Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of having " in BNC.
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| 1 | And oh , we loved the intimacy of having them so close , close enough that when I rode my bicycle for ‘ Committee ’ through the ‘ vomitarium ’ separating one wedge of audience from the next I was able to steady myself by grasping the leg of a gentleman who had stretched it over the side . |
| 2 | Although the numbers have fallen in the last decade , a high proportion of the world 's children do not even have the opportunity of having protection from some of the major childhood killers , diseases for which vaccines are available — measles for example is a major cause of childhood mortality . |
| 3 | Then the opportunity of having an unexpected extra curate was presented to them by George Carey , then Bishop of Bath and Wells , in late July and a new leader moved with his family into the Carters ' house at the end of September . |
| 4 | And we did not want to miss the opportunity of having such a wonderful day , complete with the white wedding car . |
| 5 | so had the opportunity of having a chat with her . |
| 6 | and doing that you 're paying for the opportunity of having erm other services |
| 7 | Mr Gray said the defendants accused the peer of having disobeyed an order issued by the Allied Forces HQ on 17 May 1945 known as the ‘ Distone ’ order . |
| 8 | All editors live between the Scylla of having insufficient papers in the system to allow efficient publication and the Charybdis of taking too long to publish . |
| 9 | For most of the eighties this post was held by Robin Catford — of whom more later — who had the privilege of having the tenancy of the best room in Number 10 . |
| 10 | ‘ Someone must pay for the Privilege of having me spend valuable time in directing the operations of bone-headed policemen like you ! |
| 11 | There was a reason why they had foregone the privilege of having a singing canary in the dock . |
| 12 | You have the privilege of having found a lovely woman , privileged and — you know this better than I do unique . |
| 13 | The merchants of Laon , irritated by servile taxes , offered a large sum of money to the ‘ the clerks , the archdeacons , and the nobles ’ of the town for the privilege of having a commune — a sworn association for self-protection . |
| 14 | In this atmosphere one assumes that consultants who fail to educate preregistration house officers will lose the privilege of having such a colleague . |
| 15 | We think that would be a fair way of of erm managing the fund and avoiding the case of having tame tame trustees who do what they employer tells them . |
| 16 | To borrow a phrase from a biography of Van Gogh , the writer had had the advantage of having the artist as a coauthor . |
| 17 | The advantage of having trekked with a World Challenge Expedition is that another time she will know how things ought to be planned . |
| 18 | As the incumbent leader , Mrs Thatcher possessed the advantage of having the support of the party machine . |
| 19 | Canada also has the advantage of having the highest proportion of hydro-electric power of any major industrialised nation . |
| 20 | I had the advantage of having been in the Civil Service in the war and [ was ] even offered establishment in the Treasury as a permanent thing . |
| 21 | Anyone who has given online demonstrations and experienced systems breakdown , will appreciate the advantage of having alternative ready prepared demonstration material ! |
| 22 | Marie-Claire Alain makes a wonderful sound on the organ of the Vienna Konzerthaus , and at least this disc has the advantage of having been made withe the organ and orchestra in the same building . |
| 23 | That will give back EC governments some autonomy over interest and exchange rates , while enjoying the advantage of having some framework to resist the vagaries of international financial flows . |
| 24 | ‘ The advantage of having your own premastering system is that it 's much cheaper and easier to correct mistakes at the early stage , ’ explains Mr Wakeley . |
| 25 | He has the advantage of having devised a series of self-contained but effectively linked novels , full of properly casual back-references , in which he can show his hero changing with circumstances from the exuberance of a young lieutenant , to whom personal courage , seamanlike skills and informed opportunism have brought reputation and wealth , to a middle-aged man still exuberant but oppressed with financial cares and by the continual malice of personal enemies . |
| 26 | Settlement on time , with the right monies , is another area in which licensed dealers let down the clients , but retain the advantage of having the use of the clients ' money . |
| 27 | They also have the advantage of having a great many permutations and combinations and this will cut the number of correct entries to a minimum , thus making final judging much easier . |
| 28 | I have not , of course , had the advantage of having the plaintiffs ' claim explained to me by their own counsel . |
| 29 | Here you can see the advantage of having a neat hand and a tidy way of setting out your work . |
| 30 | As 91.4 per cent of records will be located in their home buckets , the advantage of having relatively few synonyms outweighs the disadvantage of there being some long chains . |