Example sentences of "having [verb] a very [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the financial side , it is well known that airline pilots are amongst the best paid professions and until the redundancies of the early 1980s changed the picture somewhat remarkably few of their number were prepared to accept a civil servant 's salary after having enjoyed a very good standard of living . |
| 2 | Having enjoyed a very tasty breakfast , he feels good and returns to his room to collect his luggage . |
| 3 | So can I therefore , having had a very full debate , put the recommendations on page thirteen to the committee , including the erm relatively small capital programme set out in appendix one and ask you to approve recommendations A to F. |
| 4 | Give the Conservatives the credit of having played a very weak hand with great expertise , but they are still less of a threat to Labour than the SNP , now second in 35 seats . |
| 5 | Margaret , a 58-year-old housewife , was admitted deeply unconscious to a general hospital after having taken a very large overdose of a mixture of tranquillizers , antidepressants , and paracetamol , together with half a bottle of vodka . |
| 6 | They proved to be worthy Finalists having beaten a very good Cork team by three goals to one in the Semi-Final . |