Example sentences of "having [vb pp] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gloried in the cunningness of it , the feeling of having outwitted the others , of knowing what they did not ; that he was out and away and they were back there where he 'd left them , ignorantly worrying where he was , searching ; wondering . |
| 2 | Merton 's early Edinburgh appearances read as a catalogue of disasters : one year he was set upon by a gang of burly Scottish lads when seeking to compete in the poster wars engulfing the festival , and another year he was rushed to hospital after only one show , having broken a leg in an intercomedian football friendly . |
| 3 | v. Chilton , the Court of Appeal held that a threat by A , a trading association , to put B , one of its members , on a ‘ stop list ’ ( which would prevent B from getting goods from the members of the association ) unless B paid a sum of money for having broken a rule of the association was not a tort . |
| 4 | She was to be ritually speared for having broken a taboo . |
| 5 | But his voice pushed at her urgently , as if , having broken the barriers in his own mind , he needed to sweep her quickly towards a resolution . |
| 6 | There was a brief impression of two men stumbling down the track as though they had been hit in the leg , while the man with the pinned arm , having broken the arrow that held him , hurtled off in to the undergrowth . |
| 7 | Having broken the ice , the shy one then feels more confident to contribute on his own later . |
| 8 | When I read Mary Gordon 's Final Payments a few years ago I shuddered with relief at having broken the spell of what had been wished on me . |
| 9 | Firstly , having broken the rules of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland by attending Catholic mass , he found himself suspended and denied the sacraments . |
| 10 | The American will appear before members of the disciplinary committee at Portman Square , having broken the rules twice in a day at Goodwood last Thursday . |
| 11 | This puts the Law literally and metaphorically on the side of the blacks , who are also deemed ‘ out of order ’ for having broken the rules of a fair fight . |
| 12 | On that Friday afternoon Mr. Bell denied having broken the conditions of his bail not to approach Bridget Coffey . |
| 13 | Only 17pc admitted to having broken the law and 66pc said juvenile punishments were ‘ far too soft ’ . |
| 14 | Having criss-crossed the ground , the aerial spotter sighted a van being driven suspiciously , near one of the dugin positions . |
| 15 | Having pondered the operating characteristics of the circuit , the next criterion in our list relates to the space available in the housing used to accommodate the finished board . |
| 16 | And if Davie 's principles make him what some might call ‘ elitist ’ or ‘ undemocratic ’ , as in his stinging verdicts on ‘ catchpenny enterprises … like the Arvon Poetry Competitions ’ , it is not without his having pondered the arguments about the place and function of elites and of high art in a democratic nation far more deeply than the bulk of his fellow countrymen . |
| 17 | The Dudayev leadership accused the Russian authorities of having manipulated the revolt , and instigated criminal investigation of the " coup " . |
| 18 | Having received no response they served a statutory demand on the debtor on 21 August 1991 and issued a bankruptcy petition based on the demand on 20 September . |
| 19 | After a few days , having received no telephone call , letter , or message of any kind from Buzz , Elinor started to lose hope . |
| 20 | Having received no reply from Wrexham to my offer of taking over as manager , I have decided to set my sights a little lower , hence my chat with Stan . |
| 21 | Clydal was almost brought to a standstill approaching the home-turn , having received a might bump at the initial bend , but remained undeterred in his victory bid . |
| 22 | Earlier this year , the Secretary of State met the representatives of all the major brewery companies , having received a deputation from the National Licensed Victuallers Association . |
| 23 | Having received a total of 4,360 transferred votes — more than the 3,480 first-preference votes he began with — Quinn now had in all 7,840 , 165 in excess of the quota . |
| 24 | Individuals who receive such a distribution are treated as having received a payment of capital . |
| 25 | On the other hand , if you have had a number of unsuccessful taxations it may be that your draftsman is being too optimistic , especially if payment is on the basis of a percentage of the costs as drawn — If you want to test out your costs draftsman , having received a bill back , send the file off to someone else and see how they draw it . |
| 26 | However , an individual selling shareholder is treated ( subject as mentioned below ) as having received a capital element and , to the extent that the company is deemed to have made a distribution , an income element when he is paid the purchase price . |
| 27 | The settlor is treated as having received a sum of £100 less an amount equal to 35 per cent . |
| 28 | The shareholders are treated as having received a distribution of £100 on which tax of £20 has been paid and , assuming they will be liable for income tax at the higher rate , will have a further £20 of income tax to pay ( see s14 TA 1988 and sections 77 to 79 of the 1993 Finance Act ) . |
| 29 | At the outbreak of World War I Kingsmill enlisted in a regiment of cyclists and in 1916 , having received a commission in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , was sent to France where he was soon captured . |
| 30 | I write with regard to your order for the above tape , as I am unable to trace having received a reply to my letter to you of 14 February last . |