Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] having a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't personally think having a piano on the back of a truck was much use either , but it looked good and gave the band somewhere to balance their beer cans . |
| 2 | " I suppose we 'd better start having a look along the banks soon , although I must say I 'm in no particular hurry . |
| 3 | Just imagine having a mummy who 'd been a Brownie Guider but who would n't let you be a Brownie ! |
| 4 | Er , so , there is undoubtedly a lot of work still to be done in making the D S O competitive , as for building maintenance work , I 'm not certain we 've ever considered having a building maintenance D S O. We may have looked at it in the days before D S Os , but that 's er , a long time ago , and it 's certainly worth having a look . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd always fancied having a go and I thought ‘ why not ? ’ ’ he said . |
| 6 | ( Have you ever tried having a conversation with someone who is holding a hanky over their face ? ) |
| 7 | Lindsay also admitted having a shotgun , revolver and ammunition on the same date ; UVF membership ; two conspiracies to murder ; three hijackings and receiving firearms training illegally . |
| 8 | The girl clearly missed having a woman around who was closer to her age than the rather stiff-faced servants who ran the great hacienda . |
| 9 | I really enjoyed having a tutor and I learned more than if I 'd been at school . |
| 10 | That 's when the Press will really start having a field day . ’ |
| 11 | and because the Buckinary is so big and really warrants having a stag group over that neck of the woods |
| 12 | The Commons Social Services Select Committee have recently reported on this and they want all known cases reported to health authorities , and they say SOFT CHEESES SHOULD BE AVOIDED BY WOMEN EVEN CONTEMPLATING HAVING A BABY . |
| 13 | And you just never you never you never play football you never enjoy having a game and things like that so . |