Example sentences of "having [verb] a [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In October Barnard was accused in court of having assassinated a prominent ANC activist , David Webster , in May 1989 [ see pp. 36647 ; 37033 ] . |
| 2 | HAVING completed a one-year foundation course at York College of Art in 1989 , Fraser Brocklehurst went on to Manchester Polytechnic to take a further two-year degree course in painting and print making . |
| 3 | Vertical markets comprise professional accounting — although the small accountancy practices to which the group sells have been hard-hit by recession , it has managed to maintain stable revenues by selling upgrades of existing accountancy software ranges ; retail — while Radius started selling to this sector only about two years ago , it ‘ performed above expectations ’ , having won a new £500,000 contract from Dixons Group Plc , a £400,000 contract from Southern Electric Plc and a £25,000 contract from Ing C Olivetti SpA ; the public sector — the company has built on its traditional strength in local government to move into health and central government ; fuel distribution — another new area of activity which Bland said is ‘ growing ’ , although he could provide no figures ; and finally , the printing industry — while Radius has in the past concentrated on big customers such as Bowater and Smurfitt , it has now released a ‘ stripped-down ’ version of its management software to attract smaller users . |
| 4 | Usually it was someone congratulating us on having won a free dancing lesson or test drive ; but there were quite a few grumpy wrong numbers , which made us feel at home . |
| 5 | The money will keep you in business ; compensate you for lost profits ; give you breathing space while you reorganise and/or find a suitable replacement ; and save you from having to find a new credit line at a difficult time . |
| 6 | SOUTH East Arts become the Regional Arts Board for Kent , East Sussex , West Sussex and Surrey this week having undergone a complete re-structuring process in relation to staffing and funding procedures . |
| 7 | The Parliamentary Accounts committee has recently given English Heritage a roasting for having produced a slash-and-dash strategy document last autumn without having consulted any of the relevant professional bodies . |
| 8 | No rectal stool mass was felt in 36% of children , 13% being already started on laxatives and others having had a recent bowel movement . |
| 9 | The brick and stone-built cone is sixty feet high , and was saved from demolition in 1962 by excavations which showed its importance as an industrial monument , this area of Yorkshire once having had a thriving glass industry . |
| 10 | Having used a good CAVOK day absorbing its contents , I ca n't wait for the chance to get out and put some of Harvey Plourde 's theories to the test in my Champ — Bob Grimstead . |
| 11 | In the 1659 Parliament he sat for his old home town ; in one of his two recorded speeches he had to justify having arrested a leading Fifth-Monarchy man on the orders of the late lord protector . |
| 12 | Spenser approves this because it does not drain English resources through having to keep a large standing army in Ireland . |
| 13 | And , of course , there is no need to learn either a new program or new skills , the latter part of the equation having proved a major stumbling block for many companies eager to improve the quality of their published work . |
| 14 | Now he is trying to recapture his old swing having attempted a Faldo-type swing refit which has n't worked . |
| 15 | In our ‘ real life ’ study , however , having an English name was significantly associated with having obtained a British undergraduate education ( p<0.001 ) . |
| 16 | Some , like Ford and Vauxhall , have been able to respond quickly but Rover , which has a US airbag only on the top of the range 800 series , is having to undertake a major engineering programme to make them available throughout the range during the next year . |
| 17 | Rodley , having survived a complete Pathfinder tour and beyond , became a senior captain in BOAC and is today happily retired and an active member of the Pathfinder Association . |
| 18 | Sudbury keep the side that defeated Camborne 22–10 last weekend with number eight Dave Cook having failed a late fitness test on an injured ankle . |
| 19 | Having established a good working relationship with classes the new teacher may well be able to adopt a freer design with confidence . |