Example sentences of "he has [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you had asked the same plumber three times to fix a leak , and , every time he has been , he has pottered around a bit and he has gone away , telling you he has fixed it and there you are standing in the kitchen up to your waist in water , are you going to call the same plumber to fix it again ? ’ he asked . |
| 2 | He has lived on a collective farm in Ukraine since 1945 but was flown back to France by a French television station . |
| 3 | He has lived in a large house in Buckinghamshire for several years . |
| 4 | He has retired with a Jersey cow , 10 cats and some geese to a cosy smallholding . |
| 5 | On 7 May the applicant was admitted to bail , and so far as we are aware has been at liberty ever since , although it appears that he has appeared on a number of occasions at the Guildhall Magistrates ' Court , to what effect we do not know . |
| 6 | For example , assume that a child is a rehabilitated person within the meaning of the Act : in other words , he has been subject to a supervision requirement and that requirement has been terminated or a year has elapsed since the date of the hearing that imposed the supervision requirement , whichever is the longer , and he has committed no further offences during the rehabilitation period ; or he has appeared before a children 's hearing which has decided not to impose a supervision requirement on him and six months has elapsed during which time he has committed no further offences . |
| 7 | I am aware he has met on a number of occasions with our members , and he was instrumental in selecting a team , which met with the General Secretary of USDAW who said that they had had a er a er reasonable meeting with him . |
| 8 | However , he has insisted on a better system of debtor management with a proper analysis of debtor accounts and a tighter credit policy , has required full explanations of any discounted room rates or complimentaries and has introduced spot checks to compare the Housekeeper 's reports and Reception 's daily letting reports . |
| 9 | The Head Receptionist has recently been showing signs of some disquiet , however : he has invested in a home computer and has been rather tentatively advocating the advantages of word processing and computerized accounting . |
| 10 | Although recognised for his early signature puff-ball and trapeze shapes , he has matured into a designer capable of producing the perfect little black dress , and a mixture of easy pieces that reflect the quirky charm that is his keynote . |
| 11 | He is a master at keeping a rhythm throughout , picking up speed as soon as he has landed over a fence , and taking the most economical route . |
| 12 | State Trooper Lamica added : ‘ He has gone into a very dangerous area . |
| 13 | Kevin Wilson was another who had a fine game ; he has developed into a player Northern Ireland can not afford to be without . |
| 14 | Since then he has played with a succession of famous names in rock history , including Joe Cocker , Tim Hinkley , Frankie Miller , Roy Harper , Paul McCartney , Ronnie Lane etc . |
| 15 | Yet Batty ultimately spares Deckard , whom he has defeated in a rooftop battle , because his own four-year term of life is used up . |
| 16 | Whereas Haslam has found that a detached outside perspective has proved to be valuable in several of the companies he has served as a board member , his early intimate knowledge of the coal industry was equally beneficial when he was asked to become chairman of British Coal , bringing his career full circle . |
| 17 | STEVE BAINES proudly holds up a medal he won as a player — and one he has collected as a referee . |
| 18 | STEVE BAINES proudly holds up a medal he won as a player — and one he has collected as a referee . |
| 19 | In the end he realizes that the only way truly to understand his father is to become him ; he presents the evidence he has collected as a reconstruction of his father 's actions , thought processes , and emotions . |
| 20 | This victory was a double landmark , completing Winterbottom 's record of beating every nation he has faced in a 10-year , 54-cap career and the most points scored against a Springbok team . |
| 21 | For 36 years , he has survived through a sure-footed personal response to problems . |
| 22 | He subjected both to repeated analysis , ending up with a version of Maria Luisa in which she is transformed into a sharp-beaked , staring owl , and of Francisco Lezcano in which he has metamorphosed into a dog . |
| 23 | Mr Reynolds is admitted to hospital because he has complained of a change in bowel habit and rectal bleeding . |
| 24 | Howard realizes that he has hit upon a radical solution to one of the main problems in enjoying a satisfactory life-style . |
| 25 | Sting 's set with a fascinatingly diverse band sounded as though he has moved into a different dimension from his Police days — to this reviewer at least , he was a revelation . |
| 26 | The anthropologist 's appetite for information and his curiosity are boundless , and he is naturally particularly attracted by those avenues of inquiry where the answers come hard , suggesting that he has touched on a sensitive and hence significant vein . |
| 27 | He seeks more time and he has asked for a year or more . |
| 28 | ‘ I always rated Pally at Ayresome Park , but there is no doubt he has blossomed on a bigger stage . |
| 29 | Easily despised because of the promises he has broken without a word of apology . |
| 30 | This year Mansell has finally claimed the championship he has chased for a dozen years . |