Example sentences of "he could have a [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 .
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