Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] have [verb] he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she knew her hesitation had given him a lead . |
| 2 | Lieutenant Stapleton had managed to recognize Louise without too much trouble , though her appearance had given him a bit of a surprise . |
| 3 | He was their only guest and of course her father had given him the ‘ big room ’ — used by the landlord himself in the winter . |
| 4 | Louise at the height of their row had called him a shit . |
| 5 | Ted was having trouble picking out a shirt ; his sister had given him a couple of new ones last Christmas , but this was the first time that he 'd really had to study them with regard to presentability . |
| 6 | His Mum had left him a note on the kitchen table . |
| 7 | His clemency had earned him the regard of the West and would , surely , last until Twelfth Night . |
| 8 | Bert 's public-spirited efforts have n't gone unnoticed either — his fastidiousness has won him a thank-you scroll from the Keep Britain Tidy group . |
| 9 | And Reynolds said that the fight to clear his name had made him a stronger person . |
| 10 | His father had given him a plentiful supply of money and there was considerable justification for the war . |
| 11 | Kit was a lessee of the Lord Clovelly 's company , his daughter had brought him a dower of part shares in its wealth , as a reward for a feat of arms unrivalled in the territory . |
| 12 | When tonight those Tory MPs have all voted for the Prime Minister 's motion — for different and often conflicting reasons — the Prime Minister will claim that his motion has given him a mandate for Maastricht , when he stands for nothing at all . |
| 13 | Barry had told them at school that his Dad had bought him a tarantula . |
| 14 | He longed to see the majestic height of a nobleman 's banquet hall and to eat swan stuffed with capons and quail as his mother had told him the gentry did . |
| 15 | and he said do you do any running and he said no , but he said his son 's bought him a mountain bike , so he |
| 16 | His family have bought him a new hi-fi for Christmas . |