Example sentences of "but he have [vb pp] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But he had crossed the road — actually crossed the road — to tell her he thought it was the most interesting interview he had ever heard on the Parker Show . |
2 | Schmidt , born in 1918 , had been a Hitler Youth member and a lieutenant in the wartime army , but he had joined the SPD soon after the war and entered the Bundestag as early as 1953 . |
3 | But he had made no phone call . |
4 | Decision : it would have been open to the sentencer to impose a term of detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , S.53(2) , but he had made no reference to the section and it was clear that the sentence was unlawful . |
5 | Ewen Mackay had said he could sleep on his boat , but he had made no move to invite Parsons to share it with him . |
6 | But he had made a mess of it . |
7 | No doubt I ought to have told you it was a trick , but he had made the plan to stop you going to his flat . |
8 | But he had made the gesture : these were people for whom you could safely slaughter a sheep . |
9 | But he had visited a club . |
10 | But he had reached a pitch where he could n't give up . |
11 | Lucille half stood , as if to reveal herself to Sharpe , but he had seen the Duke and , seemingly oblivious of the effect his entrance had caused on the ball 's guests , now strode between the tables to the Duke 's side . |
12 | But he had seen the look on her face . |
13 | The likeness was there , Master Harry 's divination had been marvellously guided ; but he had carved a man , and this , after all , was no more than a boy , not yet grown . |
14 | He went on talking of peace , but he had become a man who had allowed Britain 's major industry to be decimated and embittered . |
15 | But he had received a fax from the Bishop of the Diocese of Europe . |
16 | SHe appreciated Dr Parmedes ' art : it would have been easy to fix the physical changes , but he had possessed the patience and expertise to make those organs as responsive to stimulation as any natural ones . |
17 | Mr Pilkington of the English glass firm had an important meeting in Paris on 15 July 1919 , but he had missed the boat-train and thought he had missed the meeting . |
18 | But he had insisted the invitation was genuine . |
19 | The ones appointed to do the job had never been very good at it , but he had heard a rumour that Horemheb was training a secret corps of police , answering to him alone but set up in the pharaoh 's name and in the interests of national security . |
20 | Wishart had been away but he had heard the stories later , how Alexander had suddenly looked down the hall , dropping his cup and going pale with fright . |
21 | But he had blocked the door . |
22 | As regards the registration document , it was not a case of obtaining consent by a trick ; he had obtained the possession by a trick but he had obtained no consent at all to that possession . |
23 | Edward had not yet covered himself with military glory , but he had revealed a sureness of political judgement which was to stand him in good stead in the greater military endeavours that he embarked upon in 1337 . |
24 | They had met once while on holiday , and not only was Dustin Hoffman a great fan of Sting , but he had written a song which they performed together . |
25 | Ballater had , on that visit , thought the place loathsome — it still was — but he had felt a degree of sympathy with her for wanting to stay . |
26 | Obviously Edwin had not murdered Francis but he had created a situation in which violence was more likely . |
27 | Daak was hanging from the rear platform , legs dangling , but he had embedded the teeth of the chainsword in one of the armour-plated side panels . |
28 | But he had started the engine and he did n't hear me as he inched the vehicle forward in low gear . |
29 | But he had spotted the wreath , hung up in the hall . |
30 | He had rescued her in his own way , he had swept away the bitterness and the hurt , but he had added a hurt of his own too . |