Example sentences of "he had [vb pp] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was told by the retailer that he had lost a number of Emperors due to aggression in the confines of a small tank in his store . |
| 2 | In the early part of his career he had made a number of smaller , better films such as The Stripper ( 1963 ) and The Best Man ( 1964 ) , before embarking on bigger and more portentous projects such as The War Lord ( 1965 ) and The Planet of the Apes ( 1967 ) , both with Charlton Heston baring his teeth and chest ; Patton ( 1969 ) , an ambiguous biopic about a modern war lord ( for which he won Best Director Oscar ) ; and Nicholas and Alexandra ( 1971 ) , a tedious and simplistic Tsar-trek . |
| 3 | He had compounded a number of venial failings with the mortal sin of adultery . |
| 4 | He had seen a number of figures dressed in blue , patrolling the streets . |
| 5 | Mr Bergg said he had received a number of complaints from people who received both leaflets , adding : ‘ I am sure there are many more who were equally shocked but did n't bother to reply . ’ |
| 6 | Meanwhile , however , another career strand had become woven in back at McKinseys where , he said , he had done a number of health service assignments with John Banham ( the future first head of the English Audit Commission before he became director of the Confederation of British Industry ) . |
| 7 | He had had a number of mistresses and felt affection for some of them . |
| 8 | Here James 's own marriage of convenience to Margaret Tudor took place in 1503 , after he had sired a number of children on various mistresses . |
| 9 | In the meantime he had designed a number of small Episcopal churches . |
| 10 | However , on Oct. 21 he had submitted a number of amendments to the document , provoking demonstrations in Kathmandu and other towns on Oct. 24 and throughout the succeeding week . |
| 11 | Gould got what he considered to be the best out of Darwin and the Beagle : he had published a number of scientific papers on the exciting discoveries and new species contained in Darwin 's collection , and he had produced another important illustrated work . |
| 12 | He had held a number of minor Cabinet posts and had served as Chief Cabinet Secretary under Takeshita . |