Example sentences of "and having [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel having made his views clear by letter and having gained the support of the National Association of Water Power Users , no summons was issued . |
| 2 | Thus provided with capital and having gained almost a decade of experience in the iron industry , he resolved to set up a similar ironworks with the assistance of his two elder sons , John and Archibald . |
| 3 | Paul tells the Ephesians that having heard the word of truth and having believed the good news of salvation , they are ‘ in Christ ’ and have been sealed with the Holy Spirit who was promised long ago ( 1:13 , cf. 2 Cor. 2:21 ) . |
| 4 | But if that were the explanation , it would imply that the movement was only willing to act in the general interest when the Labour Party formed an assured Government , and having decided that its defeat was impending , abandoned any sense of responsibility save for the unions ' immediate , sectional interests . |
| 5 | We further agreed that we would make no promises and twist no arms , and having decided on this general strategy , my friends urged me to leave the campaign to them . |
| 6 | For several years he has been a helper , and having decided to return to Birmingham where he had a distinguished career as a teacher of English , he resolved to give us the greater part of the library , collected over many years by himself and his late wife . |
| 7 | Curiosity got the better of Yanto however , and having vaulted the fence , he made his way over the one hundred and fifty yards of re-claimed field that separated the pub from the riverbank . |
| 8 | Perhaps she should have had a brother or sister for Tina , though being well into her forties by then and having waited twelve years for Tina to come along made that impossible . |
| 9 | The vacancy was filled first by the Rev. H. Cottam , Rector of St. Mary 's , Crumpsall , who knew the school well , having been one of the Annual Examiners and having stood in during a previous illness , of Hamilton 's in 1875 . |
| 10 | She made a very positive effort to be the right kind of person to be around — in other words , she was not a liability , she was an asset , an extremely good cook and a very good organiser , and having discovered that we both went to the same school in Switzerland where French was the main language taught , we would enjoy talking to each other in French , much to the annoyance of David who could n't understand the language . ’ |
| 11 | I decided that in my present state I could n't face Moscow , and having discovered about the hot , spring baths of Budapest and the chess players who stand in water at 76 degrees Celsius , leisurely moving the pieces , decided that it was the place for me . |
| 12 | On seventeenth of August nineteen sixty seven object of defeating the option and having discovered through the result of his solicitors that the option had not been registered , sold and been paid the farm five hundred pounds and after the sale by registering the option under the land chartered act and on the sixth of October nineteen sixty seventeen could have exercised the option and neither or his wife complied with the notice and on March twenty eighth nineteen sixty eight wife died and on the twenty seventh of January nineteen seventy commenced proceedings against his father against his mother 's executors the declaration of the option was . |
| 13 | And having saved John Smith 's skin at the Labour party Conference , with his rumbustious performance in the one member , one vote debate , Mr Prescot knew he was in a position to call in his debts . |
| 14 | Perhaps he had believed he was to go with the main reconnaissance party , and having written his last letter did not like to write to me again to cause me what he thought would be further confusion and anxiety . |
| 15 | General Hawley had only reached Edinburgh on 6 January , and having built up his strength , wrote optimistically of ‘ driving the rascally scum out of Stirling ’ . |
| 16 | Having known him in this country and having travelled around Israel with him , I know that he is tough and resilient . |
| 17 | " I 'll think o n't , " he said , and having drained his tankard again , pushed his chair back , tossed a few pence to Marion , and elbowed his way to the door . |
| 18 | And having prepared the Tory Party to lose under Mr Major , will his victory now assume the misleading proportions of a sensational personal triumph ? |
| 19 | Having reasserted the need for a national framework and having listed a set of general educational aims , the ministers set out ‘ the approach to the curriculum which they consider should now be followed in the years ahead ’ . |
| 20 | The Escort has been one of Britain 's top-sellers for many years and having tested various examples of the latest in the range I have to give a curate 's egg verdict . |
| 21 | ii Example of a resident 's day 8 — 10.30 am Rise when awake assisted to dress/with personal hygiene assisted with breakfast 11– 12 noon group activities newspaper groups music/movement plan afternoon outings etc 12.00 — 12.30 Set tables for dinner 12.30 — 1.30 Lunch/assist with dishes 1.30– 2.00 Quiet period — neighbours 2.00– 3.15 Small group activities outings using mini bus Hairdressing games/quiz walks 3.15– 4.45 tea and relaxation 4.45– 6.00 set tables , Supper and dishwashing 6.00– 7.00 news/informal period 7.00– 9.00 Structured evenings can include : singsong videos bingo outside entertainers come in Drinks served at 8 pm Summary In all these activities we attempt to restore some choices to our residents , and having assessed each one individually before and after admission to the home , we can tailor each programme/activity to the individual strengths of our residents . |
| 22 | And having asked the question it now occurred to him that with this woman 's shrewd , sharp eyes upon him , he may be unable to bear the answer . |
| 23 | After letters to and from Ministers , and having asked parliamentary questions , we estimate that , if Scotland yields 8.3 per cent . |
| 24 | David had moved from The King Bees to The Manish Boys and released a single , ‘ I Pity The Fool ’ , and having supported Gerry and the Pacemakers , The Kinks and Gene Pitney on tour , joined up with a group called The Lower Third , consisting of Graham Rivens , Phil Lancaster and Denis Taylor . |
| 25 | Only in the republics of Central Asia and in Azerbaijan did communist parties , having changed their names to ‘ socialist ’ or ‘ national-democratic ’ parties and having supported the independence and sovereignty of their republics , retain their positions . |
| 26 | ‘ Twice a week throughout more than one winter , he rose at five in the morning , and having saddled his pony himself , left the Abbey punctually as the clock struck six in order to attend Dr. Witt 's clinical lecture at seven , in the Bedford Infirmary ’ . |
| 27 | And having noticed that there is nothing whatever in this ‘ I think , therefore I am ’ which assures me that I say the truth , other than that I see very clearly [ je vois très clairement ] that to think it is necessary to be , I judged that I could take it as a general rule that the things which we conceive very clearly and very distinctly [ que nous concevons fort clairement et fort distinctement ] are all true … |
| 28 | And having smoked the odd joint I do n't really feel |
| 29 | Once through the narrows , and having explored and discounted tempting-looking passages that turned out to go nowhere — Bahia Inútil : one can almost sense Magellan growling with irritation as he named this immense body of water useless — the Captain-General entered the narrow waterway that would eventually take him into the neighbour-ocean . |
| 30 | Towards evening he felt a little better , and having declined luncheon groped his way down for supper ; the stairs were unlit . |