Example sentences of "having [vb pp] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | The architect , having toured a number of prisons , reported to the justices : ‘ In the gaol I have endeavoured to adopt , after much pains and meditation , the good parts of every gaol I have visited , preferring , I own , the principle of Ipswich by Blackburn , Howard 's disciple ’ ( Melling 1969 : 208 ) . |
| 2 | Delamotte belonged to that Society and was a member of the Society of Arts , and of the Society of Artists , having exhibited a number of architectural drawings at the Royal Academy . |
| 3 | Stringfellow , having built a number of other model aeroplanes and engines since 1848 , entered a model steam-powered triplane and a model steam engine in the aeronautical exhibition at Crystal Palace in June 1868 . |
| 4 | But , having used a number of different twin stem units I 've found the single wire stem much more versatile , although sometimes a little harder to remove from stubborn placements . |
| 5 | , who joined us in May as national account manager , has also gained extensive experience in the food industry having spent a number of years working in technical and commercial roles with leading UK food and flavour manufacturers — being one of them . |
| 6 | At that time , , who had been a graduate of , and teacher in , my department at U.C.L. , had accepted a chair at U.C.L. , and was about to return to his old department once again , having spent a number of years at the University of Durham . |
| 7 | Having assumed a number of basic requirements for the survival of society , the next step is to look at the parts of the social structure to see how they meet such functional prerequisites . |
| 8 | Before acquisition they became aware that far from being the prosperous enterprise the business had appeared to be , it was in fact insolvent by reason of having incurred a number of bad debts . |
| 9 | Warner , meanwhile , having lost a number of authors ( as Futura and Sphere ) after Maxwell 's death , is doing a splendid job rebuilding . |