Example sentences of "having [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mortally wounded killer was alternatively pleading and threatening now , his insanity having paradoxically deserted him , in circumstances which would have driven others to the brink of madness . |
| 2 | The majority of the ‘ halls ’ can be divided into two on the basis of their floor area , one group of settlements having mostly large buildings , the other smaller , which may reflect the status of the settlements ( Figure 2.7 ) ( James , Marshall and Millett 1984 ) . |
| 3 | Pakistan , Iran , India and the Gulf states having mostly refused military bases to the superpowers could in his view credibly affirm their opposition to the permanent presence of Soviet troops in Afghanistan and endorse the objective of returning Afghanistan to a non-aligned status . |
| 4 | The brake problems had been caused by the front wheel bearings having mostly ceased to exist , sending the whole brake assembly in and out of alignment . |
| 5 | Having rarely seen a doctor before , he needed one three times in a week . |
| 6 | Once again , the Saturday 's play was washed out , but on Monday morning five wickets were down for 100 and , with Lloyd having badly pulled a hamstring while fielding , the follow-on definitely loomed . |
| 7 | Having badly underestimated his victim 's popularity , he had fled with his family to Makassar and boarded a large inter-island ship for Java . |
| 8 | Having secretly decided during his childhood to be a doctor , he had to give the idea up due to his deafness and decided to take up a farming career , enrolling at the Elsenberg Agricultural College , 30 miles from Cape Town . |
| 9 | I reach that conclusion , I hope , having properly considered the pros and cons of the situation ; the fact that he has this particular advantage as a police officer in marshalling evidence ; considering the issues . |
| 10 | I reach that conclusion , I hope , having properly considered the pros and cons of the situation : the fact that he has this particular advantage as a police officer in marshalling evidence ; considering the issues . |
| 11 | The celebration of Artai 's Khanate having properly commenced , the common people were anxious to come close to the path of their newly enthroned lord through their city . |
| 12 | The Chancellor yesterday very kindly did not put V A T on books and periodicals but had he done so that would have the effect of taking more than one hundred thousand pounds out of our accounts in the current year without us being able to do anything about it and it does seem to me that we should be considering asking the members in general meeting to pass to the Council of the Association the right to set and increase subscriptions and having properly advised the members thereof to fix the effective date of such increases , otherwise we are very badly placed to respond to short-term problems . |
| 13 | The critical success factor for matching opportunities and core competences is one of having widely shared information within the firm . |
| 14 | First the courts treated persons as equals , but Indians viewed people as having widely different inherent worths . |
| 15 | The Namoi having widely overflowed its banks , rolled along with impetuous fury , sweeping away the huts of the stock-keepers in its course , tearing up trees , and hurrying affrighted men and flocks to destruction . |
| 16 | Having avidly watched the US Open and then The Open on BBC , I was again disappointed to see what little imagination went into the BBC production when compared to the rival production from America . |
| 17 | Caution in such activity is strongly urged as it can be very irresponsible to divert or alter energy flows without knowing what effect you may be having somewhere else . |
| 18 | Their stories were n't ones of passive pain , but tales of active resistance — having somewhere to run to , they 'd got a grip of their own lives . |
| 19 | Perhaps you could go and fight in one of those wars they 're always having somewhere and lose yourself in the din of battle . |
| 20 | RAY COVENTRY has retired from P&O Cruises ( UK ) after 14 years ' service having most recently held the position of Equipment and Stores Supervisor in the Hotel Services Department . |
| 21 | It 's difficult to say who is having most fun , but there 's plenty to grab the attention . |
| 22 | As a single woman living with her uncle , the negligent landlord Mr Brooke , Dorothea has good reason to concern herself with cottages , although she intends them for the estate of the obliging Sir James , having presumably abandoned her uncle as a hopeless case . |
| 23 | In such cases , some adjustment should be made for the individual wishing to complete a set , rather than having wholly to duplicate it . |
| 24 | ‘ Having since been taken to see the poor man 's body , in the mortuary , I am certain that I did . ’ |
| 25 | Their last , eponymously-titled record pointed the way , but having since roped in REM 's Peter Buck to handle production chores , this Minneapolis five-piece are a far more consistent proposition — albeit one still inclined to take five and freak out . |
| 26 | With so many of the competitors and spectators at Ferndown who purchased these designs having since had enquiry after enquiry as to where they came from , herewith the address : David Boccara , 87 Avenue Niel , 75017 , Paris . |
| 27 | Their last , eponymously-titled record pointed the way , but having since roped in REM 's Peter Buck to handle production chores , this Minneapolis five-piece are a far more consistent proposition — albeit one still inclined to take five and freak out . |
| 28 | Natural Justice — Opportunity to meet charge — Right to be heard — Company carrying on investment business as appointed representative of insurers — Lautro as self-regulating organisation investigating company 's affairs — Lautro issuing notice prohibiting acceptance by insurers of business from company until investigation completed — Whether company having right to be heard before issue of notice — Financial Services Act 1986 ( c. 60 ) , ss. 8 , 44(2) |
| 29 | His dilemma lay ‘ in always having rather less than you need by the standards to which you are brought up ’ . |
| 30 | They can also change character : during development cells change from having rather unspecialized characters to mature cells with very specific functions . |