Example sentences of "having a [adj] relationship " in BNC.

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1 The ones described so far probably represent the major positions available to fans , but it is vital to note that simply having a strong relationship with an occupant of one of these role-position holders also afforded some degree of status .
2 Er without having a good relationship with the people in the flats , er if I mean some people if they say see something going off , they 'll turn their you know , turn their back and they do n't want to know .
3 ‘ I think having a good relationship is the most important thing in the whole world . ’
4 Obviously if you 're having a long-term relationship and you know she 's not shagging anybody else and she 's not on the and she is on the pill .
5 A woman officer also recently admitted having a close relationship with a prisoner during rehearsals for a play which Mr. Lodge produced .
6 However , in Finkelhor 's review , several factors emerged as being consistently associated with higher risk of sexual abuse : when a child lives without one of the biological parents ; when the mother is unavailable to the child either as a result of employment outside the home or disability and illness ; when a child reports that the parents ' marriage is unhappy or conflictual ; when the child reports having a poor relationship with the parents or being subject to extremely punitive discipline or child abuse ; when the child reports having a step-father .
7 You 're incapable of having a normal relationship with me .
8 This model sees local authorities as having a subordinate relationship to central government with little or no discretion in the task of implementing national policies .
9 In all these versions the family is seen as having a direct relationship with the wider society , being that social form within which people are assigned a place in society and where they internalise the values of that place and which shapes sexual attitudes to conform to wider social needs .
10 ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what the emotional implications are of having a sexual relationship — the kind of problems you have or mistakes that get made , ’ says David .
11 He added : ‘ Plainly it was embarrassing that his wife was probably having a sexual relationship with Mr Berry .
12 Unless you are absolutely sure that both you and your partner do not have HIV , and neither of you are having a sexual relationship with anyone else , the wisest thing is to avoid having unsafe sex .
13 Having a longstanding relationship with Glaxo was a huge help .
14 The fact that her husband was having a homosexual relationship does not come as a surprise but it is more difficult for Blanche to accept because he needed help but she caused his death by saying that he ‘ disgusted ’ her .
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