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 .
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