labelled agents for medical imaging . |
| 2 | Mr Truman has made a number of discoveries and new attributions , not without correcting even the minutest mistake in the previous catalogue . |
| 3 | In order to prepare an informed and adroit response to the Welsh Office on its proposed package of measures , CPRW has invited a number of people with special skills , experience and expertise to meet under the chairmanship of Professor Michael Haines , to consider the Welsh Office 's proposals and offer advice on the most appropriate response for CPRW . |
| 4 | Mr Stewart has held a number of senior ICI posts on Teesside , the most recent as general manager of Phillips-Imperial Petroleum . |
| 5 | For the moment , Mr V.P. Singh has retained a number of portfolios , the most senior of which is defence . |
| 6 | Eleanor has faced a number of challenges with one of the most memorable being the organisation of a Burns Day celebration . |
| 7 | Coleraine has produced a number of outstanding athletes who have participated in the Commonwealth Games and the World Student Games . |
| 8 | Coleraine has produced a number of outstanding athletes who have participated in the Commonwealth Games and the World Student Games . |
| 9 | NEC has used a number of techniques to boost performance . |
| 10 | Mineral reconnaissance by the BGS north-east of Aberfeldy has located a number of geochemical and geophysical anomalies in the Ben Eagach Schist Formation around Glenshee ( Pease and others , 1986 ) where Zn-Pb-Ba mineralisation has been found ( MRP 88 ) . |
| 11 | The CPV had made a number of errors in the past ; it had taken too much time setting forth the initial stage of the transitional period to socialism and had made " many mistakes " in reforming prices , wages and money and in ideological and organizational tasks . |
| 12 | Now they were heard to ‘ twitter with execration ’ at the news that the Nazi SA had seized a number of Jews in the town of Worms , thrown them into a pigsty and beaten them . |
| 13 | Bernice had seen a number of films where that had succeeded , and more importantly thought it likely that everybody had seen at least one film where that less than daring idea had been tried . |
| 14 | Sustrans has constructed a number of such cycle/pedestrian paths throughout Britain . |
| 15 | Sustrans has constructed a number of such cycle/pedestrian paths throughout Britain . |
| 16 | Since 1981 , the Bank of England has issued a number of index-linked bonds where both capital sum and interest payments are increased in line with changes in the retail price index ( RPI ) . |
| 17 | CND had planned a number of marches in London for that summer but they were affected by a ban on all public processions ( other than those traditionally held ) in the Metropolitan Police District which was imposed for a twenty-eight-day period by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner , with the consent of the Home Secretary , under section 3 of the Public Order Act 1936 . |
| 18 | ACE has established a number of work groups to monitor developments affecting construction legislation , and in particular liability . |
| 19 | In turn , the SIB has recognised a number of self-regulating organisations ( SROs ) which carry out much of the day-to-day regulation of firms involved in investment business . |
| 20 | ‘ Since then Mrs Miniver has had a number of other narrow escapes in life , as well ! ’ |
| 21 | In building up its stable of branded prescription drugs , Medeva has bought a number from SmithKline Beecham , including Dexedrine , which can be regarded as a UK equivalent of methylphenidate , and the products Normax and Micralax , which are used to treat constipation arising from use of opiates in severe pain cases . |
| 22 | During the drive , Ellwood had turned a number of ideas and opportunities over in his mind . |
| 23 | ‘ If you add Cabernet , it will not taste like Rioja any more , ’ complain those who have a point but who seem to have forgotten the Rioja has changed a number of times in the past . |
| 24 | He added that , in the meanwhile , DK had entered a number of new geographical markets , including Taiwan , Korea , Thailand , India , Argentina , Mexico and the Middle East ; and that the decline in sales of children 's books was offset by the very strong growth in adult titles . |
| 25 | Mr Malik had tried a number of rhymes for the opening number . |
| 26 | Professor Tim Webb and Pippa Bagguley had recruited a number of leading national poets to read their own works , culminating in an evening with Tony Harrison when he read his poems to an enthusiastic audience from the city and University . |
| 27 | At the time Gamal had written a number of plays but none of them had yet actually been produced . |
| 28 | The Doaks have found a number of friendly gestures to be successful in communicating intentions to dolphins and engaging them in gamesplay . |
| 29 | For reasons which I do not claim to understand , Australia has seen a number of cases of scandalising the court in recent years . |
| 30 | In his official capacity , Bishop Daly has attended a number of recent public functions and officiated at funerals for two priests . |