Example sentences of "he have a [adj] [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ford was a decent man , and a kind one , but he had a worrying nervousness that aggravated d'Alembord 's patience . |
| 2 | When Coleman drove to Atlanta airport on 13 June to meet Mary-Claude , Giselle and Sarah off the plane from Lebanon , he had a distinct suspicion that his usefulness as a DIA agent in the Middle East was at an end . |
| 3 | As a young man he had a prophetic revelation that led him to preach a new faith in place of the prevailing polytheism . |
| 4 | Dickey had rebelled against his black clothes , until he was told that it would be naughty to mamma not to put them on , when he at once submitted ; and now , though he had heard Nanny say that mamma was in heaven , he had a vague notion that she would come home again tomorrow , and say that he had been a good boy and let him empty her workbox . ’ |
| 5 | It was not a very good day today , and he had a terrible feeling that it was going to get worse . |
| 6 | He had a round face that had n't done much smiling until middle age , and an uptilted nose that perhaps had been busted and reset by a plumber . |
| 7 | I knew he had a private hope that some day he might make a book with them . |
| 8 | Angalo had found a pebble that was almost the right shape to attach to a twig with strips torn off his coat ; he 'd never seen a stone axe in his life , but he had a definite feeling that there were useful things that could be done with a stone tied to the end of a stick . |
| 9 | He had a strange sensation that for many minutes he had been holding his breath , though he could n't of course have been doing that . |
| 10 | As Mark strolled from the hotel and crossed the road to the riverside walk , he had a strange feeling that the evening ahead would re-shape his future . |
| 11 | Although the criteria did not have the status of legal rules , Cox argued nevertheless that he had a legitimate expectation that the Home Secretary would follow them when deciding whether the applicant 's telephone would be intercepted . |
| 12 | He had a powerful impression that the programme was happening in a vault . |
| 13 | Mesmerized by the Public Prosecutor 's performance , no one had yet noticed him , but he had a nasty feeling that this was about to change . |
| 14 | He suddenly felt horribly drunk , but his wits had not altogether left him and he had a nasty inkling that his speech was not to the point . |
| 15 | Even if he managed to get to a horse , he had a nasty suspicion that it would follow him at its own pace . |
| 16 | Indeed he had a strong feeling that only his six foot four inches prevented one of them from saying so . |
| 17 | He had a strong feeling that he wanted to dash back to the Romano-British section and break a piece of statuary over the bastard 's head . |
| 18 | He got up out of bed and then I was thinking then he had a sneaky feeling that he tried to get out the door . |
| 19 | He had a sudden sense that Violette had more of Sylvie in her than Sylvie 's own daughter . |
| 20 | He had a sudden fear that this was not the Charleroi to Brussels road . |
| 21 | He had a strong-featured face that was attractive without being strictly good-looking , and hair that was the colour of deep copper . |
| 22 | It was apparent from that day that he had a natural talent that was waiting to be developed . |
| 23 | He had a dreadful feeling that the next step would have to be the old-age pensioners . |
| 24 | He was a very good teacher of theology , but it was not long before we discovered that he had a dreadful fear that the depression that was sweeping Europe , as well as this country , was becoming the cause of another even worse war . |
| 25 | He understood all right , but he had a dim feeling that dignity was all the same compromised by what Anna proposed to do . |
| 26 | He had a sing-song voice that suggested he was thing of more important matters . |
| 27 | ‘ His ample figure and full-moon face , with its fringe of curls , were always a pleasant vision , and he had a persuasive manner that was hard to resist … his chronic good humour soothed many savage breasts . ’ |
| 28 | He had a superstitious fear that talking about Kate would mean losing a part of her , would be a sort of sacrilege . |
| 29 | He had a superstitious premonition that it would be Ivor Newley . |
| 30 | Charles had known the full implications of the situation for only twenty-four hours , but he had a sick feeling that time was running out . |