Example sentences of "having just [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further material presents itself in 1816 concerning George Benson " a tenant of the copper works at Coniston " having just made a start and promising to pay one-twelfth to her Ladyship . |
| 2 | The pregnant woman , having just made a face at the taste of the spicy chicken wings , just as Belinda had done , was about to take a sip of Greg 's very strong gin and tonic . |
| 3 | Having just given a lot of money back . |
| 4 | Tribe caught them up as they were attacking a pair of two-seaters which were climbing away from the British Line , if there still was one , having just bombed an artillery position . |
| 5 | Here for instance is her rendering of Emma Woodhouse 's thoughts , having just received a most unwelcome proposal of marriage from Mr Elton whom she had supposed to be in love with her protégée , Harriet , as a result of her own matchmaking contrivances : |
| 6 | Rangers , having just survived a lucky escape , launched their first attack . |
| 7 | I am prepared — delighted even — to indulge in a little D-I-Y ( having just built a cabinet and hood for my 36″ × 18″ × 18″ and got the taste for it … ) . |
| 8 | Having just had a row with the acerbic Redwood , Kelly decided to apply for the job as assistant to whoever the new paper appointed as their Belfast representative . |
| 9 | Having just enjoyed a week of Walt Disney World entertainment and corporate culture in Orlando , Florida , this second story no longer seems entirely incredible . |
| 10 | Not , she told herself , that she was used to it , but having just married a man who had to be a millionaire several times over … |
| 11 | Having just purchased a lovely thoroughbred mare , I have been considering various events I could take up . |
| 12 | Having just finished a talk to a class of candidates for the ministry in a major denomination I was ‘ verbally assaulted ’ by the principal of the theological college concerned who picked up on a brief reference I made to Creation and Evolution and proceeded to state in the strongest possible terms that many true Christians believe in the theory of evolution and reject the biblical account of a literal six day creation as recorded in Genesis . |
| 13 | Having just spent a few nights in a major-accident ward , I 'd rather be late than hurry . ’ |