Example sentences of "[v-ing] [vb pp] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In pagan days , when Celtic pilgrims journeyed not to Knock but to the Sacred Feasts of Tara , matchmaking played an important part in the celebrations . |
| 2 | In early 1981 , Reagan and his aides spoke confidently of his having received an impressive mandate at the recent elections , and many in Congress and the media seemed to find the argument convincing . |
| 3 | That afternoon ( it was all on a Sunday ) he saw Chamberlain , and having directly asked him whether he agreed with the others and having received an affirmative answer , told him to call a meeting of the Shadow Cabinet for the following day at which he would say goodbye . |
| 4 | Having received an honorary degree from St Andrews University , and through his friendship with Principal Robertson of Edinburgh University , had managed the business of a Divinity Degree for his friend Sam Cooper . |
| 5 | At the time of the questionnaire survey , 60 per cent of 1984 " finishing " research students were in full-time employment , one was in part-time employment , and a further 9 per cent were waiting to start work , having received an acceptable job offer . |
| 6 | Nijazi Beqa and his co-defendants were accused of having joined an illegal organization , of having distributed ‘ hostile propaganda materials ’ and of organizing petitions of a ‘ hostile ’ nature to officials in and outside Yugoslavia . |
| 7 | I expect her to shout at me , having heard an alternative story from Teddy . |
| 8 | It does not follow that because a police officer reasonably suspects a person of having committed an arrestable offence , that the person should for that reason alone be arrested . |
| 9 | Apparently because of the public nature of policing activities , the House of Lords has held that in a tort action for false imprisonment the question of whether the police acted reasonably in arresting a person suspected of having committed an arrestable offence is to be judged according to public law principles of reasonableness . |
| 10 | They had become the first team ever to escape relegation from the top division not having won an away game . |
| 11 | Dicey 's 1914 Introduction may be read as a lament ; having adopted an optimistic view of the impact of democracy on the workings of the British constitution he realized his error and wished to realign himself with Bagehot 's — if not Maine 's — more pessimistic position . |
| 12 | Of course you program in your volume level too , then press the ‘ save ’ button , having selected an appropriate patch for it to be saved into . |
| 13 | For some , this depth is seen as having imposed an institutional bias and rigidity on the economy from as long ago as the late nineteenth century . |
| 14 | Sometimes I watched a den for hours , waiting for some action , only to see the mink return with a freshly caught eel , having made an invisible exit earlier . |
| 15 | Later in the session Noell had to defend himself against accusations of having made an illicit profit out of transporting captured Irish , Scottish , and English Royalist soldiers , political prisoners , and convicted criminals to Barbados ; he denied not the facts of such transportation but the allegations of cruelty and profiteering arising therefrom . |
| 16 | I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’ |
| 17 | She managed to escape to the kitchen on the pretext of having seen an old friend heading in that direction . |
| 18 | Being one of the most experienced pilots in Bomber Command and having done an instructional tour , meant nothing . |
| 19 | There are obvious dangers in any such development which may allow the news media to be bound without having had an effective opportunity to argue against the imposition or scope of the injunction . |
| 20 | Lee listened to the patio door closing quietly , and felt ashamed , ignoble , as if she were embarrassed about having had an epileptic fit or as if she had broken wind in the middle of a fairy-tale . |
| 21 | I can not remember our Louis having had an amorous affair , except for an occasional romp in the hay with an attractive little tram-conductress called Cathie . |
| 22 | Indeterminate colitis — six patients had a subtotal colectomy before diagnosis , three having had an ileorectal anastomosis and three an ileostomy with a retained rectal stump . |
| 23 | And if physical intimacies are to take place , I do demand that certain basic standards — like having had an all-over wash in the last seven days — are met . |
| 24 | Having wooed an impressive proportion of these , having gained confidence from scrutinising its viewing figures , and having enjoyed , thanks partly to the contortions at TV-am , a respite from its role as the medic 's whipping boy , Channel 4 appears resolved to becoming the network with a difference , not least in its approach to holiday periods . |
| 25 | Midge holds her son and her daughter-in-law by cupboard love , having become an excellent cook — ironically , her husband abandoned her in part because the food was so bad . |
| 26 | Abbey Mill is perhaps one of the best known having played an important role in Mrs Craik 's book of 1852 , John Halifax Gentleman , where it is described as Abel Fletcher 's Mill . |
| 27 | Walking down the Promenade to the Albion Hotel for luncheon , with Samuel striding ahead like Stonewall Jackson , and Gwendolen having found an apparent soul mate in Lord Beddington , Oliver found himself forced to walk next to Angelina . |
| 28 | This is a matter of having set an early direction against a clear vision of the future . |
| 29 | The prime mover was Robert Waldegrave , son of a Worcestershire yeoman , who , having served an eight-year apprenticeship , set up his own press and was soon in trouble . |
| 30 | Confining himself to Scotland 's priorities , the national coach expressed relief at having gained an initial win at Malta 's expense and admiration for the manner of that achievement . |