Example sentences of "[verb] having [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps as a consequence of this , few seemed to find having to submit a report a threatening prospect , only a fifth of teachers believing that their school had felt threatened in any way . |
| 2 | Officers interviewed a lorry driver in Doncaster after he reported having seen a girl who resembled Moira with two other lorry drivers the day after she disappeared . |
| 3 | None of the subjects reported having expected a memory test and most reported finding it extremely difficult . |
| 4 | No subjects reported having expected a memory test even though many of them had already taken part in Study 1 . |
| 5 | None of the subjects reported having expected a memory test . |
| 6 | Wrote hundreds of letter , er to the people you wanted to do , because I 'd never expected having to find a job , I must admit , because the year before I took School Certificate I had got a Naval a artificer apprenticeship , but then I got kicked in the eye playing rugby , and failed a medical . |
| 7 | He or she can go to seed having bought a mansion and put a million pounds in the bank . |
| 8 | It was only when I was almost in despair that I recalled having seen a letter written by a knitter from overseas , about an easy way to make cables and it seemed a pleasant way to take a break by referring back a few months until I found the letter from — you 've guessed it — June Shaw . |
| 9 | A QUB woman student , a member of the NDP , recalled having told a group of policemen early in the events that their conditions were as bad as those the demonstrators were protesting about . |
| 10 | I write with regard to your order for the above tape , as I am unable to trace having received a reply to my letter to you of 14 February last . |
| 11 | I absolutely hated having to wear a skirt but I soon got used to it . |
| 12 | The pace of Norman McGladdery , eligible to play having appealed a seven-game ban imposed on him by the Ulster Branch , Colin Allister and Lee Tumilty caused problems throughout whereas the skills of Jimmy Kirkwood and Daniel Clarke at the other end were stifled by a resolute defence . |
| 13 | He did not remember having seen a telephone . |
| 14 | It 's just dawning on me now that I 'm not rea I mean you know having had a conversation , proper conversation with my dad this weekend just me |
| 15 | I know that such experiences are often said to be the result of the individuals concerned having read a book or article or seen a film or television programme about the particular place and then having forgotten that they have done so . |
| 16 | Although the Prime Minister admitted having signed a document agreeing to the rebel demands , the security forces made it clear that they would not accept the validity of this contract . |
| 17 | For those of us who are spared having to wear a uniform to work , the notion of getting out of bed and putting on exactly the same clothes , every day , is simply too boring to contemplate . |
| 18 | The director , Jean-Christophe Amman , foresees having to close a floor at a time if the city is unwilling to subsidise its costs . |
| 19 | To some people this will mean having had a conversion experience and being ‘ saved ’ ; for others it will mean having been baptized into the church . |
| 20 | Well I think having had a meeting with the er house builders er representatives earlier on , this table of differences now represents the differences that there are still remaining . |
| 21 | When he was seen in the special department , after blood tests for syphilis , taken as a last resort , had turned out strongly positive , he remembered having noticed a sore on his penis some five months earlier but had not bothered with it as it was not painful and had gone away after a couple of weeks . |
| 22 | Sometimes it can take up to eight miles before it is warmed up enough to stop having to keep a foot on the accelerator at traffic lights , etc . |
| 23 | And remember that if Riddle was murdered on Friday night his killer is not going to be anxious to admit having had a visit . ’ |