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Discover LudwigThe phrase "having down" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It is a present participle phrase that can be used to describe an ongoing action or state that is happening at the same time as the main clause of the sentence. An example sentence using "having down" could be: "She struggled with the assignment, having down her notes and rewriting them multiple times before submitting it." In this sentence, "having down" indicates that the action of taking notes was happening at the same time as the main action of struggling with the assignment.
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"Some kids thrive on that kind of schedule, but my own child is very sensitive about not having down time".
The screen revealed that the pregnancy was in the abnormal range: Her baby's chances of having Down syndrome were 1 in 191.
She talks in vague terms of having "down days", and only acknowledges a paralysis of overwhelmingly bleak despair when I probe gently for details.
Maybe having Down syndrome is not strictly comparable to being an academy-trained sculptor who is blind; yet they both entail living with major impairments, so don't they require similar protections?
However, the couple is informed the boy has a 98% chance of having Down syndrome; later, after six months of pregnancy, they further discover he has congenital heart issues.
It is not normally recommended for women under 35, but her doctor had urged her to have it because a blood test called the "triple screen" had indicated that the fetus had a high risk of having Down syndrome.
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And never having down-time also puts extra pressure on corporate IT departments, believes SolarWinds, an IT management software company.
College students are usually pretty stressed with classes and exams, but relaxing and having down-time is essential to staying healthy.
The SH rats demonstrated the highest total number of genes changed after LA exposure (SH > WKY > SHHF), with more genes having down-regulated compared with the WKY and SHHF rats.
Her daughter has Down's.
Even her virtual presence has down moments.
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