Example sentences of "was having [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | His mouth , trailing wetly across her neck , nipping the soft flesh occasionally with his teeth , was having a drugging effect on her mind . |
2 | ‘ He was having a small breakdown . |
3 | Not that I complained because I was having a great time with it , but I noticed that there were a few changes and when I went back to England from Mustique , that was probably the last time MainMan existed . |
4 | She was having a great time . |
5 | Gedanken was having a great time . |
6 | and I bought her but when I came out the loo he is playing with the bus going wheeee , he was having a great time with that , I looked at him and I said got to give that to Charlotte , no , no , I do n't like it I want the house , meaning the garage , so I 've gone out now and bought her a circus |
7 | I was having a nervous breakdown and I had to decide whether I was going to spend the rest of my life hiding under a bed , or whether I was going to do what I wanted to do . ’ |
8 | 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 . |
9 | He was having a good look then I 'd say ! |
10 | Lionel , winnings amassed , was having a good evening . |
11 | Not the most exciting of prospects maybe but even so , I was having a good time . |
12 | Bohemian rhapsody Everybody was having a good time on the Left Bank after the war , but the art was surprisingly thin , argues Tim Hilton . |
13 | ‘ I was glad that at last she was having a good time , that she was happy , ’ she said in an interview with Vox magazine . |
14 | A lot of things were happening , sometimes I was having a good time , sometimes it was ghastly , and I used to get totally paranoid smoking dope . |
15 | Everyone was having a good time . |
16 | She next rang the solicitor with whom she had called in Kilkcaldy and who was having a New Year party at the time . |
17 | That 's where you met Colin and told him I was having a new car . |
18 | Mark was having a new girlfriend or something . |
19 | In Ipswich , the Amberstone Bookshop was having a better time of it after a steady year , supported by some strong local titles . |
20 | That was all very well , but the feel of Molly 's firm large breast in his hand was having a strong effect on his animal instincts . |
21 | Batty was having a serious confrontation with Alan Byrne in midfield Byrne won the first half . |
22 | So now she was having a splendid time visiting friends , and who could blame her ? |
23 | Salim states that he was having a rough time , and was tired and suspicious of Yvette : he does not say that a tribal god commanded him to leave her . |
24 | Immediately — and this can be well understood — Coastal Command had more than a passing interest because it was having a desperate struggle with the U-boats in the Atlantic and , naturally , it was very keenly supported by the Admiralty and the Navy to boot , to get hold of this latest model . |
25 | Tolby was having a little difficulty with his breathing . |
26 | Finally , according to the lawyer , it 's likely that he was having a covert affair with a woman . |
27 | Early in the year , it had become apparent that the combination of recession and low growth was having a punishing effect on our downstream businesses and that we could no longer continue investing at our previously high levels . |
28 | was having a right go at them ! |
29 | Karen was looking after Ann McDonald from Scotland who was having a terrific time despite suffering from spina bifida and hydroencephalus ( water on the brain ) . |
30 | I was the best-known face in East Anglia , but I was having a terrible time . |