Example sentences of "have [noun] for a number " in BNC.

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1 The army list has provision for a number of characters without specifying who they are or where they come from within Ulthuan — it is assumed that players will like to create their own names and background histories for their characters .
2 There is no virtue in several injections of insulin if the patient is well controlled on a single injection each day , but this state of affairs is unlikely to be the case in a patient who has had diabetes for a number of years and has little residual β-cell function .
3 Although as she changed from bus to bus she was free at last of the accusing voices , she had time for a number of second thoughts , wishing in particular that she had put on other clothes , and had had her hair cut .
4 Previous convictions : both offenders had convictions for a number of offences including burglary , all dealt with summarily .
5 Examining chained records first , tracks with spare space for the storage of synonyms often have room for a number of records , as is clear from Fig. 6. 14 .
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