Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] having a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beneath it were a photograph of a beaming Ruby Dobby and a few hundred words about her having a psychic revelation that Sniffy Wilson was near London and trying to make contact with a friend . |
| 2 | ‘ He hates to think of me having a good time , ’ said Camille . |
| 3 | What they were told was that erm a number of , a a short , short list would be made up , erm , with the possibility of them having a second interview , and they would be told one way or another whether or not they were getting a second interview , because we were n't in a position to say whether we were or were not appointing . |
| 4 | The hamper would be a present for the three of them and she 'd be thinking of them having a jolly evening . |
| 5 | In fact , gardens that are long and narrow are among the more simple to design because they can be broken down very easily into separate garden areas or ‘ rooms ’ , each of them having a different function or theme . |
| 6 | Allen studied the Neolithic revolution and became convinced that it was not a matter of someone having a bright idea and beginning to plant seeds . |
| 7 | There was no evidence of her having a psychiatric disorder , although it was clear that she had become somewhat withdrawn and had lost confidence in herself since the break-up of her relationship with her boyfriend . |
| 8 | Presumably , however , the victim would not have paid , had he known of the deception despite his having a legal obligation to pay . |
| 9 | but we had to do that with her having a sore throat . |
| 10 | Flexible arrangements for decision making on projects in which having a bare majority in equity ownership is not the deciding factor are now becoming more common ( UNCTC , 1988a : p. 326 ) . |
| 11 | America 's new attitude towards India may result in its having a great influence over that country in its relations with the United States ' old ally , Pakistan . |
| 12 | As for him having a permanent dwelling , where is he supposed to live ? |
| 13 | As for him having a permanent dwelling , where is he supposed to live ? |
| 14 | The unexpected feature of the quantum world is that the state resulting from this combination does not correspond to the electron being somewhere in the middle between " here " and " there " but rather to its having a certain probability to be found " here " and a certain probability to be found " there " . |
| 15 | A MOTHER is suing over an alleged medical slip which led to her having a handicapped daughter . |
| 16 | When two closely related species have similar behavioural patterns or capacities , and this similarity is due to their having a common origin , then the behaviours are said to be homologous . |
| 17 | Oi Tammy , what happened to you having a little dinner party over the holidays ? |
| 18 | Hardly a week goes by now without us having a new champion … central south sport has never had it so good … this week we 've the European champion of champions to toast … the name is Sue Wright … the game is squash … and this is the Friday Feature |
| 19 | It is not only advantageous for us to know which of a horse 's emotions are destructive to us having a good working relationship with it ; but ideally , if we also consider horse will do more for us and give us greater pleasure . |