Example sentences of "he had [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had better luck when sending a cablegram to the American President who replied , ‘ The President deeply appreciates the friendly sentiment expressed by you on behalf of the influential body which you represent . ’ |
| 2 | He had better things to do than argue the toss . |
| 3 | You would think he had better things to do with his time . |
| 4 | The day was overcast and it was becoming difficult to see what he was typing , so , about noon , when imagination began to fail him , he walked up to the house to inquire from Dorothy whether Isobel would mind if he had better lighting installed in the garage , provided he paid far it . |
| 5 | This suggests that he had bigger fish to fry — and indeed he had . |
| 6 | In my view the jugular podge would n't show up so much if he had longer hair , but he never gives that coarse mousy matting of his any Lebensraum . |
| 7 | By 1668 Fromanteel himself had moved to The Hague , where he had earlier trading and perhaps family connections . |