Example sentences of "we have [vb pp] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have been able to resume many former activities and look forward to going to France again , as we have done a number of times , and stay in a tiny village in the mountains of Provence . |
| 2 | We have done a number of things internally in the store which have also contributed to us going forward . |
| 3 | ‘ In the last ten years or so we have developed a number of ancillary services , which have grown out of our core business . |
| 4 | ‘ To facilitate them we have asked a number of show societies to provide judges with an opportunity to bring a selection of prize-winning animals back into the ring and explain why they have been considered champions . ’ |
| 5 | We have explored a number of approaches which each give a partial answer to that question . |
| 6 | Consequently we have invited a number of European co-ordinators to a meeting in March 1992 to advise us on what needs to be done and to participate in policy development . |
| 7 | ‘ Those changes are still taking place and we have made a number of recent innovations to cater for them . |
| 8 | We have received a number of representations on that subject . |
| 9 | We have received a number of representations on this subject also . |
| 10 | We have received a number of representations , and on Tuesday 11 February I met a deputation which included the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed ( Mr. Beith ) . |
| 11 | Marjorie , a Samaritans spokeswoman , said : ‘ We have received a number of calls from people who say they want to change sex . |
| 12 | We have announced a number of job losses over the past 12 months which have arisen as a result of er an internal cost cutting exercise to make our research more er cost effective , and also as a result of decisions by the Government and the electricity supply industry who have cut down their funding for basic research into reactor technology . |
| 13 | We have encountered a number of difficulties where the calculation of the scheme charge is certainly not what the customer expects to see on his bill . ’ |
| 14 | As stand-alone workstations for routine word processing they remain perfectly capable of meeting most normal requirements , but we have identified a number of work-groups who would operate more efficiently with higher standard machines . |
| 15 | We have identified a number of products which have tradeable potential , such as publications , image databases , herbarium microfilm , and CD-ROMs . |
| 16 | In the past we have held a number of fund-raising events in the area . |
| 17 | In this and the previous chapter we have discussed a number of groups of computer instructions , oriented to the principal data-types and operations for which the computer is designed . |
| 18 | We have had a number of cases coming out of West Belfast . |
| 19 | ‘ We have had a number of complaints from residents about people openly dealing in the streets . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ We have had a number of complaints over the last few months . ’ |
| 21 | We have had a number of computer failures where the computerisation has resulted in loss of information and much more important for the taxpayer , losses to the taxpayer . ’ |
| 22 | Naturally we have had a number of people who have not renewed this year , and I am enclosing a list of those to all Teachers who are involved — please , if these people do return to your class this term give them a gentle reminder . |
| 23 | We have recovered a number of weapons but we are still not sure which is the murder weapon . |
| 24 | We have considered a number of rather different delimitations of the field . |
| 25 | Mr Boyle said : ‘ We have considered a number of alternatives and nothing is immediately suitable . |
| 26 | ‘ We have interviewed a number of people in connection with this incident , but we would like help from any other witnesses , ’ he said . |
| 27 | Since that point we have taken a number of steps to reduce students ' reliance on benefits . |
| 28 | Over the past 18 months we have launched a number of products offering opportunities for existing customers . |
| 29 | In order to put our account in context , we have provided a number of theoretical models relating to curriculum development and innovation which , we suggest , are a useful outcome of our work , whatever their utility in evaluating the Essex project . |
| 30 | You will find that since Mr Madison 's British visitors left Washington , we have added a number of attractions and have greatly improved the roads . |