Example sentences of "[noun] he had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Though he had no great stock of small talk he had a great store of commonplaces , which could be adapted to any subject .
3 Naturally , he took a great interest in horse-shoeing , and horseshoes seem to have been a main interest in his continental journeys– He had a great fondness for the application of setons , particularly in cases of lameness — a curious lapse for such a humane man .
4 Twice in the first half he had a clear-cut chance to score , but both times opted for the spectacular overhead kick when a safe , sure-footed shot would have sufficed .
5 As a child he had a delicate constitution and started his education at home before he attended the Grammar School from 1786 to 1789 .
6 Before leaving town he had a professional shave , shampoo and trim — not too much off — just the straggle of hair over his collar .
7 From this vantage point he had a panoramic view of the grounds within his field of vision .
8 And this scenario , we 've got a client who started with er , it looks like a hundred and fifty thousand pounds worth of life cover , after five years he had a further need , perhaps erm , a further child or , as I say , er , a lifestyle increase or whatever .
9 For all his simplicity and rough appearance he had a certain grace of figure .
10 Next day he had a better idea , and sent word to Mr Shankar that he would have to go instead .
11 This particular day he had a young fireman called Tom Smith , a big strong lad with a fiery temper .
12 On this particular day he had a subsidiary board meeting at 9am , after which he dealt with phone messages and post .
13 At the same time , by virtue of his experience in the Secondary School sector of education he had a valuable contribution to make in how we can effectively communicate with young secondary school adults as potential members of the Catholic University parish .
14 From the open door of the shed he had a good view of Firelight grazing and she got to know where he was and would come up to the hedge close by and wait for titbits .
15 For at least one of these anecdotes he had a written source ; he was not the first to see the confrontation between Clovis and Alaric in religious terms .
16 As Governor of Harar he had a well-merited reputation for ruthlessness , brutality and avarice , and was hated and feared by his subjects .
17 On that occasion he had a special reason — though an odd one — for his refusal : he was fully occupied with the duty of defence which had been entrusted to him by the king .
18 On the whole he had a poor opinion of human nature , and he felt an angry contempt for politicians .
19 ‘ I told the policeman he had a bonny face , ’ she explained .
20 He had to be able to perform even though already ‘ at this young age he had a realistic approach to his future and with his ‘ banana feet ’ realized that he could not become a danseur noble and that his great interest was in choreography .
21 In many ways he had a great influence on me .
22 By the next morning he had a full report on Dimitri Volkov and his lover , ready for despatch to Peter Müller in Munich .
23 One Sunday morning he had a bad attack during the service .
24 As a young man he had a prophetic revelation that led him to preach a new faith in place of the prevailing polytheism .
25 Yes , he was fascinated by Suedehead and its lurid tale of violence against blacks and homosexuals , but do n't forget that as a kid he had a strong affection for gore and horror in general .
26 Under his bed he had a complete medicine chest , full of stuff given him by a veterinary friend in Palm Beach .
27 From the windows he had a clear view of the Brandenburg Gate .
28 He felt that , with a wife and child to support , he should be paid what he was worth , and he made it clear that he was not prepared to give in when he thought he had a good case .
29 Although he knew Disraeli , from the outset he had a personal antipathy towards him , and the party leaders disliked Hope 's independent attitude .
30 Before the 1987 General Election he had a stand-up row over defence policy with Lord Callaghan , the former Labour Prime Minister , in the House of Commons tea-room , and he has been known to square up to Tories who have enraged him .
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