Example sentences of "he had [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Alf Ramsey was n't popular with many ( it is n't a manager 's job to be popular ) but every player who played for him had enormous respect and liking for him . |
| 2 | John had received preliminary notice that his services would be required by the Navy , as he had extensive knowledge of commercial diving technology . |
| 3 | He had impeccable taste . |
| 4 | He had long hair , a square collar of white lace at the neck , and two white bands . |
| 5 | A Braemar vet , Ian Watt , said that he had long experience of co-operating with farmers and commented : ‘ Many years ago , I was involved with the MacRobert Trust on a consultancy basis . |
| 6 | But he had small taste for the bagging beer and wished to have bought himself a wine . |
| 7 | She discovered that he had urinary frequency and it was decided that a specimen of urine should be sent to the bacteriology laboratory to discover whether he had a urinary tract infection . |
| 8 | Poor Philip was particularly bothered by this symptom because he had perfect pitch and being in the music business used to go over music in his mind most of his waking hours . |
| 9 | He had shoulder-length hair and a black Buffalo Bill moustache . |
| 10 | The boy was back in three days and I knew by his face he had momentous news . |
| 11 | He had implicit trust in the righteousness of the ‘ movement ’ , and was eager to carry out the orders of its leader . |
| 12 | He had poor sight following a childhood attack of measles . |
| 13 | When seen at the age of six , he had poor muscle control and could not fasten up his buttons or tie his shoe-laces . |
| 14 | He had real charm , which made canny figures such as Tolkien distrust him . |
| 15 | She said of him that he had real taste with the produce and was a willing lad all round . |
| 16 | This change made compromise less attractive for the complainant when he had strong evidence . |
| 17 | First , he had strong support from the local community , who in the course of their campaign to re-open the school had contacted their MP and the Secretary of State . |
| 18 | He appeared regularly in the shop , invariably walking out with yet another purchase for which he had scant use . |
| 19 | At times this was very difficult for him because he had chronic bronchitis and therefore coughed a great deal . |
| 20 | He had sandy hair and a flat hard face . |
| 21 | This was typical of Stuart — he had great faith in his team . |
| 22 | In his presence no meeting was dull and , as vice-chancellor of the university , he had great skill with students ; whether with senior academics , students , porters , clerks , or visitors , he was unpredictable and irreverently cheerful . |
| 23 | As befitted a man who had been an assistant professional in his youth he had great sympathy for those afflicted by golf mania . |
| 24 | Both in these positions and as Chairman of the Wellcome Trust for 22 years , he had great influence on the development of medical research during and after the war . |
| 25 | He became a Swedish citizen in 1937 in order to take up the offer of teaching posts in the Royal Opera School and the Music High School ( later renamed the Royal Academy of Music ) , Stockholm , where he had great influence on a generation of singers , including Birgit Nilsson and Jussi Björling , whom he taught privately . |
| 26 | He was ill and lame — and as I am now he had great difficulty in getting to the rostrum . |
| 27 | He had great difficulty in getting party support for his reforms and , although he showed great political skills , he was never able to overcome the powerful opposition of party-vested interests . |
| 28 | He had great difficulty in getting through to the club . |
| 29 | He had great force of character , and had become a legend in his own lifetime . |
| 30 | He had great respect for Palmerston , but ‘ after the speeches he had heard him deliver on this subject , he would be extremely sorry to obey his edicts on matters of taste ’ . |