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 |