Example sentences of "[adv] having [vb pp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Unfortunately they are not usually repeatable , so having made a superb jumper for your mother , you will probably be unable to make one for yourself .
2 He considered the opportunity to participate in the project to have tied in well with curriculum trends he had been supporting across the school : This was something I very much wanted to encourage because I have a worry that in spite of everything one does in schools to make children aware of library facilities and how to use them , I think quite a lot of children may still leave school without personally having experienced the whole process of needing to find something out , going to a person who can tell them where to look , going , looking , finding it , and then using it .
3 ‘ Anyone who can be bothered to see us will go away having watched a proper band .
4 ‘ Anyone who can be bothered to see us will go away having watched a proper band .
5 Thus having passed the appropriate sentence , he then , through the atoning work of Christ , stands in the sinner 's place and stead .
6 If Elisabeth condemned the municipality for not having commemorated a remarkable Danish woman , she blamed Holberg , Blicher , J.P .
7 Smaller companies or companies not having made a previous acquisition will often ask us to act as intermediaries .
8 On July 12 Castro congratulated the deputies on " not having made the least concession in these difficult moments " ( referring to the growing economic crisis ) .
9 So he just kicked himself for not having made the obvious connection . ’
10 She shrugged and looked away , over to where Hector was investigating a hole in the base of the stable wall , not having noticed the new arrival .
11 Still has that remarkable record of not having missed a single game since he signed for Leicester from Sheffield United .
12 It promises to be an intriguing clash with Saints aiming to extend their magnificent Regal Trophy record of not having lost a first round match for 11 years the best run in the competition which they share with cup kings Wigan .
13 Britain thus paid a heavy and increasing penalty for not having joined the European Economic Community in the early post-war period .
14 Moreover , he assesses such people ( in his book The Nightmare , 1985 ) as being ‘ markedly open and defenceless , not having developed the psychological protection most people have … they have thin boundaries ( between conscious and unconscious states ) and let things through . ’
15 That will no doubt be done by the press , clearly bored at not having had a good scandal to get its teeth into for all of two months .
16 Therefore the woman , not having had the same training as a man can not possibly demand the same wage ; also not being physically as strong , she can not compete with him where heavy lifting is required .
17 wardens and whatever , we do n't take the double yellow lines half seriously enough , erm and I think parking generally is , is something we 're very bad at and I 'm an occasional sinner in this respect too , but it , it did strike me the other day , erm paying a fifteen pound fine for parking on a single yellow line on a Sunday afternoon but I had n't noticed a sign that said I should n't , erm paying that fifteen pound fine in other words not having paid the six pound instant fine , I remember thinking that , really there 's , there was no way of talking back , and I had in fact attempted an explanation as to why I 'd done it , and explained the reasons why I thought this really was very overlookable on the side of the law , erm I do n't suppose they paid much attention to it , I do n't imagine giving it a moment 's thought at all .
18 TASS argued that they had nothing to withdraw , not having taken the original decision to strike .
19 He left Cambridge the following year , not having sat the mathematical tripos because of his delicate health , and became a barrister of the Inner Temple .
20 They had become the first team ever to escape relegation from the top division not having won an away game .
21 He also found that Locke , once having made a similar distinction , provided no good reason for belief in a world over and above the ideas we have of it .
22 The brick and stone-built cone is sixty feet high , and was saved from demolition in 1962 by excavations which showed its importance as an industrial monument , this area of Yorkshire once having had a thriving glass industry .
23 People may drift into a job without ever having made a positive decision .
24 The harshness of those living-conditions , with the special emphasis on working-class housewives having to feed , clothe and generally look after a large family , was reflected by the lower standards of living , the deprivations all around , widespread poverty , with few families ever having experienced the beneficial effects of a holiday in the country or at the sea-side .
25 ‘ She died in our midst six weeks later having got a swifter visa to eternity than we have to South Africa but we know she goes with us in spirit and will help our endeavours far more powerfully from above , ’ said Sister Bernadette .
26 The Prince , of course , had to go and say hello , and disappeared once again , emerging ten minutes later having had a long discussion with the chief brass player .
27 And came back having learnt a new verse
28 Well having seen a little bit erm was on the other day and I I mean I I must admit I touch shut up you !
29 Details of a promotion were discussed with the manager , a promotion in which he expected to do well having sold a considerable amount of Stoddard Templeton carpet .
30 A SPANIARD defends his German Masters title this week , after being stung into winning last year when he was left out of the Suntory World Matchplay Championship , while an Australian plays here having sacrificed a lucrative place in this year 's matchplay event , writes Norman Dabrell from Stuttgart .
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