Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] having " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Better than having claws like some people ! ’ |
| 2 | However , it is an awful lot better than having to go out to DOS each time , so I still recommend it . |
| 3 | Er , I understand there was problem because of the computer breakdown which caused a certain record to be lost but then I discover that there is no copy of man manual copy of orders sent to the contractors for repairs kept so that having lost the computer record the council do not know what lights have been reported to contractor for repair and then find out the basic clients |
| 4 | top management need to devote a minimum of four full days a year to preparing data personally and having face to face meetings with one or more levels of employees to communicate crucial messages . |
| 5 | ( FCA ) of , having been found guilty of misconduct contrary to Bye-law 76(a) ( i ) in that he in Cardiff between 26 March 1991 and 4 February 1992 purported to exercise a lien over the papers of his former client when he was not entitled to do so and having been guilty of a breach of Bye-law 76(a) ( ii ) in that he in Cardiff between 22 May 1991 and 4 February 1992 failed to deal properly and promptly with professional enquiries from Chartered Accountants in respect of the affairs of his former client and having been found guilty of a breach of Bye-law 76(a) ( iv ) in that he in Cardiff between 17 December 1991 and 4 February 1992 failed to provide information required of him by the Investigation Committee on 17 December 1991 in exercise of its powers under Bye-law 80(a) concerning the affairs of his former client was reprimanded , fined £750 and ordered to pay £l , 000 by way of costs . |
| 6 | When we went , it was really funny , when we went to do the , the talk erm , afterwards when we were all sort of getting together and having a chat , they 're telling me about , they do artificial , they artificial inseminate pigs |
| 7 | I do n't mind managers getting together and having in a sense management buy- outs . |
| 8 | In ( 145 ) and ( 146 ) , the subject of cause is clearly a condition , and the to infinitive evokes its consequence : the causal agent is not conceived as actually doing anything in either of these sentences but merely as having been the condition giving rise to a new state of affairs . |
| 9 | Community Care Grants are to enable people to establish or maintain themselves in the community rather than having to be in hospitals , nursing homes and residential care homes etc . |
| 10 | We need to share out the wonderfulness and all do a bit — a ‘ jobshare of the burnout ’ — rather than having wonderful people dying on their feet . |
| 11 | We need to share out the wonderfulness and all do a bit — a ‘ jobshare of the burnout — rather than having wonderful people dying on their feet . |
| 12 | Macmillan was thus able to pursue his own policies during his second term in office rather than having to concentrate on damage limitation forced upon him by Anthony Eden 's Suez disaster . |
| 13 | In essence I proposed that rather than having public investment we should substitute private investment without any Government guarantee . |
| 14 | Rather than having the whole of the public and the press against us , we gained support . |
| 15 | In particular I would like to know about your own background rather than having to guess at this while reading about a set of fictional characters . |
| 16 | For example , if you feel like cheese on toast for lunch , rather than having a couple of slices of toast piled with cheese , have two slices of toast , one with just a moderate layer of cheese on top , and one with baked beans . |
| 17 | Have less hard cheese ; use it grated rather than having slabs of it . |
| 18 | Above all , as the Commission says , ‘ adopting a single currency rather than having national currencies with irrevocably fixed exchange rates would not only have a symbolic character . |
| 19 | Rather than having division lists , the official records merely report ‘ passed ’ , ‘ defeated ’ or ‘ passed with a few abstentions ’ . |
| 20 | The difference with this baby is that he himself has selected the time at which he will display the pattern , rather than having it imposed on him by a mother 's pattern of giving care . |
| 21 | The minuet is thought possibly to have originated as a dance movement ( one indication of which is that the violas double the bass line rather than having independent parts as was customary in Mozart 's symphonic works ) . |
| 22 | You are most interested in how you come across to other people , whether they think you are witty or pretty , rather than having a genuine interest in them and their views . |
| 23 | Rather than having to go out to find people and ask them to be interviewed or to complete questionnaires , it may seem very attractive to have them safely on a panel where they can be used when needed . |
| 24 | Premises are often located near people 's homes and workplaces — customers just ‘ pop in ’ , rather than having to make a special journey |
| 25 | Rather than having its own satellites , AFSAT uses transponders ( relay devices ) on several spacecraft of different types . |
| 26 | Rather than having to push onwards all the time there is ample opportunity to absorb the history and geography , spend nights with the River Rats , Scotts Tennessee Artillery Company B of the Confederate Army and the jousting tents of ordinary American campers , be brushed by the cultures of Mark Twain , Elvis Presley , jazz , country and Cajun music , the Mormons and many more , to feed alligators from a boat , meet Delta pirogues and be blasted by phenomenal thunderstorms . |
| 27 | holding a ‘ dress rehearsal ’ beforehand so that the members of the panel can get used to working together rather than having to learn while the interview is in progress . |
| 28 | Most players would prefer a chip shot from grass rather than having to play out of a bunker . |
| 29 | This time she contacted me again after just a week to say that , for the first time , she had been able to buy clothes for her children in a certain famous store rather than having to rely on ordering from a mail order firm . |
| 30 | Rather than having the unskilled parts of the operation — the lifting and placing — performed by the robot , and the skilled part — the welding — performed by the welder , the opposite solution was adopted . |