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 .
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