Example sentences of "he [vb mod] have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With his own production company , Crucial Films , funded by the Beeb and with ‘ all manner of people dropping off bits of writing ’ , it seems he may have a good chance . |
| 2 | ‘ He may have a slight tear in his cartilage , and he will be going home so that a probe can be inserted into his knee to see the extent of the damage and what needs to be done . |
| 3 | Peter 's General Practitioner had discussed the possibility that he may have a peptic ulcer ( erosion of the lining of the stomach or duodenum ) which may be associated with irregular meals , high alcohol consumption and heavy smoking . |
| 4 | Or he may have an inadequate understanding of how language works and lack a terminology for talking about it . |
| 5 | He may have an enormous amount of ground to make up , but Hoey ( 58 ) believes selection , even at this stage is within the Shandon star 's reach . |
| 6 | Mr Mandela , 74 , had put off all engagements until further notice on the advice of doctors who said he should have a complete rest , a brief statement said . |
| 7 | He should have a deep love for the lost . |
| 8 | Despite Philip 's passionate interest in natural history , his father insisted that he should have a recognized profession , and the choice eventually fell upon medicine . |
| 9 | Eighth Army with whom he should have a direct point to point wireless link . |
| 10 | If someone is to be tried for matters as serious as those for which Mr. Beck was tried and to receive the condign punishment that Mr. Beck received , it is essential that he should have a fair trial and that he should be given every opportunity to deploy his defence . |
| 11 | He should have a clear strategy in this direction to ensure that the perceived benefits of the takeover do in fact materialise . |
| 12 | He should have a proper collar for the dog . |
| 13 | for fear that he would start a separatist movement in the south — there was some point to his suggestions that Bao Dai should be better advertised ; that he should have an American adviser and that American technicians should give the Vietnamese government a ‘ new look ’ . |
| 14 | Er , I wondered about this erm this Tory high flyer , about whom er , my friend over there speaks with such admiration and envy , he must have a tremendous influence because I wonder , had he been the mover behind the fact that this V A T on fuel is is there in every other country in Europe including Ireland where it 's about eleven percent . |
| 15 | I used to say that he must have a personal speaking-tube to the Almighty ! ’ |
| 16 | He must have a good voice then |
| 17 | If he was devoted to his wife and children then he must have a soft heart beneath that refrigerated exterior . |
| 18 | This is the power which evolution has over man 's ultimate interpretation of God , he must have a definable criterion of ‘ goodness ’ , and only evolution can supply it . |
| 19 | He must have a light lunch and then rest . ’ |
| 20 | He must have a computerised brain to have absorbed all that information over a period of years without having compiled a ‘ silly tick list ’ himself . |
| 21 | He knew , that night , that he must have a high temperature . |
| 22 | He must have a full knowledge of the local Bye-laws , local Acts of Parliament and Standing Orders of the council , so that he may be in a position at any time to advise the local authority on their functions and powers . |
| 23 | But he 'll have a sore head for a pretty long time , I should imagine . ’ |
| 24 | He 'll have a sore head then ? |
| 25 | ‘ He 'll have a sore arse in the morning , ’ Rab said . |
| 26 | He 'll have a healthy bank account somewhere , full of our money . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'll have a good laugh at the joke , ’ said pal Brian Humber . |
| 28 | Peter 's clever — he 'll have a good idea , I 'm sure . |
| 29 | Well he 'll have a nice lot of money when he finished being Prime Minister . |
| 30 | I hope he 'll have a nice Christmas . |