Example sentences of "[conj] having " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although Granville probably realized the damaging implications of the fact that the Government had asked for the office designs without owning or having authority to acquire the land for them , he then went on to say that with the block plan , Parliament could choose : |
| 32 | Students away from the university , say on a sandwich course or having a year abroad , might or might not be included in lists one used . |
| 33 | The rewards could be quick and simple such as reading the newspaper for five minutes , or having a quick chat on the phone with a friend . |
| 34 | People often prefer the excitement of ‘ playing things by ear ’ or having a very vague open-ended objective to the discipline of pinpointing a precise objective . |
| 35 | I considered I had had a sheltered upbringing — perhaps ‘ genteel ’ is nearer the mark — but she came from the world of country weekends , day and night nurseries , nannies , and never having to worry about where next week 's housekeeping money was coming from , or having to do the washing up . |
| 36 | The orthodox view was that the megalith builders were just savages quite incapable of surveying or having any finer thoughts than grubbing for food and feuding with other tribes . |
| 37 | The myths that link smoking with glamour , with being adult or having sex appeal need to be firmly exploded . |
| 38 | ‘ That might involve talking to pupils about the history of shopping , lecturing them on the siting of a supermarket or having an environmental open day in a store , ’ education manager Lesley Shanahan says . |
| 39 | But a return to traditional farming does not mean wearing smocks again or having only three little pigs . |
| 40 | If the birth-rate is rising , we can discover whether this is due to women bearing more children or having them younger , so that the generations succeed one another more rapidly . |
| 41 | That first walk was open to those living or having businesses within six miles of Bradford , but in 1906 the walk was opened to all amateurs in the country and was considered to be the unofficial championship of England . |
| 42 | The fines , donations of money , packets of crisps , biscuits and home-made cakes , were imposed for ludicrous offences : not having clipped the hedge , or having clipped the hedge ; leaving a gate open ; having , or not having , curtains across the windows . |
| 43 | The form allows applicants to state their choice between going to the local office of the department for interview , or having one of their officers call on them at home . |
| 44 | Where drug actions are known , they have been found to exert an effect on the body 's metabolic processes — that is , our inner chemical workings — inhibiting or stimulating enzyme function or having an effect on their control mechanisms . |
| 45 | If you 're after a touch of colour , ‘ false ’ curtains , which do n't draw but hang for decoration only , are one possibility — although you will also need to ventilate the room , opening the window slightly when showering or having a bath . |
| 46 | People who are scared of getting cancer , or being involved in a car crash , or having a handicapped child , should be wary ; their fears and imagining are a magnet for such an event . |
| 47 | ( For example , if you dream of having a novel published , remember yourself scribbling away as an adolescent , or having a poem published in the school magazine , or simply reading novels . |
| 48 | Even when we go through welcome transitions — such as getting married , moving house or having a baby — we need to mourn our former life . |
| 49 | Everyday concerns such as urinating , taking a shower or having a routine medical examination become nightmares of concealment , lest someone spot his giveaway lack in the foreskin department . |
| 50 | Like pulling the sleeves of a jacket up to the elbow or having their hands in their jacket pockets . |
| 51 | I shall be doing something self-serving and enjoyable such as chucking stones in my back yard , or having my teeth pulled . |
| 52 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 53 | This has resulted in some members leaving these areas of practice , or having to face higher costs , or coping with an intrusion into their affairs that they resent . |
| 54 | The acquisition of grave-clothes did not need to wait until death , and many a young bride-to-be , especially in the more remote country areas , included such items in their trousseaus , either buying them ready-made from one of the known outlets , or having them made by a local seamstress , or producing them herself . |
| 55 | Try to do some things such as taking a shower or having a snack , that will make you feel warm and comfortable and relaxed . |
| 56 | Though eclipsed or subdued to some extent during the military period of 1966 to 1979 , it has flourished again since , with each of the five political parties owning , or having an influence over , newspapers and radio stations . |
| 57 | More passive , less constructive activity with little or no end result , will have been the norm , like watching television or having a pint at the local pub . |
| 58 | has an inertia reel mechanism which is locked as a result of the vehicle being , or having been , on a steep incline ; |
| 59 | Everyone was given equal space and care was given to those of us who found it more difficult because of being deaf or having a speech difficulty . |
| 60 | On the return from Venice you will again fly ( or coach ) , or having enjoyed three extra nights in a superb hotel in Venice , you will return on the world-famous and exclusively chartered Orient Express train . |