Example sentences of "having [art] [adj] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It differs from most kouroi in having the right foot forward and the arms raised from the elbow , something ( probably a bow ) grasped in the left fist and something lying on the open right palm . |
| 2 | It can aim for a high probability of having the right word somewhere in the cohort without worrying too much about the size of the cohort . |
| 3 | The joint reading of the greens may be the second-most important function , but having the correct yardages definitely comes first . |
| 4 | Poverty , he defined as ‘ having no surplus ’ , i.e. having the bare essentials much of the time , but nothing to spare to provide for a crisis such as unemployment , sickness or death in the family . |
| 5 | They 're worried that having the two groups together is a recipe for trouble , and goes against the Government 's own policy . |
| 6 | We have an excellent reputation in Oxfordshire as an Education Authority erm and a reputation which extends around the country , so I do see it as a vote of confidence , and I am very pleased about it , but I do think that the whole exercise was somewhat premature in the light of the erm research and investigation that was going on into the tertiary college , and indeed the consulting process actually ran through at the same time as the campaign was running on whether the Banbury School should opt out , and erm regrettably I think has lost something as a result of having the two run together . |
| 7 | Discounting the cost at present value , to give a more realistic estimate of the loss at the time decisions are made , emphasizes the importance of deferring births : earlier childbearing leads to a loss of £84,000 ; having the two children later loses £62,000 ( quite apart from the career implications ) . |
| 8 | They had more or less drifted into a relationship , meeting at lectures , having the occasional meal together . |
| 9 | Found assorted English , Irish , American , German and French walkers having the same problem so did n't feel so bad . |
| 10 | Although in November 1986 Mr Vafa succeeded in having the original decree totally recalled , an unusual move , the terms of the interdict were erroneously incorporated in the new decree . |
| 11 | The comfort of having the big glass here at last , he wrote , of living in the shadow of its coldness , its emptiness . |
| 12 | ‘ You know , St. David , that Welsh rugby has been having a terrible time lately . |
| 13 | Laura 's father Les said : ‘ We are looking forward to getting back and living a normal life and having a great Christmas together as a family . ’ |
| 14 | Judging by the number of messages , everyone on the new list is having a great time already ! |
| 15 | I 'm having a great time here . |
| 16 | This contrived notion of a rock'n'roll band touring around — we 're doing all that shit and we 're having a great time too . |
| 17 | So next time you 're thinking of reaching for the tablets or slumping miserably into despair , try having a good laugh instead . |
| 18 | He was having a good look then I 'd say ! |
| 19 | And in fact they 've gone one place down the table , they 've moved down to eighteenth with West Brom having a good win away at Blackburn . |
| 20 | We 're supposed to be having a good time today ! ’ |
| 21 | I mean , I look at John Lee Hooker , he 's still smiling , he 's having a good time just doing it . |
| 22 | In America , as long as you 're having a good time right now , it 's valid ; if in the next century it 's all forgotten , then that 's okay too . |
| 23 | And in The Pope and the Witch , the comedy is so puerile and shambolic that there 's never any risk of having a good time anyway . |
| 24 | Henry liked his company because it was convivial ; the staying in bed disconcerted him partly because they went on having a good time together however energetically Finch adopted inertia . |
| 25 | He 's taking her out for meals and they 're having a good time together you know . |
| 26 | Yes , well there is another man and she 's told Paul frankly she 's lapping up the attention , he 's taking her out for meals and their having a good time together you know , why its great , but as soon as he 's paid for , for the goods and got , got the goods , the chaps going to go off looking for another . |
| 27 | They 're having a mini break instead . |
| 28 | If you 're running around locally and having a cheap motor now . |
| 29 | We have separate custodians , the Bank of Scotland are doing this and er I think er having a separate organisation outside is er an important first step , but you 've then got to tie up who gives them instructions and that obviously needs careful thought , needs to be done through the trustees . |
| 30 | To tell the truth , my favourite bit is having a hot shower afterwards . |