Example sentences of "[noun sg] he have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though he had no great stock of small talk he had a great store of commonplaces , which could be adapted to any subject . |
| 2 | Once you get out of car and I thought it was a dog that she had , bu did n't have , she did n't have a dachshund he had a little |
| 3 | Naturally , he took a great interest in horse-shoeing , and horseshoes seem to have been a main interest in his continental journeys– He had a great fondness for the application of setons , particularly in cases of lameness — a curious lapse for such a humane man . |
| 4 | Twice in the first half he had a clear-cut chance to score , but both times opted for the spectacular overhead kick when a safe , sure-footed shot would have sufficed . |
| 5 | As a child he had a delicate constitution and started his education at home before he attended the Grammar School from 1786 to 1789 . |
| 6 | All government money and when my father was , after the , after the war he had a little old dredger , little grab dredger and they went along the quay dredging it all up and er , course they took so much out the hole , scrubbed it , all good coal again . |
| 7 | For exterior decoration he had a thick black beard , dark eyes , a shock of tousled hair , and weight-lifter 's arms that were tattooed with snakes , naked ladies and the twin flags of the USA and the Maggot 's home state of Arkansas . |
| 8 | Before leaving town he had a professional shave , shampoo and trim — not too much off — just the straggle of hair over his collar . |
| 9 | From this vantage point he had a panoramic view of the grounds within his field of vision . |
| 10 | For all his simplicity and rough appearance he had a certain grace of figure . |
| 11 | Next day he had a better idea , and sent word to Mr Shankar that he would have to go instead . |
| 12 | This particular day he had a young fireman called Tom Smith , a big strong lad with a fiery temper . |
| 13 | On this particular day he had a subsidiary board meeting at 9am , after which he dealt with phone messages and post . |
| 14 | At the same time , by virtue of his experience in the Secondary School sector of education he had a valuable contribution to make in how we can effectively communicate with young secondary school adults as potential members of the Catholic University parish . |
| 15 | From the open door of the shed he had a good view of Firelight grazing and she got to know where he was and would come up to the hedge close by and wait for titbits . |
| 16 | As Governor of Harar he had a well-merited reputation for ruthlessness , brutality and avarice , and was hated and feared by his subjects . |
| 17 | It was only six miles from the English Border , but in his day England was friendly , and as well as an English wife he had a great many links with the southern kingdom , in which he owned large lands and from which he had brought so many sprigs of the Norman and Flemish nobility to settle in Scotland . |
| 18 | On that occasion he had a special reason — though an odd one — for his refusal : he was fully occupied with the duty of defence which had been entrusted to him by the king . |
| 19 | On the whole he had a poor opinion of human nature , and he felt an angry contempt for politicians . |
| 20 | ‘ I told the policeman he had a bonny face , ’ she explained . |
| 21 | He had to be able to perform even though already ‘ at this young age he had a realistic approach to his future and with his ‘ banana feet ’ realized that he could not become a danseur noble and that his great interest was in choreography . |
| 22 | From a very young age he had an extraordinary in-built ability to focus . |
| 23 | Seemingly always on the verge of promotion to the Cabinet he has a high profile at Westminster and is known for attracting a lot of publicity . |
| 24 | By the next morning he had a full report on Dimitri Volkov and his lover , ready for despatch to Peter Müller in Munich . |
| 25 | One Sunday morning he had a bad attack during the service . |
| 26 | As a young man he had a prophetic revelation that led him to preach a new faith in place of the prevailing polytheism . |
| 27 | John Williams who became a colliery manager in 1934 , and later manager of the Banwen colliery under the National Coal Board , described how as a young man he had an early glimpse of one kind of persuasion : |
| 28 | For an elderly man he has a great many demands on his time . |
| 29 | Throughout his life he had an enthusiastic curiosity about British history and culture . |
| 30 | ‘ Officially he does , General , but for the purposes of his private life he has a small apartment , a flat as the English call it . |