Example sentences of "having a [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Prince of Wales brought laughter from international hoteliers by telling them : ‘ There is nothing like having a good pair of Bristols . ’ |
| 2 | Erm , but we 're having a big party tomorrow night , and we 're having a hundred people in , |
| 3 | Erm , we , we , we really er , like to be in a position of control in any of the acquisitions er , that we make er , where we are associates rather than , than having a hundred percent or a least erm , over fifty . |
| 4 | ‘ He has the advantage this year of having a new £2,500 lightweight hi-tech Cannodale bicycle which will be a great help . ’ |
| 5 | By Summer 1964 the decision had been made to extend Doctor Who 's life by another season , which meant having a new series ready to start screening by the autumn of that year . |
| 6 | But if you can tolerate company , I 'm having a few people , mostly colleagues of Alex from the power station , to dinner on Thursday night . |
| 7 | My brother and I are having a few people in for a drink before lunch on Sunday . |
| 8 | Whereas Provincial can unflinchingly take what will be a brief reversal in its planned , steady reduction of the expense ratio this year as it assimilates the Prudential 's commercial business and the long-term benefits of having a direct sales force for the first time , 190,000 policies to add to its existing 800,000 , and with them premium income of £70m . |
| 9 | The DSS argued that intention did not matter and under legal aid regulations they were entitled to treat Mr Saunders as having a notional £407,000 . |