Example sentences of "have [verb] a [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It has reported a 77 p.c. increase in complaints and cited pension transfer advice as one of the biggest problem areas . |
2 | Cincinnati , Ohio-based Cincom Systems Inc has won a five year , $10m contract to supply its local area network database software , Supra Server , to the US Defense Information Systems Agency and the Defense Commercial Communications Offices . |
3 | Cincinnati-based Cincom Systems Inc has won a five year , $10m contract to supply its LAN database , Supra Server , to the US Defense Information Systems Agency ( DISA ) and the Defense Commercial Communications Offices . |
4 | But the British Government , unconvinced the fastest bikes are more dangerous , has won a five year exemption and an EC Commission promise to produce road safety evidence before Britain will come into line . |
5 | The owner of an eighteen foot fibre glass shark has won a six year battle to keep it on the roof of his terraced home . |
6 | Seeq Technology Inc , Fremont , California has won a six month extension of its $5m bank-credit agreement with Silicon Valley Bank ; the agreement expired on February 15 and now matures on September 30 . |
7 | One of Britain 's oldest breweries has won a two month battle against a hostile takeover bid . |
8 | For an investor who has selected a 1995 maturity date , BFS says the net asset value would have to fall by 5 per cent over the six years for the investment trust to be unable to pay up . |
9 | He has written a five page article about his illness in a Darlington medical journal and to celebrate his gradual return to good health he has started to learn the piano . |
10 | Football , and Oxford United manager Brian Horton has named a sixteen man squad for the vital relegation match against Peterboro tonight . |
11 | HP 's Larry Lytle , loaned to the Open Software Foundation back at its inception to handle recruiting , has made a 180 degree turn after a stint at Netwise as strategic relations director where he had philosophical differences with OSf : He 's now gone to Unix System Labs as director of corporate communications . |
12 | I feel very proud that Dounreay has had a two year advantage in setting up this system . ’ |
13 | A mother has offered a hundred pound reward to catch the man who shot her ten year old son in the head with an air rifle . |
14 | Hitachi has used a 320 watt motor in the FP 20SA , smaller than some of the competition . |
15 | In addition , the administration has requested a 1994 budget for NIH that is essentially flat , leading one NIH official to point out that ‘ if you do n't get any more money , then it 's superfluous to talk about new initiatives ’ . |
16 | Nippon Denso has bought a 53 acre green field site on the edge of rural Shropshire ; by 1995 a brand new plant should be producing 400,000 car heaters and the same number of air conditioners per year . |
17 | To try to ease the overcrowding , the National Trust has bought a 43 acre farm site nearby , to cater for visitors … |
18 | Alfa Romeo has introduced a 2.5 litre V6 engine for the 75 , but dropped both 188bhp versions — the V6 and Veloce . |
19 | The Government has set a 20 p.c. limit on foreign stakes . |
20 | In another survey , HPI , the vehicle information organisation , has monitored a 5.7 p.c. rise in the number of inquiries for used vehicles from dealers , auction and finance houses . |
21 | IN THE Pilkington Glass World Chess Championship semi-finals at Sadler 's Wells , the former world champion , Anatoly Karpov , has taken a 2-1 lead after his opponent , Artur Yusupov , resigned the adjourned third game of their match yesterday . |
22 | To remove Mr Yeltsin the congress has to have a two-thirds majority . |
23 | Defender Dean McCullough has signed a two year extension to his contract with Glenavon . |
24 | Brian Horton says that Joey has signed a three year contract and he 's sold enough players to last him a lifetime … |
25 | Dorahy , who was in the Hull KR side beaten by Castleford in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley in 1986 , has signed a three year contract . |
26 | Help The Aged sale Help The Aged has started a two week summer sale in which all clothing and accessories will be offered at half price in its eight stores across the province . |
27 | The farmer , Colin French , who 's received more than sixty convictions for cruelty to his animals , has started a three month jail sentence . |
28 | East Sussex County Council has created a five hectare lake near the mouth of the Cuckmere River to attract wading birds , with nesting islands for Ringed Plovers . |
29 | A dairy farmer from Stirlingshire has begun a million pound action against a chemical company he claims ruined his herd . |
30 | The CPRE has published a 12 point charter which it says will ensure that current planning policy will not be undermined . |