Example sentences of "having [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | now are you having marmalade , I 'm going to fetch it now |
| 2 | The latter was eventually replaced with three legs : two at the rear and one beneath the spout , having shell , bird-like , paw or hoof-shaped feet . |
| 3 | I adored acting and singing , and was fortunate in having opportunity for both at school . |
| 4 | The choice is up to her ; some mothers opt to drop night feeds at first , others prefer to eliminate the lunchtime feed as they are confident that their child is having plenty to eat instead . |
| 5 | In philosophy , for example , there are numerous discussions of objects which refer to some observed attribute or perceptual property pertaining to things as such , but books with titles such as Words and Things ( e.g. Brown 1958 ; Gellner 1959 ) will be found to have very little to say about the social implications of things as objects , while having plenty to contribute to an understanding of the nature of words . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , who 's that you were having nookey with last night ? ’ |
| 7 | Having variety and challenge in the job . |
| 8 | I I would be happier having hair , there 's no doubt about that . |
| 9 | I 'm having hair . |
| 10 | She 's having hair cut . |
| 11 | But we 've got ta keep you from having hair permed ! |
| 12 | And medical conditions are becoming a serious problem too — people having heart attacks , asthmatic or epileptic attacks , or diabetic crises . |
| 13 | Ever since 1969 , when he had his first show , his cartoonish black-and-white paintings have managed to comment without mercy or a smidgen of socially redeeming tact on , among other things , men 's — and women 's — looks ( Warhol 's nosejob painting must be an important icon in his private gallery ) ; issues of health ( a hilarious series of men in the throes of having heart attacks ) ; bestiality ( pert Fifties housewife on her knees doing something unspeakable to a poodle with her arm ) and religion ( famous Biblical figure on the cross getting a pie in the face ) . |
| 14 | He was having heart problems , it was exceedingly hot and he did not want to rehearse . |
| 15 | It also means that your chances of having heart disease are less . |
| 16 | ‘ And I am put in this ward under observation because I am suspected of having heart murmurs and also I am having surgery on my face . |
| 17 | He was diagnosed as having leukaemia , his wife was called from Trinidad , and when she arrived was told he had no more than six weeks to live . |
| 18 | Paul , of Crocus Street , Kirkdale , was diagnosed as having leukaemia a year ago . |
| 19 | Most of the specialists are Dermato -venereologists , and usually only about 10 per cent of the patients they see are suffering from a sexually transmitted disease , the remainder having skin problems . |
| 20 | Mr Martinson was especially grateful for a modern medical process which may mean that his skin will repair without having skin grafts . |
| 21 | The Law Society recommended the appointment of a minister of justice to end the ‘ shambles ’ caused by half a dozen Whitehall departments having responsibility for administering the judicial system . |
| 22 | 169 authorities ( 147 boroughs and 22 urban district councils ) having responsibility within counties for elementary education were abolished , leaving 63 county councils and 83 county boroughs with a unified responsibility for all the stages of education within their boundaries . |
| 23 | Virtually all libraries did nominate someone as having responsibility for training ( only six libraries did not ) so at first sight it would appear that theoretically at least item ( 1 ) above has been largely fulfilled . |
| 24 | Anyone having responsibility for an assignment must have sufficient authority delegated to him to ensure the success of the assignment . |
| 25 | Future development of social work practice in this area seems probable , with a social worker having responsibility for relating to a particular Home and its residents . |
| 26 | That MP was the minister of the previous administration having responsibility at the time for the administration of civil aviation . |
| 27 | He suggests that ‘ as far as I have been able to grasp the concept , to be ‘ staff ’ means to have authority without having responsibility . |
| 28 | As in central government , the functional principle of allocation ( see Chapter 2 ) is widely used , with departments having responsibility for particular services ( education , housing , social services , and so forth ) ; however , in local government allocation by process is also quite widespread , with departments of engineers or architects , for example , providing specialist services throughout their authority . |
| 29 | The Panel regards each director of the offeror and the offeree company as having responsibility under the City Code to ensure , so far as he is reasonably able , that the City Code is complied with in the conduct of an offer . |
| 30 | There 's also a powerful case for having pensioner trustees there 's far less chance of erm people twisting their arm , although they could have the character . |