Example sentences of "[be] having [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh they 've heard from Gav well she phoned Gavin yesterday apparently and he seems to be having a whale of a time . |
| 2 | You two seem to be having a bit of a difference of opinion . |
| 3 | Sometimes you 'd be having a bit of a lark together and Con would draw himself up and say , ‘ This has gone far enough ’ , or , ‘ Have you considered the implications of this course of action ? ’ |
| 4 | They all seemed to be having a lot of fun , and I envied them , but the thought of jiving in a tight blue skirt and Waaf knickers was quite impossible . |
| 5 | Well there was er the one who had the most important influence in my school life was Albert Edward , do you remember the printers , he was a teacher and he used to teach standard four , that was your last standard in the junior , and he had a big influence on , on me because er he wanted me to go into the printing trade as an apprentice , but I , me leaving school at thirteen and going into full-time work straight away I could n't do , do that but oh there was er , , he was an officer during the war he was in the and there was oh our , our school teacher , we used to call , we used to call him his name was actually Arthur I think , but he was always , he was a little bit addicted to the lit little whisky bottle , he used to keep a little bottle in his desk and he 'd be having a nip of whisky , but he was what was approximated as a sports master now , he used to look after the football team , we used to call him , I suppose his name was Arthur but his name was . |
| 6 | That line of analysis tends to indicate that when one is interpreting s740(3) and the meaning of the expression " relevant income " ( meaning " income which can directly or indirectly be used for providing a benefit for an individual or for enabling a benefit to be provided for him " ) the taxpayer may be having the benefit of a slightly generous interpretation if the Revenue permit , in any year in which income arises , the amount of the relevant income in that year to be reduced by the amount of expenditure incurred in that year . |