Example sentences of "be having a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They will just be having a normal family Christmas , all of them together . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ She will be having a normal diet today , ’ said the spokesman . |
| 3 | to be having a long holiday ! |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The epidemiological evidence shows that nitrate can not be having a major effect on cancer in the general population in the UK . |
| 6 | The heat seemed to be having a heady effect on her , Lindsey thought faintly . |
| 7 | The suggestion that LDL may be having a primary effect is supported by the finding of premature atherosclerosis in the presence of most primary hyperlipidaemia , in particular familial hypercholesterolaemia , in which elevated LDL levels are characteristically found . |
| 8 | Cawthorne seemed to be having a private party . |
| 9 | And I think for what we 're paying we should be having a wee bit er , the dir , the building should be a looking a wee bit more respectable and presentable to what it is ! |
| 10 | I mean , she seemed to be having a good time . |
| 11 | We 're supposed to be having a good time today ! ’ |
| 12 | It could be having a good night 's sleep the night before , playing tennis or taking a sauna , losing weight or having a stiff drink just before you begin . |
| 13 | If you put the cassettes on there although we should be having a new system |
| 14 | Cos I 'll be having a new three piece |
| 15 | at the minute because we 're going to be having a new one here anyway . |
| 16 | ‘ You do n't even need to be having a nervous breakdown to become a burden to a priest husband , you know . |
| 17 | Terry appeared to be having a nervous breakdown ; her mother was foolishly trying to be everything to everybody and only succeeded in adding to the confusion . |
| 18 | On the basis of tests carried out in the North Sea by the Laboratory , Bayne believes that organic pollutants may be having a greater impact on marine life than heavy metals such as lead , mercury and cadmium , which had hitherto been widely blamed for most of the damage . |
| 19 | He must be in his early forties , Belinda decided , while Faye , she knew was thirty-eight — fairly old to be having a first child , which added a greater sense of urgency and importance to the task of keeping her pregnancy on track . |
| 20 | Poor thing , she must be having a rotten time just now . |
| 21 | To an Elf or a Dwarf , they seem to be having a violent argument . |
| 22 | To celebrate the centenary , we shall be having a lighthearted look at the university , and also some of the programmes that we have presented so far — the bits that went right , and some of the bits that went wrong . |
| 23 | They never seem to be having a great time . |
| 24 | , Global warming may already be having a destabilizing impact on British fauna and flora , according to a series of recent studies . |
| 25 | ‘ We 'll be having a quiet family supper at around seven o'clock , and you 'll be able to tuck the twins up in bed after that , OK ? ’ she added , brushing away their thanks as she bustled off towards the large ranch house . |
| 26 | ‘ I suspect they 'll be having a few more . ’ |
| 27 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 28 | Greg Downs will be having a few words with his defence about long high balls … corners and free kicks … |
| 29 | The sitting-room , then ; he would be having a last brandy in the sitting-room … |
| 30 | He set up the TV Times coverage , and we all pretended to be having a wonderful time for the benefit of the camera . |