Example sentences of "[prep] have [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When asked to make one of two equal piles of pennies tiv , after having made one pile more or less than the other , three-to five-year-olds will do one of several things . |
2 | ‘ So , you were parked here illegally , ’ he insisted without a flicker , ‘ and I caught you trying to sneak back out again , after having inflicted considerable damage to my car . |
3 | Professor Sharp , of the Memorial University of Newfoundland , writes that he has just run across the earwig after having acquired five years ' back numbers of this magazine and to say that the Anglo-Saxons had a word for it , as we are all too well aware from listening to conversations between small children . |
4 | I see no reason to doubt that Lycophron wrote his Alexandra about 270 B.C. , after having read some Timaeus . |
5 | Basingstoke , top of Courage Four South , have been banned from all rugby for two weeks by Hampshire after having had five players sent off this season . |
6 | Lots of the slicker , more citified proles ' sons had this extremely short hair by '68 after having had long hair . |
7 | After having to make three attempts to turn the huge pantechnicon into our lane , they finally succeeded . |
8 | Furthermore , competition has reduced somewhat because a number of the smaller software houses have disappeared due to the recession ; and the group is recruiting again , after having frozen this activity for the past couple of years . |
9 | The Commission cleared 15 matters after having instigated formal proceedings and a further 17 were still outstanding . |
10 | ‘ Obviously , what has to demonstrated to the court is that the delay complained of has produced genuine prejudice and unfairness . |
11 | Despite having to spend several periods in hospital , Anna was determined not to let her illness affect her life . |
12 | The New Hampshire result ensured that the challenge of Buchanan would be maintained at least into March , and increased the growing belief that Bush — despite having recorded popular approval ratings of up to 90 per cent in the immediate aftermath of the Gulf war — was vulnerable to defeat in his bid for a second presidential term . |
13 | The second point which I would make is that despite having had many months indeed years , to come to a view , erm it is only Selby District Council who have stepped forward and said , basically that they would be prepared to accommodate the new settlement . |
14 | So what what they 're actually saying is that here is a formal training that will make sure that everybody at the , who goes on this course , comes away with a measure of having achieved those skills because th the course itself is formed of two parts . |
15 | His younger brother Thomas , who had stayed in Marston , was assessed on goods only in spite of having inherited 3 acres called ‘ Dauers ’ . |
16 | The use of specialised equipment , telescopic aids , reading stands and closed circuit television may make a pupil feel singled out from others because of having to use such devices . |
17 | You know with a balloon , there 's just got to be a better ways of doing it instead of having to use boring ways . |
18 | Mr Lewis said the country was on the verge of having to use military camps , off loading prison and police cells to cope with the growing number of those being jailed . |
19 | Was the further sacrifice of having to spend more time with this Danish dictator , this Nordic Nero , really too much for her to endure ? |
20 | It was just the thought of having to spend more time in Luke Calder 's company , which was more than she could face today . |
21 | The expulsion , due to remain in force for six years , followed weeks of bitter political in-fighting during which Singh and his supporters were accused of having made unauthorized contacts with sections of Congress ( I ) . |
22 | Or , as a result of having heard most pieces played from just about every angle ( backwards , sideways , upside-down ) , one can no longer endure certain pieces given with any degree of imprecision . |
23 | I was really proud of having recorded one rhythm pass on all of ‘ Rust In Peace ’ though . ’ |
24 | The thought of having to continue that conversation was so alarming that unconsciously she moved closer to Luke Calder , finding comfort in the solid feel of his hard-muscled body . |
25 | He has had the great distinction of having to deny past intelligence experience — when the former Cabinet Secretary made his allegation a few years ago . |
26 | It will also be a positive career move — care managers will be mobile , with all the advantages of having developed key skills in purchasing and providing . |
27 | A major problem faced by children when carrying out frequent revisions of written work is that of having to hand-write revised versions of the material . |
28 | Any competitive networks set up might produce an increase in demand as a result of having stimulated new requirements . |
29 | Freeman was particularly out to demolish Mead 's suggestion ( 1928 ) that Samoan society is characterized by values emphasizing uninhibited playfulness and peaceful co-existence , accusing her of having misunderstood Samoan society . |
30 | I now come to what I regard as the plaintiffs ' most convincing argument , namely , that paragraph 33 of Buckley J. 's order , combined with the letter dated 23 October 1991 from the Crown Prosecution Service , provides effective protection for the defendants against the criminal consequences of having to disclose incriminating information or documents by virtue of paragraphs 18(a) and ( c ) and 19(a) and ( c ) of the order . |