Example sentences of "[verb] he [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 It was Charlie 's worst nightmare , he had to go through the public humiliation of denying he had a drink problem and retreated from the court saying , ‘ I 've been found guilty so there 's nothing anyone can do .
2 But six years after qualifying he became a partner in Price Waterhouse and somehow never quite got into the pure consultancy side .
3 When Count Philip of Flanders suspected that his wife had committed adultery with Gautier de Fontaines he had the young man killed by hanging him upside down in a cess-pit .
4 It seems a bit unlikely that Paul would use candles which he would know he had no right to use or that he would actually be involved in magic practices . ’
5 Joe went downstairs to have a word with the Beavis family , to let them know he had a young woman upstairs and why .
6 ‘ I did n't know he had a half-brother . ’
7 Did you know he had a glass eye ? ’
8 With a sort of tragic turn of fate , she did not know he had a mad wife .
9 But , he was horri the guy that was doing me did n't know he had a pair of a like off er yeah .
10 Perfectly honest I do n't know he spends a lot of time in there .
11 Woodman demonstrates that the owner need not know he owns the property .
12 ‘ How did you know he knew the owner ? ’
13 Although she did n't know he played the drums at all ,
14 Oh dear , he was what would you say , I do n't know He liked the kind of ballads , er he was a more a kind of bay he liked a ballad , so I really could n't tell you who was his favourite singer or anything like that , just if a song interested him he just
15 He told magistrates to Aztecs the dog is sacred and ceremonial and he simply did n't know he needed a licence .
16 But he told magistrates the dog is sacred to Mexicans and he did n't know he needed an import licence .
17 ‘ How do you know he found the body ?
18 " Then how , " Quiss said , bringing the blank , sorrowful face closer to his own , " do you know he has an office ? "
19 Pity he lopped the fringe for the rangers match , maybe it would have filtered out the floodlights a bit better
20 Pity he chose the Army .
21 ‘ But he 's very clever at getting out of it — and if he manages it without one of us noticing he inflicts the most terrible injuries on himself .
22 Laughing he tossed the hot nut , and Emilia , squealing , caught it in gloved hands .
23 ‘ And he still refuses to accept he has a problem ? ’
24 Mighty was sacked last year for alleged gross misconduct after it was claimed he harassed a child and had inappropriate talks on sex with ex-residents .
25 Item — the Prince had claimed he had no involvement in Lady Eleanor 's death but both he and his favourite appeared nervous .
26 ‘ We 'd only got as far as having a preliminary psyche dissection on Daine , ’ said Trefusis , ‘ but the Yggdrasil probes suggest he had a similar-although far more pronounced — set of personality deformities .
27 Despite Mr Kinnock 's vigorous campaign and the improvement since 1987 in his personal standing , Gallup 's findings suggest he remains a serious handicap to Labour .
28 It would be no problem for her to make a meal for two , or suggest he bring a take-away , and , prior to this morning , she felt she probably would have agreed to that .
29 A police spokesman said : ‘ If Mr Hutchinson succeeds in recovering his pet , we suggest he follows the advice of the old Rolf Harris song and ties his wallaby down , sport . ’
30 Williams maintained he has no intention of bowing to pressure from the French government by including a black player in their all-white touring party .
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