Example sentences of "he [modal v] have a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | With a new car from Benetton due to be shaken down by Martin Brundle at Silverstone today , he may have a chance of holding his position longer than many expect . |
2 | But with the Government 's popularity having plunged over the past 11 months , he may have a struggle on his hands to beat off the Liberal Democrats , who were runners-up in Newbury last April . |
3 | Conversely , if the accused can show that the material came to him in the normal course of business from a reputable supplier , he may have a defence . |
4 | Terry B says it 's great to be back and he 's heard there 's a race for the over fifties which he may have a go at … he 's getting itchy feet and will soon be back riding for trainers … he 's also got his old job back as a steward at Worcester races and his public still love him |
5 | I think he may have a vocation — that 's confidential , of course . ’ |
6 | He may have a fall . |
7 | He may have a brief with correspondence numbering two or three hundred letters delivered to him the night , or two nights , before the case begins , and all the facts must be mastered before he goes into court . |
8 | In that respect , the Minister 's intervention is not valid , but he may have a point in relation to electricity . |
9 | He should have a say in how the guest speakers use their time at the event : should they meet the press or the mayor , where can they go for a bit of peace and quiet , even reassurance , and so on . |
10 | Perhaps he should have a word with the President of the Commission , Mr. Delors , who said yesterday : ’ Britain will become a paradise for Japanese investment ’ . |
11 | I said he should have a bit of a lie-in ; he had another bad night again . |
12 | He should have a bit longer . |
13 | But erm , I think he should have a bit of fun with those . |
14 | He should have a knowledge of human nature , practical wisdom , and the ability to dictate a good letter . |
15 | Tommy Allen was married now and it was not unnatural that he should have a conversation with Carrie , but the nagging feeling would not go away . |
16 | Well , I think he should have a letter anyway , definitely thanking him cos I mean he did like |
17 | Lady de Vesci gave them her splendid London house at 28 Bruton Street , and it was thought he should have a seat in Parliament . |
18 | He should have a glass of water with each meal , at least , and possibly in between meals if his environment is very warm , or if he is doing a lot of active therapy . |
19 | He should have a war that went on forever . |
20 | He seemed to think he should have a lot of attention . ’ |
21 | ‘ He should have a doctor , ’ said Paviour anxiously , standing over him with the empty brandy glass . |
22 | If the patient is safe sitting up , he should be left alone for privacy while he is passing urine or faeces , and he should have a bell to summon help , or perhaps a stick with which to knock on the wall or floor . |
23 | Kate had told him that at present there were only women in the house and it seemed sensible that he should have a woman with him , particularly as it was Kate who had first broken the news . |
24 | So he was attracted to Evans-Pritchard 's contention that ‘ the sociologist should also be a moral philosopher and that , as such , he should have a set of definite beliefs and values in terms of which he evaluates the facts he studies as a sociologist ’ . |
25 | It 's written into his contract that he should have a cameo appearence in every episode . |
26 | In business sales cases the conflicting public interests are that a man is not at liberty to deprive himself or the community of his labour and expertise unreasonably and yet he must have a freedom to sell his business for the best price ; which may be only obtainable if he precludes himself from entering into competition with the purchaser ( see James VC in Leather Cloth Co v Lorsont ( 1869 ) LR 9 Eq 354 ) . |
27 | I think he must have a bit of cold in it or something . |
28 | He must have a suitcase of handkerchiefs , Trent thought as he met the Latino 's cold eyes studying him over the crisp white linen barricade . |
29 | If the shipowner has loaded the ship for his own account he must have a bill of lading which must state that the merchandise loaded on board belongs to him , that is to say , the quantity of packages or boxes , the marks and the name of the consignee . |
30 | But when he spoke it was not of her but of Peach , how to feed him , what sort of supplements he should have , that although he had had his routine immunizations , he must have a booster at a year old and also an injection against a new sort of feline virus . |