Example sentences of "having [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He now sat slumped in his chair , fate having painted a faintly mocking smile on to his clammy skin that spoke of joy at having outwitted his executioner . |
| 2 | Once he and his henchman had been obliged to leave the wrecked apartment on the avenue Foch , he had been filled with apprehension at having to report his failure direct to Teheran . |
| 3 | He showed some nepotistic , or rather patrimonial skill in getting his sons placed in the public service ; his failure to have amassed even a modest competence of wealth may be taken to argue either extreme probity or reckless extravagance , but more likely arose from having over-extended his credit in trying to send supplies to Ireland back in 1642 . |
| 4 | He continued on 13 July having received his son 's initial letter : |
| 5 | Joe went back and advised Dolly that Blackbeard , having received his wallet , had rewarded Archie and asked no questions . |
| 6 | I never complained as I went off to watch West Ham that afternoon , having scoffed his portion of chips . |
| 7 | ‘ Maman , I have an idea , ’ the prince said , having racked his brains for further persuasions and clutching this time at straws . |
| 8 | The white man , as is his habit , acted as though it all came as an immense surprise , and having registered his perturbation at the undamned reservoirs of fury from those previously ‘ unheard ’ , called for reconciliation and mutual forgiveness and understanding . |
| 9 | William Spycer of Dallington might have cherished visions of instant fortune when he leased the site of the projected Panningridge furnace , but they soon faded , and , having assigned his interest to the wealthy Sir Henry Sidney , he carted stone , and lime for the constructors ; if his personal property was limited to the £3 on which he was taxed , he was under capitalised . |
| 10 | Instead , having checked his blood-pressure , she questioned him gently , and said , ‘ How do you feel now ? ’ |
| 11 | Having given his news , he asked Lewis what he was writing . |
| 12 | Both girls quickly turned their faces away , just in case he would want to take revenge on them later for having witnessed his humiliation . |
| 13 | Although Angel One had been trained in kendo , the ancient art of Japanese swordsmanship , as part of his overall mastery of martial arts , he knew from having witnessed his opponent in action , that the man was more skilled than he with the katana . |
| 14 | When Eric Cantona , having completed his first full 90 minutes , embraced Mark Hughes at the end of this significant victory , it was apt that McClair should quietly shuffle down the tunnel . |
| 15 | Having completed his research , it remained for Kaplan to illustrate it with a performance . |
| 16 | Having completed his education , the young scholar then became a that is , a candidate for office . |
| 17 | Er the most interesting case erm , I remember was a chap who erm having completed his course erm joined the R A F and erm he was missing at Dieppe when they had the rather abortive attempt at landing at Dieppe during the war and er , but he was never erm posted as as erm having died and erm it was years afterwards , it was in the nineteen fifties in fact before we could get the Department of Education to agree to the loan being written off because erm obviously he was , by that time he had to be assumed as |
| 18 | He was now leaning back in his chair , having completed his own frugal meal , contemplating her while she polished off the final remains of her own large one . |
| 19 | Having completed his course , he found that there were few vacancies for horticulturists and he is once again on the dole . |
| 20 | having completed his |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm going through quite a quiet patch lately , ’ he said , having drained his third glass of claret . |
| 22 | " 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 . |
| 23 | Goodhart-Rendel writing from the viewpoint of having altered his first plate-glass windowed house , Idsworth ( 1848–52 ) , Hampshire , found his elevations conventional and even perfunctory and in our own time even Howard Colvin found that ‘ not a single building stands out as a masterpiece ’ . |
| 24 | No farm worker welcomes the prospect of having to uproot his family should he , because he is ill , injured at work , made redundant , has achieved retirement or had a row with his boss , cease to be employed on the farm . |
| 25 | If a farmer dies having occupied his agricultural property for a period of at least two years , no inheritance tax is payable . |
| 26 | If Let Us Compare Mytholoqies marks the awakening of his poetic consciousness when the city of Montreal ( and all that was in it , not excluding its female charms ) ‘ began to jump at me , ’ The Spice-Box Of Earth marks the heightening of his Jewish consciousness which he encountered in young adulthood , as a free agent abroad in the world , having to establish his own identity at a time when his own Tradition , and his position in it , began likewise to jump at him . |
| 27 | He may also fall prey to complacency in that , having added his bottle of Preparation W , he then fails to notice ailment Z which requires a quite different treatment . |
| 28 | They had arranged a tenant but been let down , and Signor Fixit had promised to go and sit in their villa , having let his own house . |
| 29 | Ah well , ’ he continued unhappily , having caught his wife 's eye , ‘ least said soonest mended , I dare say . ’ |
| 30 | Having discarded his gun it was awkward having nothing to occupy his hands , and he would feel even more foolish sitting like a dummy just watching a man he was supposed to shoot eating his lunch . |