Example sentences of "[v-ing] [vb pp] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story has it that young de Malleray , a second-lieutenant in the same regiment , having heard the first news but not the sequel , was himself on the way up to the line that evening , and encountered his father 's Colonel . |
| 2 | The Sinfonia continues its policy of including a Scottish work in each of its concerts , having given the first performance the previous evening in Lanark of Nigel Don 's Suite for Cello and Strings . |
| 3 | HAVING completed the first two legs of their Caribbean tour , the South Africans , who arrived here yesterday on what is the least volatile island on their itinerary , feel the political success of their visit is already guaranteed . |
| 4 | Having formed the first phrase and its complement as the first sentence of our theme , we must turn to the problem of what to do in the second sentence . |
| 5 | He later moved to Leicester , having won the first of 25 England caps against Wales in 1974 . |
| 6 | Former Olympic XC skiier , Croasdale is the man in form having won the first two rounds of the British championship breaking course records in the process , and clocking a useful 63–47 for the half marathon in York . |
| 7 | Having won the first trick with Ace of Hearts , the best approach seems to be to play on Spades . |
| 8 | But Morland having won the first round is confident of surviving … |
| 9 | But having collected the first item on Alex Ferguson 's spring shopping list they hope it will prove to be the lever to rid themselves of a 25-year burden . |
| 10 | They reached the turn in level par , having birdied the 5th , where Stewart chipped to four feet , and bogeyed the ninth . |
| 11 | Having attended the first General Commissioners ' hearing on 10 April 1991 , the debtor and his accountant failed to appear at the adjourned hearing on 19 June 1991 . |
| 12 | I offer my congratulations to the workers and management of Yarrow , who have picked themselves up after the bitter disappointment of losing the last order , despite having built the first of class and many of the subsequent ships . |
| 13 | People just jump straight in , do the first bit , erm , having done the first bit , they then think about how they 're gon na fit in the next bit , and you end up with a rambling mess that er , does n't fit together , does n't work together too well . |
| 14 | Despite onerous hours — he starts work at 4am and leaves the office about midnight having scanned the first editions of the next day 's newspapers — he has faith in his product , although he cheerfully admits that it needs tweaked into shape . |
| 15 | Abruptly she turned , determined to leave having had the last word . |
| 16 | ‘ I have to say having watched the first two I did n't want to watch any more , ’ she said . |
| 17 | Having reached the last four of the Tennents Scottish Cup , it is not beyond them to go on to beat Aberdeen or Clydebank at Tynecastle next month and pursue a piece of silverware that has not been seen in the boardroom at Easter Road since the turn of the century . |
| 18 | Having spent the last two years renovating our previously neglected garden , we have needed lots of plants . |
| 19 | Having spent the last decade appearing in television mini-series and narrating Thomas the Tank Engine , Starr has rediscovered his musical roots . |
| 20 | Having spent the last few minutes in preparation for the strain of an interview with Davout , Thiercelin almost visibly relaxed . |
| 21 | Joyce Cormie , Development Officer , Fife , Age Concern Scotland Having spent the last year doing a study on day care in Fife , I have been asked to do this presentation on the implications of day care for planners . |
| 22 | He is in the Ulster Town side for their opening fixture against North Leinster at Newforge , having spent the last five years in Liverpool . |
| 23 | My background is in publicity and public relations having spent the last ten years producing a variety of literature , press releases and editing several in-house magazines for two engineering companies — , a road machinery manufacturer and most recently which manufactures valves , pump and pipe systems for the H&V industry . |
| 24 | Quoting Bertrand Russell 's dictum that if you hold unorthodox opinions in England you will be disregarded at first , persecuted if you persist , but finally canonised if you live long enough , he comments : ‘ having experienced the first two stages , I seem to be approaching the third . ’ |
| 25 | Having despatched the first and second waggoners with their teams , he turned to Ted Barlow , the third waggoner . |
| 26 | IN humility it should probably be mentioned that having overcome the first two rounds of the Darlington and District 5s and 3s knock out , feckless Falchion B have finally succumbed . |
| 27 | Freud refers back to Totem and Taboo , and mentions the band of brothers who gained from co-operation among themselves , having left the first family groups , and achieved what each could not do alone , that is , the overpowering of the father . |
| 28 | Or in North Africa , having left the 11th Field Regiment , he might have sat out the rest of the war in luxury , gaining rank through time and , come the Peace , have been a live major instead of a dead lieutenant . |
| 29 | Many of them were feeling distinctly insecure at having taken the first step out of the closet and they kept the escape route in sight at all times . |
| 30 | The hospital has certainly achieved remarkable developments and was recently congratulated by the Sunday Times on its work in having achieved the second shortest general surgery waiting list . |