Example sentences of "of having [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the second day , Haynes reached his century and England paid the penalty of having Botham poised one behind Dennis Lillee 's 355 Test wickets . |
| 2 | Do n't devise a long list of rules for the sake of having rules : make sure they serve a purpose — to enhance your child 's safety– wellbeing and steady ( not hurried ) progress towards maturity . |
| 3 | G M B mem G M D , B members are sick of having rules imposed on them brought about by amalgamation . |
| 4 | Similarly , we might claim to have a right to private property on account of having interests which crucially depend on private ownership . |
| 5 | Initially , about 150 young bloods expressed an interest and took part in rehearsals in the home counties but most of them withdrew when they realised the costs of hiring armour and equipment , of having gowns and costumes made for their ladies and attendants , and of transporting their retinues to Scotland . |
| 6 | That 's half the fun of having Kinder eggs . |
| 7 | Words might also gain easier pronunciation as a result of having meanings . |
| 8 | Some of these casual workers possess the additional advantage of having contacts amongst other persons interested in occasional work , so that they rather than all of these individuals are contacted when a large number of staff are required . |
| 9 | It was still possible to pay for private treatment in the health service , but for most people it was a case of having treatment " on the national health . " |
| 10 | Well the principal of having civilians as C P O's is one that s been |
| 11 | ‘ When Dr. Ray called me in I took the precaution of having copies of Dr. Bonnard 's and Mrs. Bonnard 's dental records sent to me by Telex . |
| 12 | Did people find ways of having abortions ? |
| 13 | To be sure of having bulbs in flower at Christmas , it is advisable to buy specially prepared ones which have been temperature-treated for early flowering . |
| 14 | The Great Britain Manchester 2000 team took the daily team prize as a result of having McKay and Farrell in the leading group . |
| 15 | Factors at work that cause stress include the physical demands of some jobs , such as poor working conditions , dangerous elements to the work , shift work and travel demands , as well as work overload , both in terms of having too much work to do , resulting in long hours , and of having work that is too difficult for the individual , causing anxiety . |
| 16 | Even if the Government and Opposition spokesmen are wedded to the idea of having King 's Cross as an interchange for the channel tunnel , they do not have to use the scheme proposed in the Bill . |
| 17 | rational — based on expectations of having choice in and control over career prospects and progress . |
| 18 | It was odd enough to see that rather feminine room crammed full with so many stern , dark-jacketed gentlemen , sometimes sitting three or four abreast upon a sofa ; but such was the determination on the part of some persons to maintain the appearance that this was nothing more than a social event that they had actually gone to the lengths of having journals and newspapers open on their knees . |
| 19 | Similarly , the family metaphor celebrates the idea of having cooperation among the members of the enterprise and ensuring that any conflict will be directed towards the outside world . |
| 20 | This is the basis of your life ; there is no such thing as teaching in the sense of having knowledge injected into you . |
| 21 | Refusal of an assignment does not normally result in any disadvantage to the casual worker , but frequent refusals , even with good reason , are likely to diminish his chances of having offers made since they put his availability into question . |
| 22 | Counselling was a completely new world to me and although in the past it had been suggested that to combat my periods of depression I might well think of having psychoanalysis , I am now glad I resisted . |
| 23 | As for the ideas of having reference to and being directed up oil , they too must be given sense consonant with the nature of the given contents and objects and the various modes of consciousness . |
| 24 | Although the numbers have fallen in the last decade , a high proportion of the world 's children do not even have the opportunity of having protection from some of the major childhood killers , diseases for which vaccines are available — measles for example is a major cause of childhood mortality . |
| 25 | Clubs also look set to be given the option of having players ' names on the back of their shirts . |
| 26 | It seemed to her now that all she had ever had had been the dream of having dreams ; the goal of having goals one day , once she had made her mind up what it was she wanted . |
| 27 | I do n't suppose you 're even capable of having dreams like the ones I used to have before they sent me to you . |
| 28 | They say the thought of having coach loads of inquistive tourists driving through the hamlet would turn their Paradise into a living Hell . |
| 29 | The service conception establishes that the point of having authorities is that they are better at complying with the dependent reasons . |
| 30 | Ever since 1969 , when he had his first show , his cartoonish black-and-white paintings have managed to comment without mercy or a smidgen of socially redeeming tact on , among other things , men 's — and women 's — looks ( Warhol 's nosejob painting must be an important icon in his private gallery ) ; issues of health ( a hilarious series of men in the throes of having heart attacks ) ; bestiality ( pert Fifties housewife on her knees doing something unspeakable to a poodle with her arm ) and religion ( famous Biblical figure on the cross getting a pie in the face ) . |