Example sentences of "he have [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | To the BBC SSO , whom he holds in great affection — he first came to Scotland in 1988 for their Festival of New Chinese Music — he has gifted a new work , Death and the Fire : a dialogue with Paul Klee , to be premiered on 27 March . |
2 | The artist has achieved more than that though ; he has created a real group . |
3 | Although he is a newcomer to sailing and the America 's Cup , he has created a huge syndicate of 200 people and spent a staggering £1.4 million per month on his camapign for the past year-and-a-half . |
4 | A groundswell of media opinion is pushing for Gavin Hastings as captain and his off-the-field credentials — particularly the manner in which he has created a happy spirit in the Scottish camp — give him a head start over England 's Will Carling . |
5 | Why does a barrow boy selling bunched radishes and salad greens in the market at Chinon know by instinct so to arrange his produce that he has created a little spectacle as fresh and gay as a Dufy painting , and you are at once convinced that unless you taste some of his radishes you will be missing an experience which seems of more urgency than a visit to the Chateau of Chinon ? |
6 | A shy man from a conservative Catholic family ( his father , ex-President Antonio Segni , belonged to the right wing of the Christian Democrats ) , he has rallied a wide range of supporters to his reform campaign : free-thinking radicals , communists , a Catholic bishop , trade unionists , the influential Rome daily La Repubblica and the top ranks of Confindustria , Italy 's employers ' association , as well as Mr Orlando himself . |
7 | But , given the low base from which the Liberal Democrat party began its struggle for recognition , he has achieved a great deal . |
8 | In Germany a child proceeds to the next year only when he has achieved a satisfactory standard in every subject of the curriculum . |
9 | Insiders say he has transplanted a large tract of greenery into the leaderene 's speech , which will dwell on her commitment to saving the world from global warming . |
10 | As England 's leading batsman of the 1980s he has borne a heavy responsibility and perhaps because of this has never completely fulfilled his potential ; few batsmen can have been blessed with so much natural ability , yet he often looks vulnerable until he has settled down and even then has succumbed countless times to an infuriating nibble or waft outside the off stump . |
11 | Lilly believes that humans and dolphins can communicate with each other despite their physical differences , and he has constructed a complex computer system to send translated messages between human and dolphin . |
12 | ( It 's true , of course , that Sir Fred Hoyle has been writing recently about Earthly plagues that have originated in space , but he has devised an ingenious way of converting this objection into a virtue . |
13 | ‘ I admire Trevor Sorbie because he has contributed an incredible amount to the industry . |
14 | He has compiled an illustrated catalogue to accompany the exhibition ( £19.95 hardback , £12.95 paperback ) which is published in the spring . |
15 | He has lodged a special defence of incrimination blaming six other men . |
16 | He has lodged a special defence of incrimination in relation to three of the charges . |
17 | He has lodged a special defence naming another person in connection with three of the charges . |
18 | There are now two further exclusions which apply — if the insured at the time of effecting insurance is receiving inpatient treatment or is on a waiting list for inpatient treatment and if he has received a terminal prognosis then no payments will be made . |
19 | He has gained a new identity , but its nature is unclear to him . |
20 | In this role he believes he has gained a valuable insight to the North 's economic well being . |
21 | He has said a sizable contribution from him toward repairing a school roof would win the education officer 's forgiveness |
22 | Even after a few minutes — even while the porter is still showing him to his room — Howard feels that he has understood a great deal about this city . |
23 | He has formed a joint venture with an English firm , Period Homes Partnership of Crediton , Devon , which aims to marry the best of British exterior design with the more creative use of internal space achieved by American home designers . |
24 | He has formed a close relationship with a woman during his six months in Bosnia and now wants to end his 19-year marriage , the Sun newspaper reported today . |
25 | Blanche does , though , feel great affinity towards Mitch as he has suffered a great loss like Blanche 's , but unlike her he has managed to rebuild his life . |
26 | The buyer is entitled to the return of his money in full provided he has suffered a total failure of consideration , i.e. has received no benefit under the contract , Fibrosa Spolka Akcyjna v. Fairbunt Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd. ( 1943 H.L. ) . |
27 | He has played a major part in Australia 's last four Test victories . |
28 | More recently he has played a major role in persuading the Department of Employment to publish , in co-operation with the Institute , the information pack ‘ Making the cash flow ’ . |
29 | He has played a leading part in representing the brewing industry and is acknowledged internationally as a world expert on hops . |
30 | He has played a leading part in developing the Viet Nam business for the bast six years , chalking up 32 visits to the country before his permanent posting . |