Example sentences of "but he have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he had stipulated a single girl , and she 'd assumed he would n't want children . |
| 2 | But he had lit a good coal fire in his bar . |
| 3 | He may have been off colour in the World Cup , but he had set a fine example to others . |
| 4 | He had kept his youth and beauty , but he had paid a terrible price for it . |
| 5 | Fergus had not been aware of the precise moment when the Lad of the Skins drew his soul from his body with the Knife of Light , but he had known a great coldness , and a sense of desolation , and an abandonment so complete that it had overwhelmed him , and for a time he had scarcely been aware of what was happening . |
| 6 | But he had provided a double failsafe mechanism for himself in case he accidently pressed the wrong key while accessing the code . |
| 7 | 8 days later , he 's hardly found his way round the corridors of power , but he has got a front bench job . |
| 8 | ‘ Howey made one mistake , but he has had a tremendous season so far and I have no need to worry about him . |
| 9 | US officials said the general would fall quickly , but he has proved a resilient and cunning opponent . |
| 10 | Mulroney is going , but he has left a solid legacy for his successor . |
| 11 | Obviously it 'll not be done for the launch but he 's made a smart job of it it looks really smart done it in yellow , erm and really later on this week I 'm just tidying up , I 've got to go and see F I B just to make sure everything 's in place with them in the mounted section and really this time a week tomorrow it 'll be launched . |
| 12 | ‘ We do n't always see eye to eye , ’ Marler reflected , blowing smoke circles , ‘ Newman and I. But he 's had a tough time , I 'll give him that . ’ |
| 13 | but he 's got a long inside leg measurement , he says yes I 've got a very long inside measur leg measurement , I 'm thirty one inside leg and I thought |
| 14 | I know he 's not brilliant looking , but he 's got a fantastic mind and you know that 's what I really like . ’ |
| 15 | Obviously he ca n't quite speak in complete sentences yet , and his pronunciation is a bit poor sometimes , but he 's got a good grasp of the facts . |
| 16 | He obviously likes Jimmy Page and it 's pretty easy to tell where he 's coming from , but he 's got a good sound and it 's really fresh . |
| 17 | He was trying to climb up a brick wall , but he 's got a bad leg . |