Example sentences of "[conj] having " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or having morals — anyhow none give in … |
| 2 | As for the other matter , it sounds like your dog could have earned his scabs by either defending himself , or having an argument with a cat . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's nothing special about being a heavyweight or having an Olympic gold medal in the United States . |
| 4 | Middleclass youths are often ‘ mouths ’ but rarely become gougers because the latter require an element of ‘ pure badness ’ , which from the view of the police tends to exclude the middle classes , for ‘ pure badness ’ derives from being ( or appearing to be ) educationally subnormal , coming from ‘ bad homes ’ , or having a history of crime . |
| 5 | There must have been dozens of dead animals lying around , most of them killed by shrapnel or having wandered into a minefield . |
| 6 | might have been in there to look at someone else , to talk with a club owner or having a drink . |
| 7 | This can be one time when a young writer has to compromise on some immediate ambitions in order to progress on to the next stage of securing a record deal or having artists cover his or her songs . |
| 8 | Admission was only granted to those born in Britain or having an ancestral link stretching back two generations , those who had lived in Britain for five years , and spouses of patrials . |
| 9 | Instead of having to come home from work and worry about wrapping up the Christmas presents , or writing letters to friends , or having a long conversation with someone in the family who needs a bit of support , and fitting all that in after the children have gone to bed and the supper 's been washed up and you really ought to be reading papers for tomorrow 's meeting , I know I have a chunk of time when I can get on with doing all that . |
| 10 | Some policies will also include eventualities like job loss or having to stay home to care for a sick relative . |
| 11 | They will wince at the idea of paying for their children 's school books or having their gallstones removed , but think nothing of spending half a year 's income on a car . |
| 12 | As for chairmen , they do not like having to print millions of copies of their annual reports or having to answer tedious questions at their AGMs from Disgusted of Worthing . |
| 13 | One can indeed imagine a tree without anyone perceiving or having ideas of it , but in imagining it one is oneself having ideas of it . |
| 14 | Seeing that our law refuses to contemplate the possibility of any person either being without a domicile or having more than one domicile , the rules on this subject are not only intricate but highly artificial . |
| 15 | But earning a living or having the money to be able to continue studying is , I know , just one area of concern for your readers . |
| 16 | They swop over from one state ( usually over-eating or having lots of high-sugar , high-fat foods ) to another , quite separate , diet state ( under-eating , with little fat or sugar ) . |
| 17 | However , it is still difficult to imagine the slim person going for a real blow-out , or having dinner , going to the pub , then calling into an Indian Restaurant for a further meal before going home . |
| 18 | Good racehorse trainers recognise this , and try to avoid their horses being beaten or having confrontations with riders . |
| 19 | When her owner tried to get on , she crossed her jaws , and flung herself up on to her hind legs , wild-eyed and distraught ; and no amount of reassurance , leaving the reins completely slack , or having another person hold her made any difference . |
| 20 | It is still so difficult to talk about rape , or having been raped . |
| 21 | Those who observed the Scots without the disadvantages of succumbing to rheumatism or feeling the humiliation of having failed to conquer them — or having been brought up in luxury in France — could see beyond the poverty to these characteristics . |
| 22 | But before you even think about rest you 'll be eager to soak up the special intimate atmosphere of Sunwing — chatting at the bars , tucking into the superb breakfast buffet , eating in the à la carte restaurant or having a pool-side snack , the emphasis is on fun and friendliness . |
| 23 | For example , the three theses apply in the most straightforward way to discourse of people being in authority or having authority over others . |
| 24 | There is no point in having access to information that you can not understand , or having the opportunity to propose policies which you can not formulate . |
| 25 | It 's not worth dying or having a slashed face . ’ |
| 26 | The patient should not stay in bed without a special reason , such as feeling ill or exceptionally fatigued , or having a headache . |
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| 28 | For example , it has shown how those living alone or having higher levels of cognitive impairment cost more in community services than those living with others or having lower levels of cognitive impairment . |
| 29 | For example , it has shown how those living alone or having higher levels of cognitive impairment cost more in community services than those living with others or having lower levels of cognitive impairment . |
| 30 | Far from feeling elated or having adrenaline surging about , I was frightened , shattered , but also bewildered . |