Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] have [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think for what we 're paying we should be having a wee bit er , the dir , the building should be a looking a wee bit more respectable and presentable to what it is ! |
| 2 | If you put the cassettes on there although we should be having a new system |
| 3 | Poor thing , she must be having a rotten time just now . |
| 4 | The Greek revolt was seen by European liberals who in a sense might be having a hard time of it in in , in those years . |
| 5 | At first I thought I might be having an out-of-body experience . |
| 6 | Cos I 'll be having a new three piece |
| 7 | ‘ I suspect they 'll be having a few more . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ We 'll be having a quiet family supper at around seven o'clock , and you 'll be able to tuck the twins up in bed after that , OK ? ’ she added , brushing away their thanks as she bustled off towards the large ranch house . |
| 9 | It could be having a good night 's sleep the night before , playing tennis or taking a sauna , losing weight or having a stiff drink just before you begin . |
| 10 | Alternatively the dominance of one-off dance and rap records in the charts could be having a damaging effect on business as a whole — generally success in the singles chart promotes album sales but dance artists seldom shine in the album format . |
| 11 | ‘ If you were going to use this , ’ Court observed , ‘ we 'd be having a different sort of conversation . ’ |
| 12 | On the basis of tests carried out in the North Sea by the Laboratory , Bayne believes that organic pollutants may be having a greater impact on marine life than heavy metals such as lead , mercury and cadmium , which had hitherto been widely blamed for most of the damage . |
| 13 | The suggestion that LDL may be having a primary effect is supported by the finding of premature atherosclerosis in the presence of most primary hyperlipidaemia , in particular familial hypercholesterolaemia , in which elevated LDL levels are characteristically found . |
| 14 | Scientists are concerned that their increasing use may be having a damaging effect on river and animal life , although it is acknowledged that only a small proportion of the phosphate in our rivers and lakes comes from domestic sources . |
| 15 | " We may be having a grave impact on the deep seabed . " |
| 16 | In particular , one may need help to see that caretaking for other people , protecting them from damaging consequences and also doing everything one can to " help " , may be having the exact opposite of the desired effect . |
| 17 | But most of them were just a a crisscross kind of a thing and then some would be have a round bit and then this little corn dolly this little n knob on the top . |
| 18 | The sitting-room , then ; he would be having a last brandy in the sitting-room … |
| 19 | They make rotten toilet paper , and I do n't know what else to do with them , and , oh Nick ’ — she suddenly sat heavily beside me on the bed — ‘ you 're a good man and sometimes I think how nice it would be to have a good man in my life again . ’ |
| 20 | The borrowed cat was a wonderful balancer , and Mildred felt rather disloyal as she found herself thinking how nice it would be to have a well-behaved sleek black cat which she could feel proud of . |
| 21 | To celebrate the centenary , we shall be having a lighthearted look at the university , and also some of the programmes that we have presented so far — the bits that went right , and some of the bits that went wrong . |
| 22 | ‘ She will be having a normal diet today , ’ said the spokesman . |
| 23 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 24 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 25 | No. 3822 which will be having a special train on the West Somerset Railway as part of their Steam Fayre and Vintage Vehicle Rally weekend . |
| 26 | Here , the wind will be having the most effect , blowing the cooler and more comfortable water to that side . |