Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] having [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Lib Dem borough councillor Bob Russell emphasised the ‘ common sense ’ reasons for having a single Colchester MP . |
| 2 | An example was cited where by cutting back on BSB claims and by adjusting his grain acreage slightly downwards , a farmer could gain very substantially by making his farm eligible for extensification premia through having a lower stocking rate . |
| 3 | Despite all his talk about having a clear conscience , about Gentle being the man to save her , he was deeply reluctant to hand the letter over . |
| 4 | One person said : ‘ Many clients thought they 'd get a slightly better deal through having a blind social worker because they thought I was having to pull out all the stops to prove that I was good and therefore they would get a spin-off . ’ |
| 5 | No less conservative , Reagan presented his ideas far more skilfully , ‘ People criticize Ronnie for having no political experience . |
| 6 | Well yeah , I mean there 's there 's no fast rule about having the red one but it scores you double . |
| 7 | And this is where the second proposal is , that , there is again confusion between having a joint pol erm , a , erm , a joint policy group at chief officer level , and J C P T , and that again those should as it were combined , but that the arrangement could be s could be erm , kept as small and tight to encourage effective action as you move into joint commissioning , and that is bringing your budget alongside that of the Health Authority , and would be the best way to get erm , the best leverage on services that you can across that divide . |
| 8 | The plot has still to be finalised but insiders say Marcus will find out he has AIDS after having a gay affair with Dieter , who is being written out of the show . |
| 9 | Insiders say he will get AIDS after having a gay affair with toyboy Dieter . |
| 10 | Genetic counselling is basically giving advice to parents , including those who have already given birth to a mentally handicapped child , of risks of having a first or second child with mental handicap . |
| 11 | bereavement reaction to the loss of having a biological child — there may be unresolved issues if they are infertile ; |
| 12 | We have an excellent reputation in Oxfordshire as an Education Authority erm and a reputation which extends around the country , so I do see it as a vote of confidence , and I am very pleased about it , but I do think that the whole exercise was somewhat premature in the light of the erm research and investigation that was going on into the tertiary college , and indeed the consulting process actually ran through at the same time as the campaign was running on whether the Banbury School should opt out , and erm regrettably I think has lost something as a result of having the two run together . |
| 13 | The Revenue claimed that tax should be assessed on the full cost of the places , while Mr Hart argued that it should be assessed on the extra costs , such as meals and laundry , the school incurred as a result of having an additional pupil . |
| 14 | As the initiative has progressed , some undoubted strengths of having a national commitment of this nature have emerged . |
| 15 | The most notable examples were grouping , the practice of having a multiple curriculum focus in teaching sessions , with different groups working in different curriculum areas , and the kinds of teacher-pupil interaction associated with a commitment to discovery learning . |
| 16 | No land will be sold before 1994 and there is every intention of having a serious study before then . |
| 17 | As soon as they arrived at the auberge , Rose announced her intention of having a long soak in the bath followed by a lie down . |
| 18 | So happy is Yorath with the way his team is shaping , he can afford the luxury of having the 19-year-old boy wonder on the substitutes ' bench for the World Cup qualifier against the Group Four leaders . |
| 19 | We will begin by discussing an experiment by Dooling ( 1971 ) which looked at the effect of having a specific prior context on the speed of sentence comprehension . |
| 20 | You may not initially notice the effect of having a suspended CLI command file . |
| 21 | Santos preaches the virtues of working legitimately for a crust and our hero merely sneers until he spies the seductive posterior of Amber Evans ( Stacey Dash ) , follows her into her swanky office and obtains a job in the mailroom despite having a criminal record to rival Al Capone . |
| 22 | There was talk of having a professional army and allowing more republican independence in military affairs while leaving the nuclear forces under single control . |
| 23 | The Luxembourg Institute intends to verify closely whether the auditors who have their ‘ second offices ’ in Luxembourg fulfil the condition of having an effective establishment in the sense of the professional rules . |
| 24 | That he has been able to combine both ministries would be surprising were it not for the fact that he has worked as an active Socialist besides having a good track record in cultural affairs . |
| 25 | It differs from most kouroi in having the right foot forward and the arms raised from the elbow , something ( probably a bow ) grasped in the left fist and something lying on the open right palm . |
| 26 | While recognising that there are educational advantages in using such machines , the board is anxious to prevent candidates with advanced calculators from having an unfair advantage over contemporaries with less sophisticated machines . |
| 27 | To speak more intelligibly , I never have made any arrangement of plot when I commenced a work of fiction , and often finish a chapter without having the slightest idea of what materials the ensuing one is to be constructed . |
| 28 | An alternative to having a separate entry for every word-form is that only base forms are listed in the lexicon , together with a set of lexical rules for deriving all regularly inflected forms of the base item , and a listing of all irregularly inflected forms . |
| 29 | His disappointment at having a second wife barren was , to him , the only flaw in their marriage , and her deception would never be forgiven . |
| 30 | On that cold , snow-laden winter day Bere and his brethren were most welcoming , but the abbot 's anxious lined face and short-sighted eyes betrayed his fear at having the powerful Agentes within the sacred walls of the abbey . |