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Example sentences for "having obtained"

  • The next day, having obtained a convenient anchorage, a message was sent by a friendly Malay who came on board at Soo Soo, demanding the restoration of the ship.

  • The Glasgow accordingly was ordered to get under weigh, but the wind having been laid by the cannonade, she was obliged again to anchor, having obtained a rather more favorable position.

  • Having obtained a root of an algebraic or transcendental equation, with a certain degree of approximation, to approximate still farther by the method of Newton.

  • And Sarvabhauma married Sunanda, the daughter of the Kekaya prince, having obtained her by force.

  • Indeed, I was pleased on having obtained Aswatthaman as much as my father had been on obtaining me.

  • And his wife, too, having obtained children, became indignant with him.

  • Having obtained in some way a cake of gamboge, she begged of a washerwoman a piece of indigo, and by combining these two ingredients she could make different shades of yellow, blue, and green.

  • Having obtained permission, they all went forth, and were received with cheers and great delight; they then mounted their horses and fled, in order to kindle wars in many quarters.

  • On the 28th of that month he departed from Edinburgh towards England, having obtained licence to pass to France and Flanders, and to remain for five years, with the intention of accompanying the Duke of Chattelherault.

  • He said this in great exultation, having obtained, as he conceived, a complete triumph over his adversary, and eyed him with appropriate scorn.

  • He arrested the lady, and put her into the hands of his followers, whom he had placed in ambush near the spot; and then, having obtained an order from the authorities to that effect, he made a search in her apartment.

  • And the Lord himself declares 'Having obtained me great-souled men do not come into rebirth, the fleeting abode of misery; for they have reached the highest perfection.

  • A flavour he is indeed; having obtained a flavour this one enjoys bliss' (Taitt.

  • Having obtained this, he separated them by ordering some to Italy, others to Holland, and the rest to the frontiers of Spain and Germany.

  • This modern Ajax, having obtained a separate command, attacked Treves in a most ignorant manner, and was worsted with great loss.

  • To this was replied that, having obtained an indulgence in toto for what was past, he was a proper subject; above all, as he had the protection of the Emperor of the French.

  • I was so surprised, so amazed at having obtained a felicity of which I did not think myself worthy, that my departure must have appeared rather abrupt to her.

  • After spending an hour in examining me, in listening to my principles, he said that he believed me fit to know the real truth, because he saw that I was seeking for it, and that I was not certain of having obtained it so far.

  • I do not give up my position in the Observatory, having obtained leave of absence for the time during which we may be engaged in the exploration.

  • Ebrington did not leave me till past two o'clock in the day, having obtained my permission to return to me early on the same evening.

  • Finally, with the help of his crew he prevented all attempts at massacre, which would have taken place had it not been for his watchfulness, and, having obtained hostages, sent the rebels to their homes.

  • Having obtained permission to go aboard, Tyler at once stepped to the gangway, and was quickly upon the deck.

  • Running below he quickly unearthed a coat from one of the cabins, and, having obtained a bucket and a piece of soap, immersed his face in water.

  • Having obtained horses, two telagas, and Cossack drivers, he started down the valley of the Narym, which opens into that of the Irtisch, and at nightfall entered Great Narym.

  • Having obtained leave of absence from his regiment, the Royal Horse Guards, Major Burnaby rapidly equipped himself for his adventurous journey.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "having obtained" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    boiled salmon; having become; having charge; having died; having discovered; having done; having faith; having fallen; having finished; having given; having heard; having made; having married; having passed; having previously; having returned; having seen; having seven heads and ten horns; having some; having spent; having the; having their; popular sentiment; shall drink; take food; thou shalt