Example sentences of "he [vb -s] a few [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He has a few sharp words to say about smoking on page 18 — definitely NOT an ingredient of a healthy lifestyle in his professional book . |
2 | He has a few lucid moments every now and again . |
3 | He has a few modish novels , a collection of articles by Paul Bordieu , a copy of the New York Review and some scripts lying on the table in front of the sofa where he sits with a bottle of Yorre — never Perrier — and an ice bucket of champagne , sacramental , in front of him to greet the actresses as they are shown in . |
4 | He has a few basic routines which he sticks to . |
5 | After a request for stamps , he describes a few enjoyable , healthy hours out of doors walking with Dad from ten to three without a rest : We met a country girl , pale faced , delicate , tall , wrapped up to her neck in winter clothes & feeling cold in spite of all ; her eyes were timid & weak ; evidently she was suffering as girls do , & was going out to get the fresh air . |
6 | He smiles a few secret smiles and shakes his head when Anne and Millie look at him . |
7 | He tosses a few slow jabs at several male heads , then for a couple of seconds allows his black , shiny Florsheims to blur into the patented Ali shuffle . |