Example sentences of "but he have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But he had made a mess of it . |
2 | But he had visited a club . |
3 | But he had reached a pitch where he could n't give up . |
4 | The land used to belong to Lord Linkhaven , up at the Hall ; to the present lord 's great-grandfer , I should say , but he had to sell a bit here and there — and that 's how the two villages came . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | He went on talking of peace , but he had become a man who had allowed Britain 's major industry to be decimated and embittered . |
7 | But he had received a fax from the Bishop of the Diocese of Europe . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | Obviously Edwin had not murdered Francis but he had created a situation in which violence was more likely . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | But he had married a greengrocer — a much younger woman — and ‘ retired early ’ partly to help her : ‘ he worked a lot in the house . |
15 | Korda died in 1956 , but he had sold a series of his films to ABC and , following the presale of London Films ' version of Richard III ( 1955 ) to a US network , had announced plans to develop films for pay-TV . |
16 | She 'd only been in Dane 's company for a matter of days , but he 'd left a mark on her , a mark it could prove impossible to erase . |
17 | Turner was suspicious of the other man , as he quite rightly should have been ; but he 'd had a whiff of something he especially did n't like , which considering who and what Ray Doyle was , was an amazing mistake to make . |
18 | The ANC has worthy successors to him , but he has become a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle . |
19 | It 's a debate Howe understandably does does not want to enter into but he has noticed a similarity between the current team and the Arsenal side he coached to the Double 21 years ago — coincidentally , the same season the Blues won their last major honour , the Cup Winners ' Cup . |
20 | But he has received a letter withdrawing the invite to take part in the discussion , which will feature Tory Michael Fallon , Labour 's Alan Milburn and Liberal Democrat Peter Bergg . |
21 | Dexter has a lot of problems but he has improved a lot since being here . |
22 | Corcoran went over on his ankle on Saturday and was quite lame on Sunday but he has improved a lot overnight . ’ |
23 | No but he has got a bit of an accent . |
24 | Gedge is often regarded as candid , but he has designed a style of lyric-writing that effectively camouflages his true self . |
25 | But he has told a court he only did it because house prices were so high and new players needed a lump sum payment to help them move . |
26 | not sure that he 's on the moment but he 's done a lot and films , er comic actor , funny man . |
27 | Erm I asked and she said that his dad sent him off to get it X-rayed and she goes , But he 's had a history with his toe poor blighter . |
28 | It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of telephone books . |
29 | It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of the telephone books . |
30 | But he 's had a lot of space and he 's by and large used it very very well . |