Example sentences of "having [verb] a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He arrived a week later , having developed a profound respect for the eloquent Joseph and his kinsmen . |
| 2 | oh it 's not my type mm Penny 's having to wait a long while for her birthday is n't she ? , |
| 3 | The libel laws should be changed to provide a ‘ fast track ’ system allowing victims of media falsehoods to correct them quickly without having to wait a long time for their cases to go to court and gamble on the result . |
| 4 | Dublin can not bring itself publicly to renounce its territorial claim to the North , while privately living in dread of ever having to acknowledge a direct responsibility for Northern Ireland 's Protestants . |
| 5 | Unfortunately they are not usually repeatable , so having made a superb jumper for your mother , you will probably be unable to make one for yourself . |
| 6 | Having done a fair job for the Lib Dems , perhaps he could now go and help the Tories . |
| 7 | I FIND MYSELF caught in the toils of having to give a personal explanation for why I ca n't write a personal explanation for the formation of my adult beliefs . |
| 8 | Having allowed a particular expense for some eight years , they are now hassling me on it for the year 1991 . |
| 9 | ‘ But for SeaCat the Northern Ireland public would still be travelling in mundane vessels and having to pay a hefty price for the privilege . ’ |
| 10 | We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night . |