Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [art] [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having interviewed my fair share of criminals and oddballs , ranging from murderers to men with silver foil round their heads claiming protection from the moon 's beams , I thought I had a well-developed instinct for sensing a nutter when I met one . |
| 2 | ‘ I received a phone call from Stefan at 7.30 in the morning to check if I had a suitable donor for the operation , ’ said manager of Canine Rescue , Southwold , Jim Waddington , who looks after Bobby . |
| 3 | By the end I had a great admiration for Emil , Oliver and Cathy , who had neatly served and cleared three full courses with the floor swaying beneath their feet and who normally would have taken my few jobs also in their stride . |
| 4 | At the same time , I had a great admiration for Jesus . |
| 5 | I had a great respect for him . |
| 6 | He said , so Dr Viola interpreted , I had a real talent for colour , a feeling in the use of it . |
| 7 | Oh , I wish I had a two-pound coin for every toilet I 've burst into , hissing at myself : ‘ Stoppit will you for Godsake you 're forty years old will you stoppit STOPPIT GROW UP YOU BERK I am not crying I am NOT GOING to give them the satisfaction — waaaagh ! ! ’ |
| 8 | I had a conditional discharge for one and an absolute discharge for the other . |
| 9 | A great man in those days who was trying to be encouraging told me I had a terrific eye for English weather . |
| 10 | Inwardly I had a sneaking admiration for them because they had been sure that they did n't like the Legion and so had acted directly and left . |
| 11 | Another time , Wilma 's parents took us both to the Teatro Regio to see La Traviata , my first opera , and I had a new dress for the occasion . |
| 12 | In my case , I think it helped that I had a modest aptitude for football . |
| 13 | I had a natural affection for the countryside and it has never lessened . |
| 14 | If I decide on the toss of a coin which investment will provide the greatest yield , and fortunately turn out to be right , we suppose that my choice is vindicated by the outcome perhaps , but not justified by it ; I had no real justification for making the choice I did . |
| 15 | I had no good blood for the man but I would n't want anything to happen to him . ’ |
| 16 | I had an alarming reading for an Agatha Christie film where I was given several sheets of script to sight read without any logical link up in the scenes being read and no-one to read with , except an office assistant who could n't read dialogue . |
| 17 | I had an urgent letter for London , with some documents included . |
| 18 | I had the highest regard for him , but he was a dreamer . |
| 19 | I had the greatest admiration for his music-making , especially his Bach , which has a special feel for tempo and design . |
| 20 | I am still rather surprised that I had the good sense for once in my life to follow my hunch and come and see you . |
| 21 | But you knew exactly where you were with him and I had the utmost respect for his judgement and management of the cutters . |
| 22 | ‘ Guaranteed Not To Split ’ , it said on it — which was just as well as much later I had the initial idea for ‘ Anarchy ’ while messing around on it . |
| 23 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
| 24 | I 've a great memory for faces , great . |
| 25 | I 've a great admiration for you , you know Ellie , a great admiration . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've a marvellous idea for a game . ’ |
| 27 | I 've a little job for you . |
| 28 | I 've no one coming for half an hour . ’ |
| 29 | I decided I did n't want a toffee-apple any more , even though I 'd seen one with a great wedge of toffee stuck to the bottom , so I pretended I 'd seen Marie passing in front of the window and I ran out and shouted , " Wait on , Marie , I 've an important message for you . " |
| 30 | I have no great love for Klaus Ebert — I think he 's a pompous old windbag , to tell the truth — but he is Hans 's father . |