Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb -s] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man , wearing just sunglasses to disguise himself , is reaching into a plastic bag where he claims to have a gun and a grenade . |
| 2 | Nick is only a bystander , like the reader , and fairly impartial , although he does have a character of his own and separate events involved in his life , apart from Daisy and Gatsby . |
| 3 | The ultimate source is Sir John Hawkins , who remarks , in what appears to be a personal recollection , that Handel had ‘ a favourite Rucker harpsichord , the keys whereof , by incessant practise , were hollowed like the bowl of a spoon ’ In justice to Hawkins it must be stated that he does have a reputation for being , for his time , a careful scholar , so it is unfortunate that this brief , almost casual remark , should have been embellished with a little fanciful romancing that appears to be added only to enliven his text with some colourful anecdote . |
| 4 | And , checking back , the Sounds review of the time ( in which journalist Rab claims that he 's had a tape since November 1980 ) provided the release with a five star rating , while NME was mildly less enthusiastic , observing that ‘ it 's an odd LP , naturally flawed and imperfect and rather stilted in places but nonetheless a worthy attempt at indisciplinary entertainment . ’ |
| 5 | At one point , Walter tries to convince his wife that he has had a story accepted by BBC Radio . |
| 6 | Almost anybody who is offered an honour of some kind indicates that he has had a period of anxious , nay tortured reflection , but somehow inexorably arrives at the conclusion that duty demands — duty to his family , his wife , his children , his bank manager — that he should accept the honour . |
| 7 | Merson is controlling his diet and craving for fast-food in a bid to lose a few pounds excess weight , but spoke out yesterday to nail the lies that he has had a bust-up with George Graham over the battle of the bulge . |
| 8 | Chris believes that the constant temperatures provided by heaterstats are not good for the fish and he does have a point — where in the world does the water temperature remain stable all year round , both day and night ? |
| 9 | there and Grange , and he 's had a bit to drink , he was n't drunk , but |
| 10 | They are DEVOTED to each other — she 's seeing a toy boy and he 's had a mistress for the last fourteen years |
| 11 | And he 's had a glimpse of hell . |
| 12 | He 's five foot two and a half , he walks with a limp , he plays the piano and he 's had a string of beautiful girlfriends . |
| 13 | His final point about trust is fair enough , it sounds like he has had a gutful of Leeds fans berating him for sticking to his guns . |
| 14 | ‘ If he does have a friend in the Circle , he probably told Vera before he left that he would be spending the nights here . |
| 15 | A fellow whose hip operation and general physical incapacity does n't stop him going off to gaming-houses gets my vote , even if he does have a tendency to gurn on endlessly about obscure dates in the past of no interest to anyone . ’ |
| 16 | Well he ca n't drive now mum cos he 's had a beer . |
| 17 | ‘ But he seems to have a lot of good ideas aimed at taking Forest back to the Premier League and I 'm happy to be part of that . ’ |
| 18 | Erm I asked and she said that his dad sent him off to get it X-rayed and she goes , But he 's had a history with his toe poor blighter . |
| 19 | It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of telephone books . |
| 20 | It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of the telephone books . |
| 21 | But he 's had a lot of space and he 's by and large used it very very well . |
| 22 | because he 's had a spell or two at Stowmarket |
| 23 | Rusty Conway becomes one of Serena 's patients because he has had a spell of extreme absent-mindedness which made him incapable of carrying out his work . |
| 24 | sometimes I mean he 's been out when he 's had a drink , on call , sort of thing |
| 25 | I 'm sorry about Antonio 's behaviour , but he 's always like this when he 's had a couple of drinks . ’ |
| 26 | When he 's had a bath at his flat he 's coming here . ’ |
| 27 | When he 's had a haircut . |
| 28 | He says he will have time enough to relax and carouse when he 's had a smash hit with his first novel . |
| 29 | He enjoys colouring and drawing when he 's had a fit . |
| 30 | Jasper 's sometimes funny when he has had a disappointment . " |