Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pos pn] [noun] have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He revealed his federation had sent an open letter to Russian skippers telling them : ‘ You are welcome in Scotland . ’ |
| 2 | Returning home with the other prisoners of war , he found his father had died of a heart attack . |
| 3 | He had n't been paying much attention to what Throgmorton had been talking about on the way here , but he recalled his ears had caught the unpleasant words ‘ casting vote ’ , and ‘ your important role as president ’ . |
| 4 | He believed his circumstances had changed . |
| 5 | He claimed his research had shown links between high-voltage overhead cables and cancer clusters . |
| 6 | It was a good beginning , but when he returned his expression had altered . |
| 7 | GULF War hero Paul Butler , who saw two pals killed in the American ‘ friendly fire ’ attack , went berserk when he heard his wife had left him for another man . |
| 8 | He heard my father had died and the doctors said they needed to see me . |
| 9 | Nor indeed did Barth pretend to be beyond criticism , though he was not slow to point out where he thought his critics had misunderstood or misrepresented his views . |
| 10 | After a massive public row which began when he thought his wife had forgotten his 49th birthday , the forlorn star said : ‘ I have made up my mind , the marriage is over . ’ |
| 11 | As he spoke his eyes had fallen and she knew that from the centre of each perfectly round breast a peak jutted , lifting the thin material of her shirt . |
| 12 | He said their evidence had made his blood run cold . |
| 13 | He said his wife had insisted it was true . ’ |
| 14 | and he said do you do any running and he said no , but he said his son 's bought him a mountain bike , so he |
| 15 | He said his lawyer had persuaded him to contest his father 's will and that he 'd regretted it ever since . |
| 16 | Gert had been reported for selling torch batteries , which he said his employer had given him . |
| 17 | He said he wished his father had lived to see it all . |
| 18 | But he wished his father had let Hector die … |
| 19 | Tom said that he could never be sure , but he suspected his father had had affairs throughout his marriage , perhaps with prostitutes . |