Example sentences of "he have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 'E 's got a good look on — it must be a bit o' good land . ’
2 God 's love for and claim on man are worked out through a judgement and condemnation which disclose a profound alienation and estrangement between man and God , a contradiction in which man has attempted to break away from the tie with God , so that God 's claim on him has become a consuming fire .
3 Perhaps as a result of his unpopularity , speculation about him has taken a new turn .
4 And I said ‘ yes ’ , and I reminded him that it was against the law for him to have possessed a wild animal in the first place , and he shrugged .
5 She had seen Billy enter the dining rooms in front of her as she returned from the park with Rachel , and the sight of him had sent a little shiver through her body .
6 And although Thornton seemed the obvious choice to the outside world , relationships with him had reached a new low in October 1985 .
7 She tried to move away , disturbed by the realisation that her feelings towards him had undergone a subtle change even though she could n't quite define it .
8 Gubbins was educated at Battersea Polytechnic , but was taken away at sixteen when the headmaster told his mother that educating him had proved a hopeless task .
9 To the BBC SSO , whom he holds in great affection — he first came to Scotland in 1988 for their Festival of New Chinese Music — he has gifted a new work , Death and the Fire : a dialogue with Paul Klee , to be premiered on 27 March .
10 The artist has achieved more than that though ; he has created a real group .
11 Although he is a newcomer to sailing and the America 's Cup , he has created a huge syndicate of 200 people and spent a staggering £1.4 million per month on his camapign for the past year-and-a-half .
12 It was more like a personal appearance by a pop star … just a glimpse of Desert Orchid was enough to draw the crowds and set the cameras clicking.But after all , this was the horse with his own fanclub.And he has created a few records.Between 1983 and 1991 Dezi won 34 steeplechases , picking up half a million pounds in prize money into the bargain.Now he 's retired … and enjoying the fame :
13 A groundswell of media opinion is pushing for Gavin Hastings as captain and his off-the-field credentials — particularly the manner in which he has created a happy spirit in the Scottish camp — give him a head start over England 's Will Carling .
14 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 ?
15 A shy man from a conservative Catholic family ( his father , ex-President Antonio Segni , belonged to the right wing of the Christian Democrats ) , he has rallied a wide range of supporters to his reform campaign : free-thinking radicals , communists , a Catholic bishop , trade unionists , the influential Rome daily La Repubblica and the top ranks of Confindustria , Italy 's employers ' association , as well as Mr Orlando himself .
16 But , given the low base from which the Liberal Democrat party began its struggle for recognition , he has achieved a great deal .
17 In Germany a child proceeds to the next year only when he has achieved a satisfactory standard in every subject of the curriculum .
18 Insiders say he has transplanted a large tract of greenery into the leaderene 's speech , which will dwell on her commitment to saving the world from global warming .
19 As England 's leading batsman of the 1980s he has borne a heavy responsibility and perhaps because of this has never completely fulfilled his potential ; few batsmen can have been blessed with so much natural ability , yet he often looks vulnerable until he has settled down and even then has succumbed countless times to an infuriating nibble or waft outside the off stump .
20 Lilly believes that humans and dolphins can communicate with each other despite their physical differences , and he has constructed a complex computer system to send translated messages between human and dolphin .
21 He has devised a new C4 show , The Dice Game , loosely based on the idea in the book by Luke Rhinehart .
22 He has lodged a special defence of incrimination blaming six other men .
23 He has lodged a special defence of incrimination in relation to three of the charges .
24 He has lodged a special defence naming another person in connection with three of the charges .
25 There are now two further exclusions which apply — if the insured at the time of effecting insurance is receiving inpatient treatment or is on a waiting list for inpatient treatment and if he has received a terminal prognosis then no payments will be made .
26 He has received a leaked internal memo which he said indicates a ‘ cosy relationship ’ has been established between Safety Authority and Eurotunnel , the Anglo-French consortium that will own and operate the tunnel .
27 He has gained a new identity , but its nature is unclear to him .
28 In this role he believes he has gained a valuable insight to the North 's economic well being .
29 He has said a sizable contribution from him toward repairing a school roof would win the education officer 's forgiveness
30 Even after a few minutes — even while the porter is still showing him to his room — Howard feels that he has understood a great deal about this city .
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