Example sentences of "[prep] having a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the buyer , takes delivery and , after having a reasonable opportunity to examine the goods to see if they comply with the contract , he does some act inconsistent with the seller being the owner of them ( e.g. by selling them ) . |
| 2 | And er yo you get the impression that it 's late in the day , the sky 's a bit stormy and maybe it 's time to be thinking about er getting home and er I get the impression that that person climbing over the stile is sort of on his way home after having a super day out walking in the the Yorkshire Dales or somewhere like that . |
| 3 | ‘ How is Uncle George ? ’ she asked , after having a deep draught of the hot liquid . |
| 4 | Mrs Probyn went missing after having a blazing row with her estranged husband Jonathan , at his house at Elmore , not far from the stretch of river where the car was found . |
| 5 | Finally , it seems , Robert Sangster 's Musicale is receiving some recognition for her fine performance on unsuitably soft ground after having a none-too-easy run . |
| 6 | The plot has still to be finalised but insiders say Marcus will find out he has AIDS after having a gay affair with Dieter , who is being written out of the show . |
| 7 | Insiders say he will get AIDS after having a gay affair with toyboy Dieter . |
| 8 | Theresa Nolan , after having a medical termination on psychiatric grounds , had left a suicide note for her grandparents which they had confirmed was in her handwriting and which made her intention to kill herself plain beyond any doubt . |
| 9 | Despite having a solid base , the rod is still contorted wildly beyond belief . |
| 10 | Mr Stockdale , however , said he did not know of Mr Carway 's record , despite having a long business relationship with him . |
| 11 | Santos preaches the virtues of working legitimately for a crust and our hero merely sneers until he spies the seductive posterior of Amber Evans ( Stacey Dash ) , follows her into her swanky office and obtains a job in the mailroom despite having a criminal record to rival Al Capone . |
| 12 | Despite having a virtual monopoly of business from its " host " purchaser , the acute unit felt unable to compete successfully for GP referrals with providers on the periphery of the district because of their old buildings and facilities . |
| 13 | Despite having a unsuitable car at BRM , Lauda gave some superb performances which attracted the eye of Enzo Ferrari . |
| 14 | It showed the young Aberdeen footballer , Eoin Jess , being attended to , presumably by a qualified member of the club 's medical team , and being ‘ helped to his feet ’ as your caption noted , despite having a broken ankle . |
| 15 | Geriatric day hospitals , despite having a considerable minority of dementia sufferers have not in general tackled the issue of integration . |
| 16 | It is a common and enormously frustrating experience for foreign language learners , presented with the opportunity to participate in authentic conversation with native speakers , to fail to join in successfully , despite having a high level of proficiency in the classroom . |
| 17 | Despite having a huge majority in the past five years of over 100 Members , they have still felt the need to do what , until he became a member of one , Lord Hailsham used to describe as playing the game of being an ’ elective dictatorship ’ . |
| 18 | O'Connor , jun , starting the day three under , hung on to finish on 142 for fourth place — still two under despite having a disastrous double-bogey 7 at the ninth in his 73 . |
| 19 | Despite having a fair share of the play throughout , Braintree never really made any real impression and what chances there were came for the visitors . |
| 20 | Despite having a fair bit to play for , the game was never better than mediocre , reinforcing the impression that England were a huge distance ahead of the field in this 1992 tournament . |
| 21 | However good our schools , there will emerge from them some people , quite capable of looking after themselves and of having a simple job , whose reading age will never be more than 8 or 9 . |
| 22 | This may be associated with financial or housing problems , loneliness , problems with relationships , or difficulties coping with the responsibility of having a tiny baby . |
| 23 | We drew up short term goals but Mrs Allen was not particularly interested in these — her main concern was the long-term aim of having a healed leg wound . |
| 24 | Britain welcomes foreign investment , as everybody knows , but the point of having a European Community is to make everyone play by the rules . |
| 25 | John William Elsworth , of Hilton Green , Brompton , near Northallerton , admitted charges of having a defective tyre , no insurance , no test certificate and no excise licence at Darlington magistrates . |
| 26 | The most notable examples were grouping , the practice of having a multiple curriculum focus in teaching sessions , with different groups working in different curriculum areas , and the kinds of teacher-pupil interaction associated with a commitment to discovery learning . |
| 27 | What , you think that the issue of siting of having a gipsy site can be solved quite easily . |
| 28 | The consequence of having a front end is that stimuli tend to make their impact there first . |
| 29 | The big advantage of having a standardized contract is that it can be exchanged between counterparties very easily . |
| 30 | You 're incapable of having a normal relationship with me . |