Example sentences of "he have a clear [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He had a clear vision of the kind of Korea he wished to see created , which would be based on the repudiation of Japan and vehement antagonism to communism .
2 Short , playing black , dominated the game throughout , and at the end of the first session of play on Tuesday he had a clear advantage in an endgame with superior pieces and a very strong passed pawn .
3 When he moved into this intriguing 19th-century house , he had a clear idea of how he wanted it to look and decided to design the decor himself .
4 Any witness may refresh his memory from notes or records , with the leave of the court , provided that these were made by him , or made by someone else and read over to him when he had a clear recollection of the facts recorded .
5 He had a clear picture of a sad and lonely man , deeply concerned about his health and dwelling on a future which seemed to promise only a fairly rapid decline into senility .
6 As John Coffin had listened to Jordan 's voice , he had a clear picture of the scene being summoned up so that Phil Jordan must be more of an actor than he had supposed .
7 The party did not pause on their way to the stairs , but he had a clear impression of the room , the high moulded ceiling , the two elegant pedimented doors to right and left , an oil painting of the Laboratory founder on the right-hand wall , the gleaming wood of the reception counter at the rear .
8 From the windows he had a clear view of the Brandenburg Gate .
9 And having found a vantage-point where he had a clear view of the meadows and was himself sheltered , he halted his pony and stood to watch , narrowing his eyes to single out coat-armour , and number the forces in the English party .
10 He had a clear understanding of his social position in Georgian society and his writings show an undue deference to the gentry .
11 He took an interest in it from a scientific point of view and his etchings and aquatints show he had a clear understanding of different types of cloud formation and their associated weather .
12 His attention to detail in gear was meticulous and he had a clear understanding of the needs of hill men and women .
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