Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] having do " in BNC.

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1 Within two years of starting my apprenticeship I was having to do roughly a man 's work , but my wages were only half a crown a week .
2 You told me she was having done .
3 Mrs. Mounce kicked off her beaded moccasins , curled up in the armchair with her cup of tea , and began to tell Tessa about her hubby and his job , about Dotty and the work they were having done in the house , and about their friends .
4 I was one of the lucky ones because they were having done that the others in fact left it until later and in fact they took , they , they called up for time .
5 ‘ There were times when things were a bit tense because they were having to do so much for themselves .
6 And erm , I always felt sorry for the people working in Inland Revenue because er , they were , they were having to do it all the time
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