Example sentences of "having [vb pp] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 At the same time , only 11 boards ( 8 CSE and 3 GCE ) reported ever having received requests for information from employers .
2 Many commodity markets are institutionally well suited to speculation , having developed facilities for buying crops before they are harvested ( futures markets ) for small down-payments ( margin trading ) .
3 Having painted dogs for four years now , Delia says ‘ it suits my life at present ’ but she also remarks that ‘ change is good .
4 Having dismissed Gloucs for 211 Australia raced to 400 all out by close of play with Matthew Hayden , David Boon , Mark Waugh and Damien Martyn all contributing explosive half centuries .
5 ( establishments having limited access for accompanied wheelchair users ; it may be necessary to walk short distances and negotiate single steps )
6 She was suddenly hungry , being young and having pushed Charlotte for several miles on a cold October afternoon , and longed for a bar of chocolate .
7 Gavin Peacock turned down a move to Ayresome Park to stay on Tyneside and Keegan , having pipped Lawrence for Charlton winger Robert Lee , is close to landing Hignett — who has also attracted West Ham and Manchester City .
8 Another , Tosti , although absent from contemporary documentary sources , appears on a Swedish rune stone as having secured tribute for his followers , while Florence of Worcester , writing c.1100 , says that a force which appeared in 1009 was led by Thorkell , and was almost immediately joined by a second group under Hemming and Eglaf .
9 ICI will be able to stop manufacturing CFCs 11 and 12 in the first quarter of next year , having secured supplies for its remaining customers through a deal with Akzo .
10 The peso traded at $1.00=P22.44 at the end of 1989 , having averaged $1.00=P21.737 for the year against the 1988 average of $1.00=P21.094 .
11 He was grateful to Taheb for having sought work for him through Merymose , and wondered if he had been unduly mistrustful of her .
12 Robinson resigned as leader of the NAR the week after the election , having accepted responsibility for the defeat .
13 Having made requests for proposals , the museum chose DEC for its ‘ global approach ’ to the research project , said Roland Schaer , director of the museum 's cultural service .
14 i ) In the case where a court order has not yet been made , the nature of the cautioner 's interest may be shown as : the former wife of the registered proprietor having made application for a property adjustment order under s24 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 by proceedings in the [ Manchester ] County Court between [ husband ] and [ wife ] bearing number of matter ii ) In the case where the court order in favour of the wife has been made , but the transfer has not yet been executed and lodged in HM Land Registry and no earlier caution has been registered this might be : the registered proprietor [ husband ] has been ordered to transfer all his estate and interest in the property to [ wife ] by an order made in the [ Manchester ] County Court dated in proceedings between [ husband ] and [ wife ] bearing number of matter Unless a caution is registered there is risk ; before lodging the transfer the wife 's solicitor will make a Form 94C search , but such search does not confer priority for the registration of any dealing ( Land Registration ( Official Searches ) Rules 1990 ( SI No 1361 ) , r9 ) .
15 He died in 1753 , in his ninety-third year , having made arrangements for his great collections , valued at £80,000 , to be left to the nation , on the condition that £20,000 be paid to his daughters .
16 Having visited homes for abandoned children in Somalia a couple of years ago , I can well understand concern not only about young children in that country , but about all its people .
17 Philip coached Richard in his schoolwork so efficiently that he was to pass the required certificate with ease despite having missed school for eighteen months .
18 There was a duty of mutual trust between his victims and him , the victims being elderly and he having done work for them over some years .
19 Before grapes are allowed the full AOC status of Champagne , the vines from which they come , whether situated in a virgin vineyard or an old one just replanted , must attain their ‘ third leaf ’ , by which is meant that the plants , having produced foliage for the third time , will be three years old .
20 She left shortly , having surprised Dinah for the first time in her life ; and there were to be more surprises .
21 Are you saying that , in fact , not having had sex for so long is a problem for you ? ’
22 Compared with the 165 males , the 143 female patients had a significantly higher mean random haemoglobin A 1 value despite having had diabetes for fewer years ( females : mean 9.5 years ; males : mean 10.3 years ; p=0.36 ) .
23 For I liked — I was amazed , never yet having had time for or interest in such delights — I liked to be touched by him .
24 " The Shipping Federation proved utterly incapable of helping its clients , and having dictated conditions for over twenty years , in a single day lost all its power " .
25 The church , however , seems to be out of step for , having opposed change for so long by supporting the status quo , it is now demonstrating an element of true radicalism since a minority of its clergy wish to take change beyond capitalism towards socialism .
26 But if , if our fee bids , that have been going in so far , are there or thereabouts and having monitored reports for quite a while , tendencies and yes some are under and some are a bit over but in general they 're not th they 're not that far out .
27 A product of Campion School , Essex , the wing holds the remarkable record of having scored tries for England at Under-18 , colts and Under-21 level .
28 Last season 's champion , Marc Girardelli , having switched skis for a reported half a million pounds , was fourth , Alberto Tomba , Italy 's Olympic sensation , fifth .
29 After studying the report , which reiterated the multitude of reservations expressed over the last few months and went on to accuse architect Dominique Perrault of having sacrificed functionalism for the sake of aesthetics , President Mitterrand accepted Perrault 's design , making only the most cosmetic of changes to appease the powerful lobby against the building .
30 Having allowed time for the full import of this profound conclusion to sink in , the NCO would then inquire : ‘ What are you ? ’
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