Example sentences of "and having the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next comes grandson William Gylby , wealthy London lawyer who made great strides , increasing the size of the island to over 1,500 acres by his death in 1744 , and having the dubious distinction of attempting to reduce the troublesome rat population by having them killed , dressed and offered up to his tenants and workmen to eat . |
| 2 | Conversely , in Haringey , despite being capped and having the highest poll tax in the country , there was a 1.4% swing to Labour . |
| 3 | But it but it 's often misinterpreted , as being of the right mind and having the right attitude , about understanding |
| 4 | While Otley and Nigel squared up to each other Elinor emptied the contents of the envelope onto the table : family snaps , letters , postcards belonging to the Chatwins , the coat of arms well in evidence and having the same circlet of tiny flowers as the monogram on Tumbleweed 's handkerchief . |
| 5 | Fortunately , all such waves can be expressed as the sum of a constant term and an infinite set of harmonic sinewaves , the sinewave of lowest frequency in the harmonic set being known as the fundamental and having the same period as the original nonsinusoidal wave . |
| 6 | This shows the present-value profiles for two bonds A and B , trading at the same price and yield to maturity , and having the same duration . |
| 7 | We found it in Saul 's Crack ( HVS 5a ) — a superb fissure splitting an impressive bulging buttress and having the added attraction of being put up by that living legend , Joe ‘ hand jam ’ Brown . |
| 8 | Erm , you know , it 's the sort of picture which captures your eye , and this is one thing you should try and do with your photography is to capture the onlooker 's eye or eye , and having the yellow background , it does . |
| 9 | I think the word " enjoy " used in this connection is a translation of the Latin word " fruor " and refers to the exercise and use of the right and having the full benefit of it , rather than to deriving pleasure from it … |