Example sentences of "[is] having a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Young Vivian , the party 's leader was returned unopposed , and was confident of the NPAP 's having a majority in the new Assembly . |
| 2 | Cat 's having a fight by the look of it . |
| 3 | ‘ Mr Butcher 's having a session at the moment . ’ |
| 4 | Macca 's having a bit of a break at the mo , he had some good games when Strach was in the side , Arse and Chelsea i think were impressive . |
| 5 | Oh Ted 's having a bit of help . |
| 6 | Oh Linda she 's having a bit of a |
| 7 | ON THE transatlantic phone from a Dallas hotel room where she 's having a rest from touring America as support to the Lemonheads , Juliana is often forthright and sometimes evasive , giving short , sharp answers to my silly questions . |
| 8 | Darren 's having a kip out the back , poor little sod . |
| 9 | Here 's the cavalry behind him , he 's having a go at them now . |
| 10 | Stanley had the saw running — we used to sell a few logs in them days — when all of a sudden he hears an explosion and thinks somebody 's having a go at his precious Lagonda . |
| 11 | Oh , everyone thought , he 's having a go at him about something . |
| 12 | Somebody 's having a go at the . |
| 13 | She 's having a change of diet and a blood test . |
| 14 | so he 's having a week off you know to change nappies or whatever . |
| 15 | Christ God dealt with the problem which spoiled his image in us and he has to do it because of fundamental thing , he 's got ta do it from the centre , you know you can get an apple , an ordinary apple and you can polish it up and you can have it so that it 's bright and glistening and the red is almost you know it , it , it , it almost dazzles you the shining on it , it 's got a real good polish on the skin , but inside , there 's a grub , and all the polishing in the world does n't get rid of the grub , and you see that 's so often what we do , we polish and polish away on the outside , that 's gon na make us better but it 's only skin deep because inside the grub is having a field day , he 's having a party of all party 's , he 's got an whole apple to himself and the grub of sin in your life and in my life is having , has a field day and we polish the outside and we try and make it look good and we be we become presentable and there like the apple on the market stall it looks good , it looks tremendous until you take a bite out of it and you see in the bit that you 've bitten there 's a , there 's a hole going through and you wonder where the grub is , is it in the bit that 's left or in the bit that you 've eaten and this is just like sin you see in our lives and so God in Christ he did n't deal with the outside bit , he did n't bother trying to make our conditions better , he did n't bother trying to work on the outside , that 's the difference between the gospel and social work and there 's nothing wrong with social work , it 's just that it 's going , it 's coming from the wrong end , it starts on the outside , it will educate people if we give them better housing , if we give them better circumstances , if we give them better wages , now all these things are right and that we should have them , but that does n't make any difference , you see , the person is a sinner , all he becomes if you educate him is an educated sinner , if you give him a huge pay rise all he becomes is a rich sinner , if you put him in a palace all he becomes is er a sinner living in a palace , it does n't make any basic difference to the person . |
| 16 | ‘ I bet he 's having a lot of fun with Roger Dyson 's daughter . |
| 17 | He 's having a lot of problems is n't he ? |
| 18 | just as important as cash is having a purpose in life . |
| 19 | 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 : |
| 20 | To aid your readers who go to see the movie , the scene in which Demi is clearly seen wearing the Linfield tee-shirt is when she is having a row with Woody Harrelson in the kitchen of her house . |
| 21 | ‘ Martin here — ’ he indicated the man at his side ‘ — is having a problem with one of his staff . |
| 22 | Just think how she 's going to feel now when she knows that her own sister is having a relationship with the man who left her . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I said I wondered how she would feel when she knows her own sister is having a relationship with the man who left her … |
| 24 | The club is having a rally in Northern Ireland to celebrate its 10th anniversary . |
| 25 | Frank van Hattum , the New Zealand international who appeared in the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain , is having a trial with Fourth Division Colchester . |
| 26 | ‘ Father Barnes is having a stripwash in the vestry washroom . ’ |
| 27 | Anyone wanting to witness the ruling class 's discomfort should head to the Savoy , where the Telegraph and Spectator are holding a wake ; the LSE , home of Bob McKenzie 's original swingometer , is hosting an ‘ election party for alumni and the media ’ , with a panel of experts providing ‘ comment throughout the night on the results and their implications ’ ; and LBC is having a thrash at 72 Hammersmith Road , where you can ‘ experience first hand the excitement and tension as Andrew Neil hosts LBC 's election special ’ . |
| 28 | Well Mrs Toad is having a sale in her shop + + she has laid out her caish + cash register + + an' a number of pots of tea + + it 's gon na be a special sale because + + so she has th' + a sign up saying + prices are slashed + so she hopes lots of customers will be coming along + to visit her + + while she ‘ s waiting for customers + she goes about setting out the rest of + of the shop + + for things in the sale + + an ’ she brings on + large cans of tin + of tea + + for + she can only carry one at a time + so she walks on with one and puts it on the counter + + |
| 29 | Erm Emma 's boyfriend is having a party at Village Hall . |
| 30 | One of the strengths Scotland has enjoyed is having a group of players who have become stronger than the individuals . |