Example sentences of "having [verb] a [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , no hints of James having broken a contractual obligation found its way into the Declaration of Rights , which simply concluded that James had " abdicated the Government " and that the throne was " thereby vacant " . |
| 2 | The continuing fighting between the two groups was seen as having wrecked a five-point plan to end the violence , agreed at a meeting between Buthelezi and Mandela on March 30 [ see p. 38087 ] . |
| 3 | Having made a new table to replace a rather unsteady card table , there being no local shop which sold green baize , I opted for green Heuga carpet tiles . |
| 4 | Having made a tentative decision to come back to nursing , it would be similarly useful to compare your reasons for doing so in the light of the previous exercise . |
| 5 | Thompson got the damaged Z3034 down safely , having suffered a minor splinter wound in his leg . |
| 6 | Yet the sense of having missed a once-on-a-lifetime boat remains acute . |
| 7 | That will no doubt be done by the press , clearly bored at not having had a good scandal to get its teeth into for all of two months . |
| 8 | The probe problem is having had a big initial launch the reality is that we 're now going to drip feed the P R throughout the year and there are several good stories coming up which I 'm not gon na tell you er that we hope the , the national and local press will pick up on . |
| 9 | Ian and Barbara meet — the latter having had a difficult time avoiding Nero 's amorous advances — and with the help of Tavius ( who is a Christian ) , they manage to escape from the city . |
| 10 | The ministers decided late on Aug. 28 to turn their consultations into a formal ministerial conference the following day , when the agreement was adopted , Iraq and Libya having refused a telexed invitation to attend the conference . |
| 11 | Despite the broad nature of the changes , however , the results were perceived by many as change for the sake of change , rather than as the result of the President having found a new formula to deal with the main problems of inflation , the breakdown in government services and the poor state of the economy . |
| 12 | Mondello , who had been acquitted on murder and manslaughter charges but who admitted having incited a 30-strong mob to attack Hawkins , received 5@1/3 to 16 years in the form of four consecutive sentences for riot and other felony charges . |
| 13 | I had a long and wary walk through the pitch-dark jungles — my wariness stemming from having sighted a large tarantula strolling down the road for its evening constitutional . |
| 14 | Koch gains huge advantages by having created a charitable foundation to mount his challenge , whose public good is ‘ to train sailors for international competition ’ . |
| 15 | Young motorists face a Government clampdown including having to display a special plate to show they 're new to driving and the possibility of having to pass a tough new test if they 're found guilty of serious traffic offences . |
| 16 | NCA offer a total support package to the DHC-4 , having established a large spares backing and a good stock of airframes . |
| 17 | She caught him again on the way back between oven and table , and sank herself into him once more , but after a moment became conscious that he was having to make a considerable effort to hold the hot saucepan away from her at arm 's length . |
| 18 | they may not feel open to accepting that person into the family , very aware of having to make a conscious effort to put aside prejudices and stereotypes in order to get to know , like and accept him or her . |