Example sentences of "his [noun sg] that he have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shedlock simply supplied both songs from other sources , explaining in his preface that he had inserted them ‘ in their proper places ’ . |
| 2 | He hit one of the policemen on the jaw , and claimed in his defence that he had believed , on reasonable grounds , that his son was not guilty of the offence of which he was suspected , and had therefore been wrongfully arrested . |
| 3 | Mr Lamont also used the news as an opportunity to rule out once again any more cuts in interest rates in the immediate future , saying the signs of spontaneous recovery confirm his judgement that he has done enough to bring the recession to an end . |
| 4 | Rex took another step backwards and found to his unhappiness that he had backed himself neatly into a well-barred shop doorway . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been trying to get it into his thinking that he has to do more running , that he has to fight more and that there are defensive duties he has to do . ’ |
| 6 | At their head was Dieter Erdle ; Melissa guessed from the gleam of amusement in his eye that he had overheard the rather heated exchange . |
| 7 | At one point , Walter tries to convince his wife that he has had a story accepted by BBC Radio . |
| 8 | As Chancellor of the Exchequer , in the Seventies , had n't Mr Healey often written in his diary that he 'd gone to bed dog-tired ? |
| 9 | The solicitor confirmed in his affidavit that he had photocopied the documents which he sent to counsel for the sole purpose of obtaining legal advice from him . |
| 10 | He told his father that he had to go . |
| 11 | Finally Mozart was able to report to his father that he had given a concert , and that his takings , before expenses , were 90 gulden . |
| 12 | On Lan 's other side Tam shot an accusing look at Kim from time to time as if to make unmistakably clear to his father that he had done everything possible to dissuade Kim from his folly . |
| 13 | He told me I should be grateful as this was the first Sunday lunch-time down his local that he 'd missed in five years . |
| 14 | She 'd been set up and she had thought Fernando was so desperate to have her back in his life that he had manipulated the whole thing . |
| 15 | It was the first time in his life that he had slept out of doors ; as a boy , he and Jean-Paul had often pleaded to do this , and it had always been forbidden . |
| 16 | It was in fact the first time in his life that he had looked at any woman . |
| 17 | She knew from his voice that he had seen the news too , and she had never been so glad to hear a friendly voice . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , since everyone 's giving speeches , I may as well take a turn , ’ he said , and it was at once apparent from his voice that he had had a good deal to drink . |
| 19 | Tim Clayson , prosecuting , said the four had driven to Redcar market where Mr Archer had his stall that he had bought from Miller 's estranged husband . |
| 20 | In a trench to his rear that he had ordered to be abandoned the previous night , eight shells burst almost simultaneously . |
| 21 | His explanation that he had worked for several years for one master , until his employer had died , mollified Jonadab a little . |
| 22 | He recently admitted in his autobiography that he had used violence on the rugby field on at least4 |
| 23 | All was uneventful until one child came home and told his mother that he had met a ‘ funny old man ’ in the cutting , ‘ dressed in funny old clothes ’ . |
| 24 | The Chancellor was quick to welcome the signs of recovery and repeat his view that he has cut interest rates far enough already to ensure a recovery . |
| 25 | He sat motionless , swathed in a greatcoat despite the day 's oppressive heat , and with his face concealed by the peak of his hat that he had turned fore and aft to shadow his eyes . |
| 26 | Mr Kinnock has made the change all right , and , since he told us in his speech that he has acted with candour , we must believe him . |
| 27 | The inquest at Brighton was told how Trevor Carrington , a guest at the party , had confessed to his brother that he 'd started the fire as a ’ prank . ’ |
| 28 | Why does a barrow boy selling bunched radishes and salad greens in the market at Chinon know by instinct so to arrange his produce that he has created a little spectacle as fresh and gay as a Dufy painting , and you are at once convinced that unless you taste some of his radishes you will be missing an experience which seems of more urgency than a visit to the Chateau of Chinon ? |
| 29 | Bourne , who worked as a driver and minder to for Heidari , was said to have admitted after his arrest that he had thrown the liquid into Michelle 's face , but had thought it was ‘ soapy water ’ . |