Example sentences of "[conj] having [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is still so difficult to talk about rape , or having been raped . |
| 2 | Those who observed the Scots without the disadvantages of succumbing to rheumatism or feeling the humiliation of having failed to conquer them — or having been brought up in luxury in France — could see beyond the poverty to these characteristics . |
| 3 | has an inertia reel mechanism which is locked as a result of the vehicle being , or having been , on a steep incline ; |
| 4 | She supposed it was the effect of being famous — or having been famous — being wary of your privacy . |
| 5 | This chap with the leg or something who wants to see you said something about being or having been a patient , but not being here as one now , and as he 's loaded with flowers for you and I did n't know how Old Red would take it , I used the sterilizer . ’ |
| 6 | Section 11 of the Act authorises police officers to arrest anyone they suspect of being or having been involved in terrorist activity . |
| 7 | ( a ) Children in need Section 20(1) requires every local authority : to provide accommodation for any child in need within their area who appears to them to require accommodation as a result of : ( a ) there being no person who has parental responsibility for him ; ( b ) his being lost or having been abandoned ; or ( c ) the person who has been caring for him being prevented ( whether or not permanently , and for whatever reason ) from providing him with suitable accommodation or care . |
| 8 | Their dependent variable constituted 105 large companies ( drawn from the 500 largest firms in the US ) which during the period 1968–72 were involved in trade litigation for committing , or having being accused of committing , one or more of the following : price discrimination , tying arrangements , refusal to deal , exclusive dealing , franchise violation , price fixing , foreclosure of entry , reciprocity , allocation of markets , monopoly , conspiracy , and illegal mergers and acquisitions . |
| 9 | It is submitted that in the former case the approach would probably be modified by the basic duty of fidelity to the extent that confidentiality would be lost only if the employer could be said to have shown wilful disregard to the quality of the confidence , rather than having been merely negligent . |
| 10 | Some forty-five years after my visit to Preston I was talking to a business acquaintance who , although having been based in Southampton for many years , had never lost his Lancashire accent . |
| 11 | 20–3–1877 Duncan McLugash , Elder , confessed " that having been led to use a little whisky for relieving asthmatic tightening of the chest , he regrets that he incautiously allowed himself to go to excess , whereby he was overcome by it . " |
| 12 | I decided that it was perhaps because they were n't possessive and had given no other human being the feeling that having been once disgorged he was n't safe and at any moment might find himself gobbled up again and back in the confines of a body not his own . |
| 13 | The history of the whole of the Church shows that having been full to overflowing in times of crisis , in times of war for example . |
| 14 | He also remembered the look of the adjustable spanner , and it seemed to him appropriate that having been knocked down with a spanner his whole body was now apparently being alternately wrenched and tightened . |
| 15 | Almond and Verba found that having been taught about government increases a sense of subjective political competence . |
| 16 | This is a practical guide to real-time programming , the programs provided having been tested and proved . |
| 17 | And having been backed for the classic at long odds before his Newmarket introduction , Cordoba became clear favourite for the 2000 after treating his six opponents like seaside donkeys . |
| 18 | Having devoted much of his career to the personnel function and having been an ardent advocate of participative management , he talks about such problems with an obvious depth of feeling . |
| 19 | She was very young , 18 or 19 , and relatively immature although much more worldly wise than I was because she had lived a much more international sort of life , and having been around the music scene a lot more than I had , she was streetwise at her age to a greater degree than I — there was no question of that . |
| 20 | Eliot 's words : ‘ no longer at home in the old dispensation ’ , they returned home having found and having been found . |
| 21 | Having drawn a blank with the local councils , and having been used instead of helped by nearby ‘ conservationists ’ , Jane now wrote dozens of letters to banks , charities , environmental societies , corporations , official bodies , in search of sponsorship , or even a loan . |
| 22 | Most experts agree Karpov is favourite but at 41 and having been World Champion and failed to regain the title in four matches with Kasparov , his enthusiasm must be waning . |
| 23 | It was the third time Hillman has been sent off in his career and having been suspended for 20 weeks for his last offence , can expect a lengthy suspension for his latest misdemeanour . |
| 24 | It was flat , and having been open for only fifteen years , was not criss-crossed with sewers , gas and water pipes which otherwise would have required costly re-location . |
| 25 | Scott 's appointment was justified by his reputation , and having been chosen as architect of the India Office , he should not lose the Foreign Office . |
| 26 | Newspaper announcement , June 1794 : ‘ The public are most respectfully informed that Mr Edmund Bond ( late a Pupil of the Veterinary College ) has undergone an Examination before the Medical Committee , and the following is a Copy of their Report : These are to certify that Mr Edmund Bond has attended the Veterinary College as a Resident Pupil for Eighteen Months , and having been examined by us , we consider him as qualified to practise the Veterinary Art . |
| 27 | He received his certificate which stated : ‘ These are to Certify that Mr Edmund Bond has attended the Veterinary College as a resident pupil for 18 months and having been examined by us , we consider him as qualified to practise the Veterinary Art ’ . |
| 28 | In spite of his admiration for Baron of Buchlyvie , and having been so keen to purchase it , Kilpatrick sold a half share in the horse to his rival , William Dunlop . |
| 29 | There have also been a number of memorable failures in this country , and having been caught out by one myself , I do n't believe we are too well-placed to criticise the failings of others . |
| 30 | For twenty years she saved up her money for the ‘ round trip ’ , and having been round the world , is now full of memories . |