Example sentences of "having [verb] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had both lost their fathers in the same year , Preston 's having fallen victim to leukaemia , William 's to the charms of Another Woman , and this had left William 's grandad as the only adult male presence in both households . |
| 2 | The report described Antigua as having been " engulfed in corruption " , and as having fallen victim to people who used " political power as a passport to private profit " . |
| 3 | We have the luxury of course of having to go face to face anyway . |
| 4 | There were reports of some units already having transferred allegiance to Ukraine , including the 48th division , withdrawn from Czechoslovakia in 1990 , which had disobeyed orders of Sept. 10 to move to the Caucasus . |
| 5 | Having said farewell to Susan , the Doctor has moved the TARDIS on again , bringing it to rest in a cave somewhere on the planet Dido . |
| 6 | Nicaragua become the 28th state recognising Taiwan when it re-established relations on Nov. 6 , having switched recognition to China in 1985 . |
| 7 | Melanie had joined us , having put Antiope to bed somewhere among the tents , and so had her minder Tricia , though she was n't slamming with us , rather contenting herself with a small carton of yoghurt drink and a straw . |
| 8 | In July 1200 Conrad of Mainz was taken to task for not having sent report to Rome about plans for the tribunal to decide on an emperor . |
| 9 | Claire Burrus is now showing work by Michael Snow , having bid farewell to Nils Udo , while the material exhibited by Daniel Spoerri in Seville continues to occupy the Beaubourg gallery until next month . |
| 10 | Delegation of management responsibilities will be needed : ( 1 ) to avoid having to take day to day problems to full partners ' meetings for decision ; ( 2 ) to free individual partners from onerous administrative tasks so as to allow them to concentrate on fee earning ; ( 3 ) because it is inherently more efficient . |
| 11 | Under the proposed " Energy Charter " , Western environmental and technical assistance would be made available to former eastern-bloc nations and the Soviet Union , in return for the West having improved access to oil and gas reserves . |