Example sentences of "having [verb] a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rear seat occupant , a large man weighing 202 lb , came to rest in the cabin right doorway , having sustained a severe blow to the chin . |
| 2 | Despite having come a close second to every junior side in the county at least once over the years , as the senior side in the tournament it is hardly surprising that Athletico should have done remarkably well . |
| 3 | He was sent down from Eton in 1863 for a few months for having made a forbidden visit to a Jesuit house . |
| 4 | The damage to the mast has been repaired and three Army officers , Garfield Smith , Nick Bate and Richard Nicholson , have joined the crew , Mandy Gallow and Tim Morris having made a scheduled return to duty . |
| 5 | They are most grateful for a pump within yards of their homes , instead of having to walk a long way to a dirty water-hole . |
| 6 | Yet they may have made no effort to give her anywhere she can go to , having allocated a large bedroom to one of their small children and relegated her to the tiniest bedroom in the house , to which she can never withdraw unless she actually gets into bed . |
| 7 | The " feeling of knowing " offered either when drunk , drugged , drowsy or asleep is no reliable indication of having achieved a real solution to a problem ; there are unfortunately no short cuts in that direction ! |
| 8 | You 're having to make a conscious effort to be detached , are n't you ? |