Example sentences of "[vb past] having [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I created having a car crash last week ! ’ |
| 2 | Researchers found that on a day when an ‘ insular ’ mother reported having an argument with another adult before she was observed at home with her child , she was more likely to behave unpleasantly towards her child ( Wahler and Graves 1983 ) . |
| 3 | But I found having a child had put enormous strains on the marriage . |
| 4 | New reports of HIV infection in men who have sex with men disproportionately could relate to people who were infected before the implementation of health education programmes but delayed having a test . |
| 5 | A stop end consists of a pair of external mitres , one of which , the left hand one in the illustration , is wedged shaped having no length along the wall edge . |
| 6 | The Reverend John Flory said he had no choice but to call off the ceremonies because couples risked having the roof fall on their heads . |
| 7 | As well as needing a licence , they were for example allowed to advertise only in a very restricted way , were not allowed to employ people to canvass for loans , had to include an interest rate in loan contracts , and risked having the terms of a loan altered by a court if they were judged ‘ harsh and unconscionable ’ — interest over 48 per cent a year was taken to be excessive unless there was some evidence to the contrary . |
| 8 | I really enjoyed having a tutor and I learned more than if I 'd been at school . |
| 9 | Obviously I enjoyed having the opportunity to watch any nesting birds so close at hand — I could reach out of my bedroom window , when Mum was n't around , and feel right inside the nest — but many of the neighbours looked on the house martins as pests who infested their property and made a mess . |
| 10 | It 's funny to look back and think how much my mum enjoyed having the ducks around — she encouraged them as much as I did . |
| 11 | Although a minority have wanted and planned having a baby , most have not intended to get pregnant , at least not consciously . |
| 12 | The person appointed having the responsibility of keeping check on newsworthy events within the school and checking that the press are informed . |
| 13 | Lindsay also admitted having a shotgun , revolver and ammunition on the same date ; UVF membership ; two conspiracies to murder ; three hijackings and receiving firearms training illegally . |
| 14 | The next day he appeared at the Uxbridge Magistrates ’ Court where he admitted having the drug in his possession . |
| 15 | AN angry woman served her boyfriend dog-food after he admitted having an affair , she revealed yesterday . |
| 16 | I mean he fancied having a day off to the anniversary of them dying , she had a day off then like she did at Christmas |
| 17 | The criteria included having a workplace policy on smoking , encouraging staff to take more exercise and ensuring that the staff restaurant offers a healthy food choice . |
| 18 | And then she came back er , just before lunchtime I think and then they tried to , they sat Kirsty and and Claire down , and they told them to make up and talk to each other and in the end they started having a fight ! |
| 19 | You know , they told me , and the they were on , and they were like they really expected them to just make up and they started having a fight ! |
| 20 | ‘ We started having a row . |
| 21 | Some of the older blokes , they come out , and they started fighting as well ! ( laughter ) One bloke come down from the flats with just a pair of trousers and a vest on and he started having a go ! |
| 22 | I was n't even tempted , until Darren came home for a while and started having a lot of fits . |
| 23 | Then she started having an affair . ’ |
| 24 | The second question which arises for determination is whether the proceeding before the justice or justices , if there happens to be more than one justice before whom the person arrested is brought under section 7(5) , necessitates the giving of evidence on oath with the opportunity to the person arrested or his legal representative to cross-examine and the person arrested having the opportunity to give evidence himself , before the justice of the peace may properly form an opinion on the matters set out in paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ) . |
| 25 | But Elton probably would n't mind exchanging his sparkling shorts to suffer Adams ' lumberjack shirts if it meant having a song at number one for 16 weeks like the Canadian rocker did |
| 26 | Then she died having the boy . |
| 27 | Her answer machine er she 's got two answer machines cos she so when the other wo she kept having a lot of trouble with it , kept breaking down and it 'd go away for three weeks and she 'd be without it |
| 28 | No man wanted a wife who kept having the vapours . |
| 29 | One childless career woman described the scene when she discussed having a child and giving up work for a while . |
| 30 | Chris avoided tedium very successfully ; he resisted having an agenda for as long as possible and always refused point-blank to have a vote on anything , so meetings never got hung up on procedure , nor were they subjected to much prior lobbying . |