Example sentences of "in having a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were therefore very fortunate in having a part in the years following Alec Clegg 's appointment as Chief Education Officer . |
| 2 | By this time I was beginning to gather a few ladies together who were interested in having a go at making vestments . |
| 3 | A person full of confidence feels safe in having a go at most things , their circle of safety is thus very large , they can perform the given task anytime anywhere . |
| 4 | It is unique in having a core of units of study in Irish language and literature which are integrated with the study of Irish history and Anglo-Irish literature . |
| 5 | ‘ And there 's really an advantage in having a layman on something that 's going to be a bit convoluted . |
| 6 | Although this precise reasoning is of doubtful relevance today , it contains the seeds of an argument to the effect that the public interest lies in having a society with fit and healthy citizens . |
| 7 | But there would be no harm in having a word with Conrad Ackroyd . |
| 8 | Among the peoples of the north the Yakuts were unique in having a way of life based upon cattle and horses which , like their Turkic language , betrayed their origins in the steppes of Mongolia . |
| 9 | The danger is in having a film of glue dry prematurely and appear as a line . |
| 10 | Would there really be any harm in having a look around Puddephat 's rooms ? |
| 11 | From the beginning of her tenancy Helen took pride in having a home of her own . |
| 12 | Cameroon was something of an exception in having a number of privately owned papers : L'Echo du Cameroun , Dialogue , Le Petit Camerounais and Les Nouvelles du Mungo . |
| 13 | Whatever inhibitory material was present appeared only after the mould had grown for several days , so there was an obvious advantage in having a stock of the active principle ready for bacteriological experiments . |
| 14 | Not for the first time did it occur to Meryl that there was an obscure kind of convenience in having a schizophrenic on the premises . |
| 15 | Outside these limits , Birmingham is exceptional in having a population of about 1 million and a few districts have populations below 200,000 . |
| 16 | As with other books I have collaborated on , I was particularly fortunate in having a co-author with whom I could work closely and well , though not without disagreements . |
| 17 | And and so we certainly do n't have strong views either way as to the need for the policy in principle but I can certainly see an advantage in having a policy in the right terms . |
| 18 | There is enormous value in having a body of Renaissance texts which we can assume a large number of readers have some acquaintance with . |
| 19 | They were luckier than many middle-aged people in having a pension from his firm , even though it had arrived a bit earlier than he 'd expected or wanted , along with a small amount of redundancy money . |
| 20 | Niki 's phlegm about the whole incident can be summed up in what must be the driver 's quote of the decade : ‘ There is no point in having a complex about losing half an ear . ’ |
| 21 | This certainly means that Adam 's heirs can not be alone in having a right to private property , but in saying this , it does not explain how such a right arises in the first place . |
| 22 | Much of the deterrent value of the installation lies in having a box on the wall outside the house , but for the rest it is a matter of personal inclination . |