Example sentences of "[subord] he have on " in BNC.

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1 He reiterated one of the problems that dogged him throughout life , which was fatigue ; for although he had on the whole a ‘ tough ’ constitution — at least he liked to think so — and tremendous will-power , he had driven himself very hard over the past twenty years .
2 He still owed her a fiver more than he had on him , she complained .
3 Faldo also made birdies at both the 15th and 16th and putted better than he had on either of the first two days .
4 In the ordinary daylight Adam looked fiercer , wilder , than he had on Starr Hills .
5 He arrived in a dark suit and a black shirt buttoned down over his dog collar and kept his hands folded so that nobody could see if he had on a ring at all , let alone one like a winegum .
6 Then as if he had on the spur of the moment decided to take her into his confidence , he added , ‘ But she was always a tiny bit sad .
7 He claims , with every semblance of sincerity , that whereas he had on previous occasions deliberately sought out these wretched and exploited females , this time he had no thoughts of fornication in his head .
8 He took the Canal Turn as fluently as he had on the first circuit , then swept towards Valentine 's Brook .
9 Hazel ; looking at them , felt almost as insecure as he had on the river bank .
10 " Why are they doing all this work so early in the morning ? " she asked Captain Duro when he appeared on deck looking as spruce and polished as he had on the first day she met him .
11 If she made no response , he might well climb over the wall all the same , as he had on the previous night ; on the other hand if she went to him and they were caught his offence would be deemed the worse , for being found on Roscarrock property was one thing , but being caught dallying with a servant girl was another .
12 Later , after she had visited Joy for the last time and he had filled her arms with fruit , as he had on every visit , she made her way to the cemetery .
13 He no longer felt as confident and secure as he had on his arrival .
14 He might also have said , as he had on countless occasions , that although he had constantly looked to the British for advice , he distrusted them acutely .
15 He looked exactly as he had on the day of their last meeting , the day of his departure to the United States : calm yet concerned , sensitive yet restrained , the perfect model of the thinking politician .
16 The warrant officer was speechless , but not for long and he thundered at him as he had on me a few minutes before .
17 He breathed the name against her cheek , just as he had on the night of the party .
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