Example sentences of "[subord] he has [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 An immensely confident batsman , Gooch is at his most bullish against the West Indians , where he has found great success .
2 An immensely confident batsman , Gooch is at his most bullish against the West Indians , where he has found great success .
3 Although he has seen other children with unexplained itching , each case has been different .
4 Although he has agreed personal terms with Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish and been offered a lucrative four-year contract , Arsenal and Manchester United are also chasing the young star .
5 Sapphire is murdered after consummating her relationship with a White student ; in A Taste of Honey , Jimmy is despatched once he has had sexual relations with Jo , never to be seen again ; in Flame in the Streets Gaby Gomez is badly burned ; in the same film Peter Lincoln manages to escape ‘ punishment ’ , other than a humiliating first encounter with his White fiancèe 's father , Jacko , but then the progression of the narrative is frozen before closure .
6 If the holder 's vehicles suffer prohibitions because of unroadworthiness or overloading , if he has made false statements of intent which have not been fulfilled , if there has been a material change of circumstances relating to the licence holder or if an unnominated operating centre has been used , the LA may also revoke , suspend , curtail or prematurely terminate the licence .
7 Very broadly stated , it is a duty to treat the trespasser with ordinary humanity … the occupier is not at fault if he has done as much as is required of him , if he has taken reasonable steps to deter the trespasser from entering or remaining on the premises , or part of the premises , in which he will encounter a dangerous situation .
8 Yet if he has watched Eastern Europe closely he will have seen that , however the transition begins , be it by round table , coalition government or free election , once Communists give up part of their power they quickly end up losing it all .
9 The board master performs this service on a voluntary basis and the prerequisite of being board master is knowing the fishing thoroughly ; because he has to tell new guests where to go , how to get there , which path to take , which bog to avoid , where not to fall in — so he really must know what he is talking about .
10 The last sentence , however , sets out from the presumption that the testator 's intention is clear , but might be defeated because he has used inadequate words .
11 The purchaser will insist on an asset sale either because he has identified significant liabilities which he can not risk or because he is simply nervous as to the general state of the business and the risk of unforeseen liabilities .
12 The obligation to give discovery of relevant documents is continuing , so that documents which come into existence or a party 's possession after he has made formal discovery must be disclosed to the other side .
13 As Ingram and Redpath note , ‘ Fire out ’ was common usage for ‘ infect with a venereal disease ’ , so the line means that ‘ the poet will not know whether the Friend has slept with the woman until he sees whether he has contracted venereal disease ’ .
14 The system improves your service , keeping a record of the guest 's history so that you can identify where he spent his money last time he stayed ( by analysing his spending pattern ) , which room he stayed in , what his favourite drink is , whether he has to have special foods , and important facts like did he pay , did anything go wrong last time he stayed , and so on
15 When he has inspired sympathetic coverage , the results tend to be not so much an exposition of Gironella 's achievements but belong to that particular branch of literature which uses works of art as a starting point for literary excursus .
16 Although the Commissioners are committed not to be swayed by the national interests of their own countries , it is clear that Sir Leon Brittan , the Competition Commissioner , has come up against stiff opposition from his colleagues when he has investigated anti-competitive behaviour in some of their countries , most recently over his veto of the Franco-Italian takeover of De Havilland in October 1991 .
17 When he has had quiet periods one simply got the feeling that he was having a rest , a feeling reinforced by his ability to produce a big innings apparently at will , especially on the grand occasion or when his team is struggling .
18 I am in no doubt about the hon. Gentleman 's views as he has tabled parliamentary questions on the matter , he took part in the debate on the regulations on 1 May , he spoke in the Scottish Grand Committee on 9 July and he submitted his views in the consultation process .
19 ( 4 ) An applicant shall not be treated as having failed to comply with subsection ( 2 ) ( b ) above if the notice is , without any fault or intention of his , removed , obscured or defaced before the first day of the meeting of the board at which the application is to be considered , so long as he has taken reasonable steps for its protection and , if need be , replacement .
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