Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] be have a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You do n't even need to be having a nervous breakdown to become a burden to a priest husband , you know . |
2 | He set up the TV Times coverage , and we all pretended to be having a wonderful time for the benefit of the camera . |
3 | Mr Culley is said to be having a hard time coming to terms with what has happened . |
4 | I mean , she seemed to be having a good time . |
5 | Cawthorne seemed to be having a private party . |
6 | The heat seemed to be having a heady effect on her , Lindsey thought faintly . |
7 | at the minute because we 're going to be having a new one here anyway . |
8 | To an Elf or a Dwarf , they seem to be having a violent argument . |
9 | They never seem to be having a great time . |
10 | The ideal seems to be to have a down load on the tow bar of 10–15 kg ( 20–301b ) . |
11 | Similarly , the depletion of the ozone layer , also due to human activity , was believed to be having a cooling effect . |
12 | The loss of the ozone layer is also believed to be having a cooling effect . |
13 | Terry appeared to be having a nervous breakdown ; her mother was foolishly trying to be everything to everybody and only succeeded in adding to the confusion . |
14 | That she appeared to be having a marvellous time in Jamaica and was being hopelessly indulged by Dunbar had elicited no more than a shrug of Harry 's shoulders and a vague comment about his being delighted she was having such a good time . |