Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] having a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The observation about knitting having a bias is well shown in the picture at the top right of page 28 in the manual .
2 One can define , for some probe order , the consistency measure Σ c f ∘ ( c ) for the total fit of all the clones to the probes , where f ∘ ( c ) is the fit of the clone c , either as defined above or extended to allow for probes having a length or being repetitive .
3 The act created the concept of commercial contracts and of traders having a firm registered at the ‘ Firm Registry ’ and also dealt with partnerships , limited partnerships , joint-stock companies , and co-operatives ( which were considered to be business enterprises ) .
4 It was small , but adequate for the Gormans ' needs and comforts , built in the Midland Railway 's style of architecture having a pantile roof and very solidly constructed of red brick .
5 Inevitably , months later , some actor will hiss , ‘ Heard you were in for the first half the other night , ’ prompting instant fabrication of husband having a miscarriage and mad cow disease in row F ) .
6 Not a lot of point having a fence there they were climbing over it .
7 That joke no doubt will appeal to all who question the value of accountants having a stranglehold on top jobs in Britain 's industry and commerce .
8 He stood there in the crowded classroom , half listening to Mrs Willmot , and thought of the inexorable process going on all round him — the lives whose courses were being decided at this moment , behind the innocent-seeming chatter , the smiles , the faintly carnival atmosphere of families having a day out .
9 Alternatively a holder of SDRs having a balance of payments or reserve problem activates its SDRs through the special drawing account , and the Fund designates other participants to whom the SDRs may be transferred in exchange for foreign currency .
10 In the study reported by Pezim and others , 5% of patients having a pouch procedure were identified as having indeterminant colitis .
11 In these often lonely circumstances people 's desire for medical advice may be acute , and with nearly nine tenths of households having a telephone in 1990 ( up from three quarters in 1981 ) , advice is becoming more accessible .
12 All the pressures of people having a go at me all the time do n't help , ’ said Kylie .
13 In an astonishing outburst on the Barnet Clubcall line , Flashman said : ‘ I was surprised at the stupidity of people having a go at me .
14 And and you hear of people having a degree in political science , how can a person obtain a degree in political science .
15 Jackson is the first to admit that the numbers of people having a thing about some of the later material have taken a dip .
16 The notion of students having a say in decision-making — in planning , organising , managing and evaluating their education — pervades a vast array of positions and movements in education which come under a number of umbrella terms , such as ‘ alternative ’ , ‘ radical ’ , ‘ progressive ’ and ‘ libertarian ’ education .
17 But in the final instance , I 'm in favour of women having a choice and I reckon their choice is none of my business .
18 ‘ It 's nothing more than a crowd of women having a cup of tea .
19 ‘ It was just a bunch of mates having a drink . ’
20 like Nijinsky having a heart attack …
21 However , with record companies realising the appeal and financial benefits of bands like Sabbath having a line-up as close to the original as possible , Neil found himself out in the cold after Geezer Butler was reunited with his former partners .
22 ‘ This is an ideal situation for us , ’ says Gaynor , ‘ having both been working with other companies mainly as dancers having a home setting for us to be creative in our own right . ’
23 And Dad put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a tin of tobacco , and Cromb emptied the whole lot into his new pipe with Dad having a look of disbelief on his face , ’ Kerr recounted .
24 FAITHFUL readers know that four years ago we wagered a magnum of bubbly against the proposed restaurant in the former TSB premises in Stanhope having a Michelin star by 1990 .
25 Relaxing in bedroom having a chinwag
26 ROAD RUNNING WILL , ALONG WITH TRACK AND FIELD , CROSS-COUNTRY AND OTHER AREAS OF THE SPORT , HAVE ITS OWN COMMISSION AND WITH ALL CLUBS IN BRITAIN HAVING A VOICE AND A VOTE AT BRITISH ATHLETICS FEDERATION LEVEL YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO VOICE YOUR VIEWS ON HOW ROAD RUNNING IN BRITAIN SHOULD BE RUN IN FUTURE .
27 More interestingly , he found that ‘ economies of scale are insignificant in villages having a population of up to 2,000 and that the unit costs in these villages are not significantly higher than in a town of 29,000 … ’
28 Yet another picture shows her in hospital having a brain scan .
29 Yet another picture shows her in hospital having a brain scan .
30 The statute referred to relatives having a claim for damages when a person died from injuries sustained because of a negligent act .
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