Example sentences of "have [vb pp] he in [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.

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1	She had written to him while he was in prison but had received no reply , but then she had excused him in her own mind , telling herself he would be free soon , then he would come home to her and make her his bride .
2	We were told that a recurrent illness had made him in his earlier days an abrasive and difficult colleague but when we knew him , the right pill had been found and the former angrily flashing eye and rasping voice of which people spoke had mellowed to a genial twinkle and an infectious chuckle .
3	But for some reason , Tina had adopted him in her rough , kindly way , and for the last few months school life had been bearable .
4	Because Vitor had thanked him in his own language , the waiter took them both to be fellow compatriots and proceeded to chatter away in Portuguese , remarking on the sunny weather , suggesting choices of food and wine , complimenting them on Thomas 's cuteness and good behaviour .
5	He 'd organised this expedition to Westminster to present the Prime Minister with his trusty iceaxe , which had helped him in his arctic endeaveours .
6	He 'd organised this expedition to Westminster to present the Prime Minister with his trusty iceaxe , which had helped him in his arctic endeaveours .
7	His eye had regained its clarity , and his head its proud poise , as in the days when Norbury had accompanied him in his Prussian crusade with the Teutonic knights , long ago .
8	Anyway , she 's seen him in his true colours now , she sniffs , and she 's lost interest in him completely .
9	While is possible that Ryde have signed him in his other capacity as Saviour of the World , the official reason is that regular ‘ keeper Ian Lloyd is having trials with York City .
10	He faces the prospect of retirement with the same level-headed commonsense approach with which he has tackled most of the issues that have confronted him in his long career .

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