Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] having a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurs in Henry IV , Part I. Falstaff and the Prince are having a high old time by pretending in turn to be the King chastising Hal for his association with Falstaff . |
| 2 | The Government 's initiatives on rough sleeping are having a marked effect on the problem in London . |
| 3 | ‘ Underfunding is having a detrimental effect on the adequacy of policing services , ’ he said . |
| 4 | The focus-puller 's girlfriend is having a baby and he wanted to call headquarters in Caracas to see if there was any news but Vic said no . |
| 5 | Jeffrey : For many people involvement in campaigns around AIDS is having a similar effect to involvement in gay liberation campaigns , in that you get a tremendous sense of common feeling , almost a sort of euphoric sense of working together . |
| 6 | The club is having a rally in Northern Ireland to celebrate its 10th anniversary . |
| 7 | ‘ The energy conservation programme is having a definite effect on sales , ’ said Silverlight head . |
| 8 | I 'm not coming on anywhere , I 'm sitting down I 'm having a rest Mummy 's having a rest . |
| 9 | Tinware is having a well-earned revival at the moment , especially the painted decoupage variety shown here . |
| 10 | Keke was having a totally unsatisfactory time at Williams and Lauda the miseries at McLaren . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , the Bodegraven was having a hard time trying to dear Dutch waters . |
| 12 | Elsewhere in the Lakes the tourist industry was having a last determined autumn fling , but not here , not in this quiet and relatively undiscovered cul-de-sac . |
| 13 | But the love that surrounds that boy is having a marvellous effect in giving him a life . |
| 14 | Yet a mere glance at the list will reveal the predominance of the I form ( 960 times in my count , taking all first-person forms : I/me/my/myself/mine ) and the You or Thou form ( 890 times , including thou/thee/thy/thine/thyself ; you/ye/your/yours/yourself ) , over the third-person forms , where these imply either a third-person account of the beloved ( He in Sonnets 1–126 : 51 times ; She in Sonnets 127–52 : 31 times ) or a reference to some third party with whom the poet or his beloved is having a relationship ( She in Sonnets 1–126 : 11 instances ; He in Sonnets 127–52 : 22 instances ; total 33 ) . |
| 15 | Cat 's having a fight by the look of it . |
| 16 | Yeah good old cat 's having a Mum 'll be dead chuffed , I 've cleaned the toilet . |
| 17 | There may also be stronger incentives as a result of management 's having a significant equity stake in the company , and the stringent repayment conditions that banks and other institutions attach to the finance they provide to make the buy-out possible . |
| 18 | ‘ This is excellent , lad , and I do believe that this exercise is having a beneficial side-effect , namely an improvement in both your grammar and the general ordering of your still-immature intellect . |
| 19 | Parents use a variety of techniques , from reasoning and explaining to threatening and slapping , when a child is having a tantrum , all of which have little or no effect . |
| 20 | Tolby was having a little difficulty with his breathing . |
| 21 | Gedanken was having a great time . |
| 22 | Chapman 's message to Huddersfield 's supporters was full of his customary cheery confidence : ‘ The team are having a fine time . |
| 23 | The ones I 've got at the moment are having a little difficulty in working things out , one does n't realise that it 's not best to try to head the ball back to the goalie when there 's a man breathing down the back of his neck , the other has n't been able to find his brain and the oldest one of the lot is always injured . |
| 24 | ‘ Forest are having a bad time — they 've lost six matches without winning . ’ |
| 25 | just as important as cash is having a purpose in life . |
| 26 | Too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 . |
| 27 | It had looked as if Robert Palmer was getting Digital Equipment Corp back onto an even keel , but now comes cause for great concern : too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 ; the updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost . |
| 28 | Daddy 's having a ca , chaos going on in there ! |
| 29 | Where boys are most likely to drop this stance is when a whole group is having a go at a particular character , as this group is with Dot Cotton : |
| 30 | Which group is having a monster hit with Rhythm Is A Dancer ? |