Example sentences of "[be] [prep] having [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what the emotional implications are of having a sexual relationship — the kind of problems you have or mistakes that get made , ’ says David . |
| 2 | In fact , it might be worth having an ante-post bet before he runs here for should he win or figure promisingly , the 33–1 currently on offer will dry up quickly ! |
| 3 | Annoyed as we may be at having the cardinal terms left thus undefined ( for Pound proceeds no further towards defining them ) , we are compelled to see that this criticism is not of the chalk-or-cheese , sheep-and-goats variety ; the discrimination proposed is more subtle — between a quality in poetry that is ‘ nearly always ’ a virtue ( ’ I can think of no case where it is not' ) , and an opposite quality that is ‘ not always ’ a fault . |
| 4 | Perhaps it 's worth having a separate print run for that is n't it ? |
| 5 | Democracy is not just about having elections : it is about having a proper parliament capable of scrutiny and of holding governments to account . |
| 6 | And you know I , I actually had phrases like bra burning thrown at me and erm I I said that feminism to me is about having the same opportunities as men and I put few of the phrases er er you know along those lines and so everybody round the table said well yes I believe in that too , I said well then you 're feminists and so it 's about valuing or devaluing words as well and you know you just made the point about changing words , but how far do we go with this ? |
| 7 | And remember , no job is worth having a nervous breakdown over . |
| 8 | It is like having a large array of small drawers containing electronic components . |
| 9 | It 's like having a perpetual Christmas Day and not even having to thank Santa Claus . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's like having a real thing , ’ chimes in another . |
| 11 | ‘ I like to hear the sound of voices in my house ’ and ‘ It 's like having a good chat ’ were the kinds of response given to audience surveys of radio and TV in the 1970s . |
| 12 | It 's like having a permanent party in your own home . |
| 13 | Another way that Same bucks the usual trend is in having an air-cooled engine . |
| 14 | The emphasis of the day is on having a good time , but the aim of hospitality is not forgotten in the planning . |
| 15 | The only way we can face the challenge of the 90s is by having a new type of government . ’ |
| 16 | It was like having a perfect home of their own . |
| 17 | ‘ It was like having a severe bout of food poisoning that never got better , ’ she recalled . |
| 18 | It was like having a third person , an onlooker , in the room . |
| 19 | ‘ It was like having a different daughter , ’ laughs Mike turning to an entry in Kelly 's diary . |
| 20 | The greatest difficulty of all was in having no close confidant , no father or brother to go to for advice or comfort . |
| 21 | I suspect that they also had scholarly and dedicated teachers and well read ministers and the encouragement of parents who realised that the only chance their children had of improving their way of life was by having the best education possible which would enable them to compete for the limited number of places which were available in the colleges and universities . |