Example sentences of "he had a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has not , as a source , the shrewdness of his friend Charles Greville [ q.v. ] , nor the sharp asperity of his contemporary J. W. Croker [ q.v. ] ; but he had a greater sense of humour than either . |
| 2 | He had repeatedly demonstrated that he had a greater tolerance of G-forces than most other men ; Vologsky could take a full three minutes longer in the centrifuge chamber than any other member of his squadron . |
| 3 | He had a closer association with Gilbert de Clare , ninth Earl of Gloucester [ q.v. ] , perhaps resulting from his marriage , before 30 June 1308 ( Cal . |
| 4 | He had a better Helper , even one who is Almighty ! |
| 5 | Next day he had a better idea , and sent word to Mr Shankar that he would have to go instead . |
| 6 | I think he got on er , quite well down there , because he 'd spent a few days up here he had a better idea of what he wanted to ask , and what he wanted to talk about and so on , but erm , only because his deadline 's and |
| 7 | with the ineffable modesty that , because he stood in the direct line of the Apostolic Succession , he had a better right to preach the Gospel and to administer the Sacraments , and was more a minister of Christ than Dr Dale or Mr Spurgeon or Henry Ward Beecher … what could they do but laugh ? |
| 8 | The fact that he had a lower sex drive than she did was n't considered unreasonable behaviour . |
| 9 | Yet Philip 's methods were those of his father and grandfather ; and although he had a clearer notion of feudal lordship and a broader canvas on which to exploit that lordship , even here he drew on his predecessors ' achievements . |
| 10 | To the men under him he was a most considerate and loyal officer , but he had a darker side to his character . |
| 11 | However , he had a darker side , and his commitment to his work , which often made him oblivious of companions ' feelings , was partly responsible for the failure of his first marriage . |
| 12 | He stood out among them not only because he had a surer command of his people at home , but also because Cuba is where it is , so the Russians helped him much more than the rest . |
| 13 | Later he had a sterner challenge to face , one which more closely affected his personal sense of honour . |
| 14 | And this scenario , we 've got a client who started with er , it looks like a hundred and fifty thousand pounds worth of life cover , after five years he had a further need , perhaps erm , a further child or , as I say , er , a lifestyle increase or whatever . |
| 15 | He had a younger brother who went to Oxford as well and he did become a Communist . |
| 16 | He had a younger brother , Philip ( 1640–1723 ) , who was chaplain to the Levant Company in Smyrna , and subsequently minister of Wimborne Minster . |
| 17 | No one remembers he had a younger brother . |
| 18 | Then he had a happier thought : with Sam gone , Martha would need care and protection . |