Example sentences of "he have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It would n't have occurred to you to leave Adam in peace and let him have a well-deserved weekend off , would it ?
2 He said : ‘ Clay County wrenched the muscles in his quarters when dropping his hind legs in the water jump at Nottingham , so we decided to give the Cheltenham Festival a miss and let him have a long break .
3 ‘ Marius wrote a letter to his son last November — this is a copy of it — complaining in humble terms about how he 'd left himself short by the gift and not taken inflation into account , and would Nigel let him have a small income from various shares and properties ?
4 Shildon said : ‘ If MacQuillan had lived , Eliot could have used the information to persuade people to change their minds about letting him have a free hand with the Post .
5 It was hard to imagine him having a casual chat with anyone , let alone a more intimate relationship .
6 As for him having a permanent dwelling , where is he supposed to live ?
7 As for him having a permanent dwelling , where is he supposed to live ?
8 ‘ He is one of the best players I have ever worked with and it 's hard to recall him having a bad game .
9 Peter had discovered that his five villages would not like him to have a working wife .
10 Satan comes to Jesus on the cross in the guise of a guardian angel , convinces him he 's not the Messiah and invites him to have a normal life on earth .
11 It was large enough for him to have a grand study with five windows ; yet small enough for him to discourage visitors without obvious discourtesy .
12 They ca n't really expect him to have a physical game this afternoon can they with David Speedy ?
13 The purpose of serving a contemnor with a copy of the committal order is to enable him to have a written record of the findings made by the court and of the sentence and to provide him with the materials necessary to enable him to decide whether or not he wishes to appeal .
14 ‘ I 've been too busy to take him out all day , and I do like him to have a little outing . ’
15 She did n't want him to have a hurt heart that he hid with bitter repartee .
16 ‘ He ca n't phone the bank , but he has a passive knowledge .
17 He has a chronic heart condition and it 's very fortunate he 's not suffered more as a result of this attack last night
18 He might have added : But he has a long memory for those that let him down .
19 And she said er Angela said to her oh poor Neil has to stays in bed until one o'clock every Saturday and then on Sunday he has a he gets up late and then he has a long rest in the afternoon and Pam said to me he 's copping out .
20 He has a long involvement with the Institute stretching back over four decades and until recently was Chairman of the Membership Board as well as being Senior Vice President .
21 He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 .
22 But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority .
23 Obviously he has a long way to mature physically , but he 's surpassed our hopes .
24 He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open …
25 He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open …
26 He has a long way to go but he has the right attitude . ’
27 I believe that 's something that needs to be looked at and if the government were prepared to embark on a review of auditing er generally then that is something that I think there is some useful point in pursuing further er it 's interesting that er er erm when Bingham examined this point at paragraph three er point three nine in his report er he has a long paragraph er discussing these matters and er he says that er he at the end of the day he does n't come to a concluded view er although he does er acknowledge the fact that there are many people er depositors or example , share holders and employees who might have an interest in a particular company .
28 He has a long nose and a long face .
29 He has a long list of Parliamentary posts , including chairing the Parliamentary panel on charity law , acting as deputy chairman of the foreign affairs forum and secretary of both the back bench arts committee and smaller businesses committee .
30 Derek Stark was left out of Scotland 's ten- strong squad , Paterson remarking pointedly : ‘ He has a slight groin strain , but was available for selection . ’
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