Example sentences of "having a [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost all British analyses use a unit similar or identical to what I call a tone-unit , and many writers see this unit as having a crucial role in linking intonation to higher-level grammatical units . |
| 2 | As a matter of fact , we were having a private conversation in here . |
| 3 | But Chester , who had their manager Harry McNally sent from the dugout in the first half for protesting about a high tackle by Smith on midfielder Gary Bennett ‘ I was having a private conversation in the dugout with one of my staff when the linesman interrupted ’ he said later started creating chances . |
| 4 | Her photo shows son Philip , three , having a great time in Cornwall , shooting down an amazing mirrored tunnel-slide . |
| 5 | Says 24-year-old Alex : ‘ We have been having a great time in Blackpool and are all so excited about coming to Liverpool . |
| 6 | We might indulge in ‘ feeling guilty ’ about having a lazy Sunday in bed , splashing out on new clothes , making love , eating a large slice of chocolate gateau with lashings of cream , and other completely harmless and enjoyable experiences ! |
| 7 | Although diagnosed as having a weak heart in 1948 , he survived his first wife and married again at the age of 85 . |
| 8 | We were having a sly fag in the ladies . |
| 9 | This is not hard to do and could be the start of longer term relationships leading to the Book Trade having a central role in retailing the new products . |
| 10 | The arguments listed under ‘ Dynamic aspects ’ indicate how having a favourable position in the current income or wealth distribution makes it likely that you will also have a favourable position in a future income or wealth distribution ( inter- and intra-generationally ) . |
| 11 | Harvey also sees general practitioners as having a key role in the information strategy for community care . |
| 12 | Care was identified as being those activities which one person did for another ; informal care consisted of practical care , information/advocacy , links with the outside world , regular surveillance , social integration ( belonging to a group or having a satisfying role in relation to others ) and affection . |
| 13 | No doubt No. 6 Commando were having a rough time in their area . |
| 14 | He queries our criterion of ‘ having a genuine interest in the outcome of a dispute ’ as a measure of connectedness in sympathy action . |
| 15 | You are most interested in how you come across to other people , whether they think you are witty or pretty , rather than having a genuine interest in them and their views . |
| 16 | Having a close relative in Britain , even a recent arrival , was a huge advantage . |
| 17 | The Disclosure Directive applies to changes in voting rights rather than share capital and this means that the notification requirement is therefore not dependent on having a beneficial interest in the shares . |
| 18 | Furthermore , in valuing the shares transferred by the taxpayer , the company 's right to the income of the retained part had to be disregarded , since to regard the company as having a beneficial interest in the trust would be inconsistent with the beneficial ownership attributed to the participators . |
| 19 | Held , allowing the appeal and substituting a period of postponement not to exceed six months ( Sir George Waller dissenting ) , that for the purposes of making an order for sale in favour of a trustee in bankruptcy under s. 30 of the Law of Property Act 1925 no distinction was to be made between a case where a property was being enjoyed as the matrimonial home and one where it had ceased to be so used ; that where a spouse , having a beneficial interest in such property , had become bankrupt , the interests of the creditors would usually prevail over the interests of the other spouse and a sale of the property ordered within a short period ; that only in exceptional circumstances , more than the ordinary consequences of debt and improvidence , could the interests of the other spouse prevail so as to enable an order for sale to be postponed for a substantial period ; and that , accordingly , since the circumstances of the wives and their children , albeit distressing , were not exceptional , the order sought by the trustee should be made . |
| 20 | Homer sees The Committee as having a tremendous chance in the National if he stays out of trouble . |
| 21 | The other thing , which I think is a , another great misconception is er our present Prime Ministers ' policy of having a classless society , well I think the first thing is you could do is actually abolish the House of Lords and that will certainly be a start on having a classless society in this country . |
| 22 | To start with there was in the late nineteenth century the growth of America and Germany as industrial powers , having a comparative advantage in the production of commodities such as iron , steel and chemicals which had until then been the preserve of the UK . |
| 23 | It is possible too for some adopters to attempt to improve their self-image if they believe , perhaps subconsciously , that ‘ having a black child in the family confirms our self-worth because they are much less than we are ’ . |
| 24 | That she appeared to be having a marvellous time in Jamaica and was being hopelessly indulged by Dunbar had elicited no more than a shrug of Harry 's shoulders and a vague comment about his being delighted she was having such a good time . |
| 25 | But the love that surrounds that boy is having a marvellous effect in giving him a life . |
| 26 | Surely it 's time to talk to the United States about how they succeed by having a minimum wage in most states and giving trade union rights to people that we deny the same firms employees in this country . |
| 27 | The market for control may be seen from this perspective , therefore , as having a negative side-effect in so far as it gives shareholders an opportunity to make unfair gains at the employees ' expense . |
| 28 | They are having a mixed season in Serie B but still showed too much class for a Newcastle side containing five of their younger players . |
| 29 | Flexible arrangements for decision making on projects in which having a bare majority in equity ownership is not the deciding factor are now becoming more common ( UNCTC , 1988a : p. 326 ) . |
| 30 | Most British observers will remember Subotica having a desperate run in the Coronation Cup , but things went his way yesterday although trainer Andre Fabre believed that Pat Eddery 's mount Jolypha would be his No 1 . |