Example sentences of "he [be] having a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He is having a small number printed for family and friends , the front cover bearing the appropriate motto which , translated , reads : To God not by Chance .
2 He tells her that America is very hot but he is having a nice time .
3 and she said yeah he 's fine he 's having a super time
4 I mean , I look at John Lee Hooker , he 's still smiling , he 's having a good time just doing it .
5 He 's having a great time , dancing with anyone and everyone .
6 Kennedy 's response ; he 's having a great time .
7 he said I know I ca n't get a rubber boat and an oar at the back of this bloody three wheeler , that 's why he 's having a moped
8 He 's having a late fitness test , after picking up an injury playing for Wales during the week .
9 He 's having a darned good try .
10 He 's having a wonderful week here with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , he says , with the opportunity to develop his Shostakovich programme over four performances .
11 He was having a good look then I 'd say !
12 Finally , according to the lawyer , it 's likely that he was having a covert affair with a woman .
13 He was having a nice seaside holiday with the added pleasure of Auguste 's presence and without that of murder .
14 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 .
15 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
16 He was having a small breakdown .
17 ‘ That figures , ’ he replied , and suddenly his face was working as though he was having a mighty battle not to break down .
18 He was having a last vicious swipe at his father and his father 's religion .
19 He explained he was having a dizzy spell and could n't make it to the doctor 's , so I drove him there .
20 He was having a wonderful time and so was Edith .
21 He was having a wonderful time , and had at least , she noticed , retained enough good sense to make sure that his losses at the table were minimal .
22 Then , of course , he 'd send his friends similar notes — ca n't stay tonight , got terrible earache , or my mother 's not very well — because for something like a year or more , he was having a double affair with , — dare I mention her name — Natasha Kornilof , who was a great friend of mine .
23 He said nothing for a minute or two and told the person next to him that he was having a bad dream when the stranger woke him up .
24 He thought he was having a secret affair , and everyone thought I did n't know and was terribly sympathetic .
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