Example sentences of "having [vb pp] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having received its second reading , the Bill went to Committee where many amendments were tabled , such as the raising or lowering of the age of consent , but few were accepted . |
| 2 | Now , having developed her own photo-montage technique is winning fame both in her native Australia and elsewhere . |
| 3 | David Giles gained a deserved reputation among Palace fans after playing three superb games for Swansea City against us in the FA Cup 3rd round in January 1980 but , having joined us eighteen months later , he lacked the sparkle that had been so evident then . |
| 4 | Indeed , it is the kind of statement which will provoke a cynical shrug of the shoulders from most business commentators , having heard it all too many times before . |
| 5 | Yet , when the time comes for a hermit crab to change shell , having outgrown its present one , it can accomplish the change over in just a few seconds . |
| 6 | Instead of going home to forget he took BR to court , having given them ample opportunity to avoid proceedings , and won . |
| 7 | Both writers and readers are affected by generally accepted ideas , without necessarily having given them independent thought . |
| 8 | He shook his head , grunted , placed his oil-grained hands on the back of the carver , lowered his head , then , having given us all one look from under his tufted brows , closed his eyes . |
| 9 | Having given us that excellent news , can my hon. Friend confirm that the commitment to spend £2.5 million on the start of phase 2 of the Whipps Cross hospital development will continue under the new trust arrangements ? |
| 10 | She lingered , wondering just how he felt now , having given it all up . |
| 11 | LOUISE STUART faces her first serious test of the summer track season in the Northern Championships at Blackpool this weekend having completed her final exams at Newcastle Polytechnic yesterday . |
| 12 | When Eric Cantona , having completed his first full 90 minutes , embraced Mark Hughes at the end of this significant victory , it was apt that McClair should quietly shuffle down the tunnel . |
| 13 | He was now leaning back in his chair , having completed his own frugal meal , contemplating her while she polished off the final remains of her own large one . |
| 14 | Having completed your downwind leg , you now make another turn to bring the model back into wind . |
| 15 | She knew this hedge well , having jumped it both ways innumerable times . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm going through quite a quiet patch lately , ’ he said , having drained his third glass of claret . |
| 17 | Goodhart-Rendel writing from the viewpoint of having altered his first plate-glass windowed house , Idsworth ( 1848–52 ) , Hampshire , found his elevations conventional and even perfunctory and in our own time even Howard Colvin found that ‘ not a single building stands out as a masterpiece ’ . |
| 18 | Having enjoyed their own childhood and experienced their parents ' delight in them , they want to repeat the good experience from the position of parent , and have few fears about this . |
| 19 | Having , having booked it that morning |
| 20 | I felt ashamed for having loathed my own life for so long . |
| 21 | If a farmer dies having occupied his agricultural property for a period of at least two years , no inheritance tax is payable . |
| 22 | They had arranged a tenant but been let down , and Signor Fixit had promised to go and sit in their villa , having let his own house . |
| 23 | In a minute , they climbed into the big bed , Jessica having discarded her blue shirt , and cuddled to each other . |
| 24 | Gwendolen was bright red , having forgotten his unfortunate presence . |
| 25 | Having interviewed my fair share of criminals and oddballs , ranging from murderers to men with silver foil round their heads claiming protection from the moon 's beams , I thought I had a well-developed instinct for sensing a nutter when I met one . |
| 26 | The ghost , having regained its upright position , called the dog by a click of his tongue and the intruders retreated into the coal cellar . |
| 27 | Having considered its two most prominent sections — the beginning and the end — we turn now to the structure of the rest — the " body " — of the essay . |
| 28 | Form is no indicator , Arbroath having won their Second Division match with East Fife at Bayview this season before losing on their own ground to the Fifers . |
| 29 | Such is the mood of pessimism here it is hard to find anyone who believes the All Blacks , having won their seven matches in Wales , will face any significant threat during the next fortnight . |
| 30 | St Helens went into the game having won their previous nine matches . |