Example sentences of "having [verb] [det] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having come such a long way it is a pity that the story ends in 1900 , without discussing the alleged takeover of chemistry by modern physics . |
| 2 | Mr Branson commented : ‘ It seems sad that after having accepted such a modest level of compensation we were unable to conclude an agreement . |
| 3 | I cursed myself for having made such a feeble thing of life before being shot down . |
| 4 | And then , as though embarrassed at having revealed such a secret part of herself , she quickly pushed open the gate and walked up the path . |
| 5 | I always pity the average and fat ones , congratulating myself on having avoided such a flabby fate . |
| 6 | SHABBA AND ‘ The Specialist ’ may not be the only ones to respond with a terse ‘ Who he ? ’ when confronted by Scritti Politti , Green having kept such a low profile over the last three years . |
| 7 | I suspect there are few poems which are able to make a youthful reader feel at close hand the desperation of the old as I perhaps am able to grasp having read such a beautiful piece of work . |
| 8 | ‘ Tom , in turn , was very smug about having captured such a beautiful woman . |