Example sentences of "[coord] having [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The design right does not apply to designs recorded ( or having articles made in respect of them ) prior to 1st August 1989 .
2 If luxuriating in a country house hotel or having fun on a farm or enjoying a weekend by the sea appeals to you , why not get hold of our Where to Stay accommodation guides .
3 The advantages of using your own transport or having electricity available at the flick of a switch are obvious , but are the benefits of the chemical industry really recognised , or do we take for granted the improvements it has brought to our life-style ?
4 That first walk was open to those living or having businesses within six miles of Bradford , but in 1906 the walk was opened to all amateurs in the country and was considered to be the unofficial championship of England .
5 Far from feeling elated or having adrenaline surging about , I was frightened , shattered , but also bewildered .
6 The myths that link smoking with glamour , with being adult or having sex appeal need to be firmly exploded .
7 We may lack confidence when it comes to discussing , or having sex .
8 This can be one time when a young writer has to compromise on some immediate ambitions in order to progress on to the next stage of securing a record deal or having artists cover his or her songs .
9 So it was a dream come true , like having a number one single or having grandchildren . ’
10 Consider adding a border to the leading edges and making tie-backs to match ; or having tie-backs where none existed before .
11 Skilled readers are only occasionally conscious of misunderstanding a complex sentence , or having difficulty in finding the correct association such as that between ‘ likes ’ and ‘ dog ’ .
12 ‘ A person exposing goods for supply or having goods in his possession for supply shall be deemed to offer to supply them . ’
13 But there are concessions in respect of the first accounting reference period , or on a change of the accounting reference date , or in the case of a company carrying on business or having interests outside the British Isles .
14 He moved quickly to cut short any illusions that they might have about possessing an independent authority or having de Gaulle in their debt .
15 This might be achieved either by having all owners involved in all decisions , or having people take turns to make the decisions .
16 Despite everything Alice had said about never marrying or having children , he did n't entirely believe her .
17 He had n't imagined being married , or having children , for years .
18 ( 2 ) Anything done … or having effect as done , under a provision reproduced in the consolidating Acts has effect as if done under the corresponding provision of the consolidating Acts .
19 One can indeed imagine a tree without anyone perceiving or having ideas of it , but in imagining it one is oneself having ideas of it .
20 apart from anything else we might not be allowed to do anything like cooking or having sort of things to sell like that in the hall
21 The best time to get people to talk about themselves is when you are sitting around the table over a meal or having tea , and when they are relaxed and are not likely to be diverted by other activities .
22 That had seemed natural to Stephen , the way things should be : his father working and then emerging from his work , all three of them walking on the beach , or walking to Badstoneleigh to go to the Pavilion , or having tea on Stephen 's birthday in the Spinning Wheel , or going to see Somerset play .
23 Or having morals — anyhow none give in …
24 For example , the three theses apply in the most straightforward way to discourse of people being in authority or having authority over others .
25 Although Granville probably realized the damaging implications of the fact that the Government had asked for the office designs without owning or having authority to acquire the land for them , he then went on to say that with the block plan , Parliament could choose :
26 This found that girls who had felt isolated and embarrassed about being pregnant or having babies felt less stigma about this after they had attended the units and could take a much more realistic view of their situation .
27 Being HIV positive or having AIDS does not mean that there have to be any major changes to the home environment .
28 However , it is still difficult to imagine the slim person going for a real blow-out , or having dinner , going to the pub , then calling into an Indian Restaurant for a further meal before going home .
29 Good racehorse trainers recognise this , and try to avoid their horses being beaten or having confrontations with riders .
30 When I won an essay competition in 1957 on " Why I was proud to be a citizen of Leeds " , organised by the Variety Club of Great Britain and the local evening paper , the big event in my London visit was not Buckingham Palace , nor having Norman Wisdom put his arm round me , but gazing at a skiffle group which had played in the 21's coffee bar with Tommy Steele .
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