Example sentences of "having several " in BNC.

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1 By the way , I deplore the practice employed by some filling stations of having several premium unleaded pumps on the forecourt but tucking the standard and cheaper fuel , away in a corner .
2 He kept it on the sprayer to avoid having several machines at different fill-up points .
3 A certain Mr Tomlinson was in trouble ‘ having several times played in the upper part of the links with some gentleman who was not a member of the Club and who had on each occasion omitted to pay his green fee ’ ( at this time 2s. 6d . ) .
4 The biggest savings will obviously be made by people who use most water now , either by being wasteful , by having several people in the household , and/or by using appliances like dishwashers .
5 Females benefit from having several male partners because they all help to rear her young .
6 It is seldom that a week passes by without my having several letters on the same theme .
7 Commonly it means at any instant having several partially-executed programs , among which the computer resources have to be shared in such a way that they interact ( if at all ) only in authorized ways .
8 Having several models economized shooting time since a second unit could operate simultaneously .
9 ‘ Self-management ’ of facilities by people who use these facilities either by having several user representatives on the management group or , where possible , by a user-only management group , supported if necessary by a professional administrator
10 Approximately 20 main data files , and 15 subsidiary tiles , are organized as indexed-sequential with most files having several secondary keys .
11 Will not people in Scotland quickly benefit from having several NHS trust hospitals ?
12 During 1992 the Association developed a new four-year Corporate Plan which has eight objectives , each objective having several tasks necessary to achieve the desired results .
13 Having several sons in the trade worked to the general benefit of the family business which could thereby offer a wider range of services .
14 And it would explain your having several months off .
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