Example sentences of "he has [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that he has retired from full time teaching , Guisborough-based John Brelstaff is able to devote more of his time to painting and has been able to resume the work left off when he left the Slade in the mid-Fifties . |
| 2 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent representations he has received on low flying ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 3 | He has played on Panamanian nationalism to exploit resentment at US interference in Panamanian affairs and met charge with counter-charge . |
| 4 | As the educated urban elite abandon Mr Collor , following a series of media exposes of his political record , he has relied on continued support from rural voters at rallies of up to 70,000 . |
| 5 | Instead , he has relied on great fitness and stamina to enable him to keep sprinting in at full pace , and speed of arm and perfect balance to capitalize on the momentum ; combined with an unrelenting desire to keep on taking more and more wickets , it has all proved irresistible . |
| 6 | As a demob-happy Member of the House , may I ask the Secretary of State whether he realises the absolute shambles that he has made of Territorial Army recruitment ? |
| 7 | Now he has called on British Rail for a second time to step up safety and end the easy access to the East Coast main line . |
| 8 | PREMIER John Major is so worried this weekend 's EC summit will end in disaster he has called on bitter enemy Francois Mitterrand for help . |
| 9 | He has prepared for civilian life by going on a butcher 's course . |
| 10 | He has struggled on social security to bring up Louis with girlfriend Debbie Blount . |
| 11 | Also I would like to say Joshua Galvin , for all the unsung work he has done in British hairdressing ’ . |
| 12 | Until now he has fitted in spoken word stints between recording and touring commitments with The Rollins Band . |
| 13 | He has acted as scientific adviser on a number of television documentaries including Giant Otter , Beauty and the Beast and Invasion of the Killer Mink , to be screened as part of the new series of Wildlife on One this month . |
| 14 | Eight years have elapsed since Middlesbrough terminated Allison 's last post in League football , since when he has dabbled in non-League management with Fisher , and coached Danes , Swedes and Scots . |
| 15 | Some are very inaccessible and he has to wade through thick mud to get at them . |
| 16 | The subject is under strong social pressure to go along with the hypnotist ; he has agreed in good faith to be hypnotised , after all , and is determined to carry out the hypnotist 's suggestions . |
| 17 | Short though it was and relatively non-technical , it revolutionised the study of language from a scientific point of view ; he has spoken with unrivalled authority on all aspects of grammatical theory . |
| 18 | Once a director able to work his obsessions into powerful narrative films like ‘ Point Blank ’ and ‘ Deliverance ’ , he has drifted towards autobiographical whimsy , with predictable consequences : much of his diary is taken up with the crisis of confidence after the failure of his ‘ Where the Heart Is ’ . |
| 19 | The student often becomes bored with the endless repetition of drills ; he is not necessarily able to transfer the patterns he has practised into creative communication outside a classroom situation ; and he does not necessarily know how and when it is appropriate to use the structures he has practised . |
| 20 | The editor is about to splice two pieces of tape , which he has marked with yellow pencil and cut with a razor blade . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with Overseas Development Ministers of OECD countries on aid matters over the last month . |
| 22 | To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with local education authorities in Wales regarding the provisions affecting Wales in the Education ( Schools ) Bill . |
| 23 | Walsh attributes his excellent form to the first real break he has had from year-round cricket : ‘ Being omitted from the World Cup squad was a blessing in disguise . |
| 24 | He has worked for pharmaceutical company Pfizer , National Bank of Angola and on collaborative projects for the World Bank and is now representing Banco Espirito Santo in Luanda . |
| 25 | He has worked on financial aid programmes in developing countries of Africa and Asia . |
| 26 | But Leonard is not of that cloth ; his nature is obsessive ; what he does , he must do with abandon ; he has to work in total conviction , and dedication . |