Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a number " in BNC.
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1 | In the less demotic phases of my career I have given a number of lectures , most of them described as the Disraeli lectures , some as the Macmillan lecture and some even as the Macleod lecture . |
2 | In pursuit of this goal they have developed a number of specialized techniques . |
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 | I have received a number of requests recently from clients who have been sent claims for payment which , while clearly including a VAT element , contain the words ‘ this is not a VAT invoice ’ . |
5 | I have received a number of dog faeces through my letterbox this week from some of our more fanatical ‘ supporters ’ after our defeats against Botham and at Sidcombe last Tuesday evening . |
6 | The seminars all went well and the Australian branches have received a number of enquiries as a result . |
7 | My right hon. Friend and I have received a number of representations from the Combined Heat and Power Association . |
8 | I have received a number of representations on that subject . |
9 | I have received a number of letters on the subject , and most people who are knowledgeable about the subject tell me — and I am sure that they are right — that the root cause is bad watchkeeping , mainly by merchant vessels but also occasionally by fishermen . |
10 | We have received a number of representations on that subject . |
11 | We have received a number of representations on this subject also . |
12 | 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 ) . |
13 | The Government have received a number of representations calling for the reintroduction of executive detention . |
14 | I have received a number of representations from milk producers and processors , hon. Members and members of the public . |
15 | I have received a number of representations recently about the Fenchurch Street line . |
16 | I have received a number of representations about ECGD cover for Iran and Russia . |
17 | I have received a number of representations from business men about the need to cut regulatory burdens . |
18 | Marjorie , a Samaritans spokeswoman , said : ‘ We have received a number of calls from people who say they want to change sex . |
19 | ‘ Ward councillors have received a number of complaints and we will be contacting the Association , asking them to make the builders behave in a responsible manner . ’ |
20 | Today , the market women have formed a number of organizations , including the , Asociacion de Usuarios y Trabajadores de los Mercados de El Salvador ( ASUTRAMES ) , which is affiliated to the FDR . |
21 | ‘ We have interviewed a number of people in connection with this incident , but we would like help from any other witnesses , ’ he said . |
22 | I have included a number of screendumps so you can choose which ones you would like to use . |
23 | His initiatives in the field of transport policy have included a number of environmental strands . |
24 | Members of the Fylde Bird Group , together with volunteer employees , have installed a number of bird boxes to prepare the ground for an investigation into the vast numbers of birds who make the nuclear fuel plant their home . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | Finally at Eavestones , crag that does n't appear to have any shortage of unclimbed rock , Tony Barley , Dave Musgrove and Steve Webster have added a number of new lines from VS to E4 . |
27 | PULP ( singer Jarvis above ) , whose latest slice of warped pop , ‘ Babies ’ , is released on Gift this week , have added a number of dates to their current tour , playing |
28 | Northern Ireland Office Civil servants have approached a number of community and church groups to act as go-betweens with loyalist paramilitaries . |
29 | Professionalism and sponsorship have penetrated a number of countries in Eastern Europe , most notably the Soviet Union . |
30 | We have considered a number of rather different delimitations of the field . |