Example sentences of "having [verb] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robinson resigned as leader of the NAR the week after the election , having accepted responsibility for the defeat . |
| 2 | Before grapes are allowed the full AOC status of Champagne , the vines from which they come , whether situated in a virgin vineyard or an old one just replanted , must attain their ‘ third leaf ’ , by which is meant that the plants , having produced foliage for the third time , will be three years old . |
| 3 | They suggest that a couple should be allowed to get divorced after one year without having to attribute blame for the split . |
| 4 | After studying the report , which reiterated the multitude of reservations expressed over the last few months and went on to accuse architect Dominique Perrault of having sacrificed functionalism for the sake of aesthetics , President Mitterrand accepted Perrault 's design , making only the most cosmetic of changes to appease the powerful lobby against the building . |
| 5 | Having allowed time for the full import of this profound conclusion to sink in , the NCO would then inquire : ‘ What are you ? ’ |