Example sentences of "he could have [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Johnson , however , fully aware of the likely number of biographers he might attract before and after his death , found here a biography in which he could have a say , thus not only securing his immortality , but controlling it . |
| 2 | After a short time he asked if he could have a whisky and soda , and when the ingredients were brought tried to pour a drink for the King . |
| 3 | He could have a militia unit disbanded if he wished . |
| 4 | Gascoigne said in a Channel Four interview that he plans to have ‘ a private word ’ with the England boss following remarks which had suggested that he could have a drinking problem . |
| 5 | He was putting on his heavy overcoat , asked again casually if he could have a look at the glass . |
| 6 | None the less , the universality of this practice is attested by one wit who told Brown that he would like to die before him , so that he could have a look at heaven before Brown ‘ improved ’ it . |
| 7 | He could have a look at the Evidence , again ; that would be good . |
| 8 | As soon as he got out and about he was going round the house looking for you and then he just stood at the bottom of the stairs and banged until I took him upstairs and he could have a look round up there and then he realized you were n't there |
| 9 | He could have a change of heart and settle down to family life . ’ |
| 10 | Perhaps they were being kind and he could have a bit , just a little … |
| 11 | As Bob Merryfield was having his dram Charlie broached the subject of rabbits and Parkinson said he could have a pair , as a number had been shot the previous day . |
| 12 | if he could have a day 's peace . |
| 13 | But today he had asked if he could have a quarter of an hour extension and her father had said he would be back in time to take over . |
| 14 | He goes to a day centre three days a week but it would help if he could have a two- or three-week holiday somewhere every now and again . |
| 15 | He could have a ship of his own , a house — even a wife . |
| 16 | I thought that would be that , but they said he could have a vote , and he loves to go . |
| 17 | ‘ He could have a point , ’ Claudia said ; Dana only ever saw her own point of view . |
| 18 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 19 | Is there a chance he could have a review copy of Micro OCP ? |
| 20 | Since Balbinder clearly made more progress in a small group where he could have a lot of attention , and where all worked at the same pace , this could be an answer . |
| 21 | He therefore had the choice of making a new home somewhere or making his way back to a town about whose public feelings he could have no doubt , but knowing that if he did not change his ways the whole thing might happen again . |
| 22 | He turned down a job in a famous public school and wrote to Aunt Lilian , a long , very high-flown letter , saying that he believed social segregation in education to be totally wrong and that he could have no part in perpetuating it . |
| 23 | He could have no idea at all of what was really wrong with her ; Sally-Anne was sure of that . |
| 24 | It was sufficient for the king 's purpose to avoid excommunication , but Anselm could not yet return to England because ‘ not being willing [ as Eadmer reports ] in any way to violate his obedience to the pope ’ he could have no dealings with the king 's excommunicated ministers . |
| 25 | She had finished ; he could have no complaint now . |
| 26 | The hero-god accepted the challenge on condition that he could have the girl if he rescued her , and ordered the couple to build eight large vats and fill them with rice-beer , so that when the monster arrived all eight heads could drink at once . |
| 27 | Harry withdrew inch by inch along the dim passageway to the end , where he could have the wall on two sides of him , and flattened himself into the last shallow embrasure , beneath the last curved corbel . |
| 28 | Before he could go out so as to wait until he could have the place to himself , the figure levered himself up , bowed to the altar , and turned and saw him . |
| 29 | So well , he could have the van well how much would you charge him for tonight ? |
| 30 | He produced a full bottle of whisky from his briefcase , poured out three tumblerfuls , and asked if he could have the television on . |