Example sentences of "he [verb] had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Over the past year he has had eight sheep , one suckle-calf and a ram bitten by adders : the ram died .
2 He looks as if he has had one facelift too many .
3 He has had strong support from social services directors who want to make community care a reliable and safe option for clients .
4 He has had close involvement with the Diploma in Industrial Administration since its introduction .
5 Given the number that he drew in the ballot , it was not certain that he would have the chance of a debate on his Bill , but he has had that opportunity and has spoken with his customary mellifluence .
6 If this is not done , the scope for embittered argument over the right of the outgoing partner to notify clients of the firm ( at any rate those with whom he has had personal contact ) of his departure and of his future practice address in the context of a non-solicitation covenant leaves little to the imagination .
7 But he has had personal success at triggering such changes .
8 Previously he has had nineteen years experience as a Commercial Manager and Senior Purchasing Executive with Anderson Strathclyde in Glasgow .
9 Keiran wanted to advise on unemployment , of which he has had ample experience after a severe illness .
10 He has had ample opportunity to exercise leadership , which he almost invariably directs along positive channels , and has improved in the various skills .
11 And in a lifetime spent covering the major developments and events in Northern Ireland , he has had ample evidence of the truth of that remark .
12 He has had ample time to understand what the world wants him to do .
13 Best known in Europe he has had one-artist shows in France , Switzerland and England the thirty-seven year old Parisian makes colossal colour photographs and exhibits them in series .
14 Former Hull coach Smith , who has agreed a new 12-month contract with St George , claims he has had two offers to return to England for the 1993-4 season .
15 He has had two heart attacks and two major by-pass operations .
16 An employee will not be eligible for a redundancy payment unless he has had two years ' continuous employment .
17 He has had little difficulty in attracting many former Shildon players to turn out , including several of the side which won the Durham Challenge Cup in 1969 .
18 A quick spin of his ‘ Sweet Freedom — The Best Of ’ compilation album of a few years back is proof enough that he has had many hits in his home patch without making similar in-roads here .
19 Stoppard 's most popular play is probably still Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead , and he has had notable success with Jumpers , Travesties , and , more recently , The Real Thing .
20 If , after that , you ca n't get it to live amicably in a domestic situation , there is not much hope left , although Graham stressed he has had some success with temperament improvements by castrating the males .
21 For example , it is important for an inexperienced solo pilot to avoid a field landing until he has had some training in how to tackle one .
22 He has had some revelations which he wants to pass on to me .
23 Already , he has had some effect in cooling cultural animosities , in ‘ bringing the ghetto to the suburb and the suburb to the ghetto ’ .
24 When he has had quiet periods one simply got the feeling that he was having a rest , a feeling reinforced by his ability to produce a big innings apparently at will , especially on the grand occasion or when his team is struggling .
25 He feels that there is plenty of cricket left in him and , amid all the rumours and quotes about ‘ fuel in the tank ’ , he is not likely to relinquish his role with England until he has had another crack at the Ashes .
26 He feels that there is plenty of cricket left in him and , amid all the rumours and quotes about ‘ fuel in the tank ’ , he is not likely to relinquish his role with England until he has had another crack at the Ashes .
27 Woosnam names Bernhard Langer as his ‘ dark horse ’ and the German has succeeded in keeping an appropriately low profile even if he has had more practice rounds than anyone .
28 Sapphire is murdered after consummating her relationship with a White student ; in A Taste of Honey , Jimmy is despatched once he has had sexual relations with Jo , never to be seen again ; in Flame in the Streets Gaby Gomez is badly burned ; in the same film Peter Lincoln manages to escape ‘ punishment ’ , other than a humiliating first encounter with his White fiancèe 's father , Jacko , but then the progression of the narrative is frozen before closure .
29 He has had mass market signings with Fry and Pratchett , sells great qualities of Scottish books , and has mixed feelings about firm sale .
30 He has had three contests since defeating Carr — a draw with Lou Gentan , victory over Nicky Walker inside the distance and , two weeks ago , a quick destruction of Kenny Schaefer .
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