Example sentences of "[vb base] have a number [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The class of games analyzed above seem to have a number of possible applications to economics . |
| 4 | We seem to have a number of people in Scotland who have dropped off the bottom of the matrix list . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Vaill also argued that high-performing systems tend to have a number of common characteristics . |
| 7 | The earliest known map calls the group ‘ S.Kilda ’ , and in the old Norse language the name ‘ Kelda ’ means ‘ spring ’ or ‘ well ’ , so it seems possible that the islands , which do have a number of freshwater springs , were used as a watering-place by the Vikings when they were involved in their warlike raiding and invasions of the northern parts of Britain . |
| 8 | But we do have a number of private accounts as well , where people buy a lot of flowers and prefer to pay their bills once a month . ’ |
| 9 | Er , it is n't just Alton Towers , it 's whether you should get discounts on Penguin Books it was whether you got , er , bottles of Chateau le Tour erm it , it requests for many different things and , er , you know , alright er , it we could , we could , if Alton Towers seemed to be what , er , all shareholders wanted er , perhaps we , we could consider that but , but , but we do have a number of a attractive products . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've had a number of opportunities and taking them , particularly in the oil industry , has sometimes been a desperate gamble . ’ |
| 11 | Over the last few months we 've had a number of queries from hobbyists concerning fish which they have bought for their community tanks , which despite advice from their dealer , have turned out to be most unsuitable for such a set up . |
| 12 | ‘ It may happen anyway — Portsmouth are good enough to get promotion this year and we 've had a number of really impressive wins . ’ |
| 13 | It 's a six and two threes we 've had a number of times . |
| 14 | Erm we 's we 've had a number of changes in the water industry over the years . |
| 15 | We 've had a number of quotations and a number of reports here . |
| 16 | The Chairman of the erm that is already occurring , we 've had a number of reports erm already er flooding is based on a tide flap system erm so those you know we 're gon na have to live with that over the years . |
| 17 | You 've had a number of questions from about whether you knew the man in the bedroom was Mr or . |
| 18 | We 've had a number of inquiries from abroad . |
| 19 | During this particular week , we 've had a number of speakers , guest speakers at the rostrum and there 'll be others that will follow the Reverend Jenkins to the rostrum but the working people of Durham and trade unionists and the miners in particular have very good cause to thank the Reverend David Jenkins . |
| 20 | The problem can be quite severe , er we 've had a number of penalties introduced by customs and excise over the last few years but what we 're going to see from the 1st April in this year is interest being charged on overdue moneys paid to customs and excise and also a penalty charged where people make a mistake on their VAT returns , even where they make those mistakes quite innocently . |
| 21 | Technological advances within the recording industry , although providing interesting new extensions on popular noise , have had a number of diverse effects . |
| 22 | There is still some poaching between the major executive search firms and Korn/Ferry founded their worldwide business on doing this in a very successful way , but more recently they have had a number of losses themselves both to Russell Reynolds in the States and Heidrick and Struggles in Europe . |
| 23 | We have had a number of cases coming out of West Belfast . |
| 24 | Most of the older officers have worked in pollution control for several years and many have had a number of years experience in industry , which , they are quick to point out , affords them an ‘ insider 's ’ sympathetic understanding of the difficulties and costs which arise in complying with standards . |
| 25 | I am happy to tell the hon. Gentleman that I have had a number of meetings with President Vassiliou during the year and that I have already met Turkish Ministers , as has my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary . |
| 26 | Both I and my officials have had a number of such discussions with a variety of people . |
| 27 | In addition , I have had a number of informal bilateral discussions with European Community colleagues . |
| 28 | I have had a number of informal discussions with the chairman of the Occupational Pensions Board in recent months . |
| 29 | On the other hand , if you have had a number of unsuccessful taxations it may be that your draftsman is being too optimistic , especially if payment is on the basis of a percentage of the costs as drawn — If you want to test out your costs draftsman , having received a bill back , send the file off to someone else and see how they draw it . |
| 30 | In paragraph four , page six , we do make a small point about the financial implications er on of course that has been resolved because of er the resolution carried forward in the budget debate and a note there about central training which I could er just , just explain slowly because I have had a number of questions about this . |