Example sentences of "he have [verb] [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 2 | ‘ He has given himself a hard race , ’ said Josh Gifford , but if he recovers quickly the seven-year-old will go for the H and T Walker Chase at Ascot next weekend . |
| 3 | He has driven himself a long way in a short time ( abandoning , for example , the naïve ) ; he will drive on , and we shall have to see how he uses this hardness , emphasis , energy and comprehensiveness , how much more power he has of development . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
| 5 | It was as if , in not knowing , he 'd paid her a great compliment . |
| 6 | Why could n't he have given her a different choice , one that did n't involve old loyalties ? |
| 7 | Well , he had taught them a swift , certain lesson : that no ten hired lackeys of the Emperor Karl Franz were a match for a single noble son of Bretonnia . |
| 8 | On previous occasions he had given me a Tibetan prayer-wheel and a monastery bell which I still cherish . |
| 9 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
| 10 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 11 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
| 12 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 13 | I rather think that he still lives in and as Marg said coyly to me one year , he had given her a lovely little candle in a special little bowl with , with water |
| 14 | He had lent him a chauffeur-driven car and expensive office equipment during the General Election . |
| 15 | Amused by Mr Baker 's diplomatic skills , I composed a letter to Roald Dahl , and luckily by the end of July he had sent us a sensible letter of resignation . |
| 16 | When he opened it moths flew out and he had to give it a good clean to get rid of the cobwebs and years of dust that had settled inside . |
| 17 | Was it love or simply gratitude because he had offered her a safe haven ? |
| 18 | He had realised as soon as he had employed Michael that he had found himself a kindred spirit . |
| 19 | Which was why it was so intriguing to hear that he had told one or more of the SRU 's top brass that while Peter Wright was still scrummaging like a tight-head prop in that — one would have thought very wisely — he did not attempt any of the seasoned loose-head 's tricks of the trade , he had found him a good , strong and heavy scrummager , difficult to budge . |
| 20 | He had shown what a little flair might do for the army as a whole . |
| 21 | Just been to a friend 's house and he 's given me a nice cup of tea and a little drop of brandy and that I did enjoy it |
| 22 | Bless you , now you see , now straight away I 've asked him a simple question , he 's given me a simple , straightforward answer |
| 23 | He 's given me a free hand to buy horses . |
| 24 | He 's made me a new person ! |
| 25 | Do you know , it 's a most peculiar thing , a number of people who said , erm , one of our really made me laugh , a couple of Friday 's ago , came and said to me , typical , Christ , he 's done you a big favour has n't he ? |
| 26 | ‘ He 's promised me a fabulous dinner , to say nothing of what he calls ‘ a romantic stroll by the sea in the moonlight . ’ |
| 27 | He thinks he 's found us a suitable plane . ’ |
| 28 | It 's his age that is against him , but he 's helped me a great deal since I came into the Irish squad . ’ |