Example sentences of "having [art] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The political culture of Britain may then be characterized , in broad terms , as having the four orientations identified : empirical in terms of problem-solving and change , allegiant in terms of the political system , cooperative in making decisions , and trusting with relation to fellow countrymen and allies .
2 Some stations stood in the heart of thriving capital cities and teemed with life day and night ; others in desolate fastnesses , where as Dickens remarked of the remote New England depots , ‘ the wild impossibility of anybody having the smallest reason to get out is only equalled by the apparently desperate hopelessness of there being anybody to get in ’ .
3 What they have in common with sociological research , however , is that they depend for the accuracy of their results on choosing the right people to ask , and on having the right questions to ask them .
4 But what are the chances of having the financial security to make the most of retirement ?
5 The underlying tissues thus become exposed giving the skin the appearance of having the upper layers destroyed as in a burn .
6 By having the individual numbers logged at a central computer , it is then possible to track down the dog 's owner without difficulty .
7 The airport was closed for six days last week when fire crews refused to cross picket lines by baggage handlers protesting against having the new system imposed on them .
8 it is useless having the grand manner reserved for the few .
9 Nothing will be imposed by the Department of the Environment without my having the closest opportunity to discuss all this with the islanders and their representatives myself .
10 Two other unlikely ‘ coolies ’ were already in make-up having the final touches applied ; one was Bert Weedon , the other Duncan Goodhew — both good-natured souls .
11 This took place when Chris was having the final photographs taken of the new replica range .
12 The 1992 Richmond Meet is being marked as a historic occasion by having the first female Meet president .
13 The humble screen saver , which cause electric toasters to fly across the screen , or turns the tube into a virtual aquarium in order to prevent the WordStar menu getting burned into the phosphor when the machine is left on but unattended for long periods , is the latest battleground for the advertisers according to the Wall Street Journal , which reports that PC Dynamics Inc of Westlake Village , California is actually giving Everready free publicity for its Energizer Bunny because it wanted an animated character to spur interest in its program — so users are expected to pay $25 not only to advertise Everready batteries but to suffer the exasperating experience of having the damn rodent make special appearances , popping on screen in the middle of their work , so that they have to press a key to zap it .
14 For well over a century the design has been available whilst in 1909 the Science Museum , for example , acquired the example to be seen in the Computing Then and Now gallery , purchasing the cheaper of the two production models made by Messrs Newton and Co. and fully described in the firm 's literature Stratton 's brainchild differs from the Newton model only in having the second pendulum attached to the pen instead of hanging below the main pendulum under the table .
15 But Paul came home happy , his blue eyes brilliant as they had been when they first met ; full of his new employment , the prospect of having the second book read , the kindness of the Professor in going to visit Mr Lamprey himself .
16 On a road racer if you keep your weight on the highside footrest as you throw the bike into a corner , you stand much less of a chance of having the rear end step out .
17 In a school having the professional climate characterized above , the capacity — let alone the will — to identify INSET needs with accuracy and honesty will simply not exist , and a self-generated INSET programme may well merely reinforce a school in its inadequacies .
18 Example 2:6 Right of way : unlimited times and vehicles The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass ( but not to park or except in emergency to stop ) with or without vehicles at all times and for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan Example 2:7 Right of way : limited times and vehicles ; right to load , etc The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass on foot and with vehicles not exceeding … feet in length or … tonnes ( unladen weight ) at any time between 6 am on Monday and 8 pm on Friday in each week ( except public holidays ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan and to park any such vehicle for such period as may be reasonable for the purpose only of loading or unloading it Example 2:8 Right of way : right to load etc in loading bay The right at all times with or without vehicles to pass and repass over the road leading from to the demised property ( but not to halt or park any vehicle thereon except in case of emergency ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property and the right for the same purposes to use the loading bay coloured on the attached plan for loading and unloading any such vehicle ( b ) Stairs and passages In a lease of property on an upper floor of a building there will be implied an easement of necessity to use a staircase that is its sole means of access ( Altmann v Boatman ( 1963 ) 186 EG 109 ) .
19 Example 2:6 Right of way : unlimited times and vehicles The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass ( but not to park or except in emergency to stop ) with or without vehicles at all times and for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan Example 2:7 Right of way : limited times and vehicles ; right to load , etc The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass on foot and with vehicles not exceeding … feet in length or … tonnes ( unladen weight ) at any time between 6 am on Monday and 8 pm on Friday in each week ( except public holidays ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan and to park any such vehicle for such period as may be reasonable for the purpose only of loading or unloading it Example 2:8 Right of way : right to load etc in loading bay The right at all times with or without vehicles to pass and repass over the road leading from to the demised property ( but not to halt or park any vehicle thereon except in case of emergency ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property and the right for the same purposes to use the loading bay coloured on the attached plan for loading and unloading any such vehicle ( b ) Stairs and passages In a lease of property on an upper floor of a building there will be implied an easement of necessity to use a staircase that is its sole means of access ( Altmann v Boatman ( 1963 ) 186 EG 109 ) .
20 Example 2:12 Composite rights of parking Together with : ( 1 ) the parking spaces numbered and marked on the attached plan ( 2 ) the right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to park private motor vehicles belonging to the tenant and the tenant 's staff ( subject to the availability of space from time to time ) in the area designed " staff Car Park " on the attached plan ( 3 ) the right for the tenant 's visitors in common with the visitors of other tenants in the building to park private motor vehicles for temporary periods not exceeding one hour in any period of twenty-four hours ( subject to the availability of space from time to time ) in the area designated " Visitors ' Car Park " on the attached plan
21 Not having the culinary skills to extract nourishment from this household item she passed on to her second request ; could she have money to buy uniforms for her kids to go to their new school ?
22 Her limbs felt disconcertingly light , and she was having the greatest difficulty wiping the smile from her face as Luke placed a cushion behind her shoulders .
23 In one of these , Agdistis , a hermaphrodite , born of the seed of Zeus and Mother Earth , is castrated by having the male genitals torn off through being tied to a tree a not exactly common method , the reader will agree .
24 I 'm talking about having the bloody money to do this , you know .
25 ‘ Belonging to another ’ in section 1(1) and in section 15(1) in my view signifies no more than that , at the time of the appropriation or the obtaining , the property belonged to another , with the words ‘ belonging to another ’ having the extended meaning given by section 5 .
26 She knew that I was perfectly capable of having the whole thing made in black leatherette if left to my own devices .
27 Her father glared at her as if he suspected her of having the whole thing arranged behind his back .
28 In carrying out the balancing exercise Hoffmann J. set out on the one hand the enormous losses caused to a listed public company , the interests of the creditors of B. & C. , the public interest in having the whole matter investigated and the need of the administrators to find out the true financial position of the company and the truth of the representations made concerning it .
29 This may be satisfactory in a matter where there is substantial work involved , but in many cases , such as minor motoring offences , where the client , after being advised , may wish to plead guilty , there may be more trouble in having the English forms completed than in assisting the client .
30 ‘ Even if I do n't succeed in having the Royal Prerogative exercised in favour of the 307 men , they have been vindicated by the most important court in the land British public opinion , ’ he said .
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