Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] having a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To tell the truth , my favourite bit is having a hot shower afterwards . |
| 2 | Yeah good old cat 's having a Mum 'll be dead chuffed , I 've cleaned the toilet . |
| 3 | The hon. Gentleman is having a good try . |
| 4 | We all recognise that the British farmer is having a rough time . |
| 5 | The pavements are slick with rain , the twisted array of neon lights turns the gutters to gold , the streets are black with people who do n't have any particular place to go , and outside a cheap bar a drunken woman is having a stand-up domestic with her low-life escort . |
| 6 | The overwhelming dominance of the urban areas — in particular , the metropolitan regions around Tokyo , Osaka and Nagoya — in most areas of national life is having a far more devastating effect on village life than might stem just from better employment opportunities . |
| 7 | This way of looking at professional education is having a considerable impact on many fields . |
| 8 | The Government 's initiatives on rough sleeping are having a marked effect on the problem in London . |
| 9 | His heart — his other lung — both lungs — the poor man was having a haemorrhage . |
| 10 | The European Commission is having a hard enough job getting all its members to clear out the same few channels so that Europe can have a paging system which could be used in any of its countries . |
| 11 | Articles were placed in the press chronicling the joys of country life ( and — as will be shown — fruitless attempts were made to demonstrate that the rural environment was having a positive effect on the children 's health ) ; talks were given on the radio to parents ; special posters were printed ; and it was arranged for the Queen to visit certain schools in November to publicise the scheme . |
| 12 | Stephen Simms from Fleet , well remembers a memorable day when he raided his school Cadet Force dustbin one evening when the resident CO was having a clear-out . |
| 13 | Breeze , hoping to please her , gave a lemonade and sandwich party one evening , to which she invited Roger , Tony , the two younger Blessington-Dalrymples , and that live wire , Mr Dare , who was working much too hard now that his Hungarian wife was having a holiday in her native land . |
| 14 | Early in the year , it had become apparent that the combination of recession and low growth was having a punishing effect on our downstream businesses and that we could no longer continue investing at our previously high levels . |
| 15 | Indeed the regulations are now so strict that some hill farmers and those with unsuitable land are having a problem getting rid of unwanted , surplus dip . |
| 16 | I opened my eyes — everything was as it should be , although my next-door neighbour was having a party and the noise of music and chatter was plainly audible . |
| 17 | Judging by the number of messages , everyone on the new list is having a great time already ! |
| 18 | ‘ If young Pip 's having a holiday , give me one too ! ’ |
| 19 | Thirdly , the new technology is having a major impact at work , for a number of reasons . |
| 20 | By the early sixties , however , building projects were becoming larger and more complex and new technology was having a dramatic effect on construction methods . |
| 21 | Where boys are most likely to drop this stance is when a whole group is having a go at a particular character , as this group is with Dot Cotton : |