Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a high [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The thinning out process has been a great shock to me , I had a higher opinion of working class thought — but it is that where the weakness lies , not in our efforts of propaganda .
2 ‘ Now that I have got a diploma , I have a higher qualification for my job which will help me with my work and future progress ’ she said .
3 All I can say to that is that I have a higher opinion of your judgement than he has .
4 Recently I have increased the pump speed to 2 so that I have a higher turnover of water through the filter At this setting it will be turning over the content of the vat about 8 times an hour .
5 I have a high regard for Foresterhill and what it has achieved in the last few years under this Government .
6 I have a high regard for him , and I pay him tribute .
7 I have a high respect for your nerves .
8 I have a high opinion of my mother , ’ he corrected with a dark , mocking smile .
9 I have a high opinion of Prudhoe .
10 Whereas if you go for a degree of inequality within the countryside , A you will have , you might get the same , same tax yield because you , you have a higher rate of tax on the rich and their revenue 's going up so that tax revenue will increase
11 It 's not unusual for blood pressure to go up as a result of stress , so if you have a high reading at some point , your doctor or midwife might suggest you rest and try to relax for a while before they check it again .
12 When you have a high level of commitment your attention is focused specifically on what you 've chosen to do and the way you 've chosen to do it .
13 ‘ In Southampton we had a higher incidence of bad debts because of the size of our clients .
14 ‘ It is unlikely that the business could be self-supporting as we have a higher level of direct and indirect supervision for our employees .
15 It implies that we have a higher proportion of the original corpus surviving than Bédier calculated , and therefore a more representative sample .
16 Well it , it , it , it 's moving a bit in that direction , I mean I knew what their prediction was cos they kindly supplied it to me , which is why I made the point , but I mean as as you know from our proof we have a higher view of the demographic requirements in York even than that , for reasons that were amply discussed in general on on day one , to do with vacant dwellings , mortality , and I think still probably a difference in migration between us on York , which is statistical rather than environmental , but I think it is important to have that established early on that that even in the County Council 's view , and with their , as it were , doubts about the statistics which they themselves use , that er there is more need generated in York , however much it is , than York itself can accommodate , and that is of course without York city 's seven hundred addition for reducing concealed and sharing households which is not in the County Council 's figures .
17 We have a high standard of social protection in this country .
18 We have a high level of expertise to give these children the education they need .
19 Chief executive Derek Hunt said : ‘ We have a high regard for Carpertright and a good commercial relationship with the company , which we expect to continue . ’
20 We have a high number of volunteer carers at the day centre so that we can provide a 1–1 ratio to our 12 clients , therefore all the needs of the individual client can be met .
21 It did seem that the main force squadrons in other Groups had more casualties than we did , partly because they had to cope with fully awakened defences , gun and searchlight crews as well as fighters , after PFF had done their job , and perhaps also because they had a higher proportion of new , inexperienced crews who were usually the first to come to grief .
22 Spices suited this situation very well : they had a high value in proportion to their weight , they could not be produced in Europe , and they were always valued by rich people who used them to mask the taste of the not-too-well preserved meat which was the best that anyone could hope for in the winter .
23 However , this is n't likely to occur within the National Parks and although , as Table 8.2 shows , they have a higher percentage of woodland than the rest of the uplands , voluntary agreements to limit any further afforestation will reduce their relative share .
24 ‘ Some goods can only be bought with FEC , so they have a higher value to the Chinese who are desperate to get hold of them .
25 They have a high wall around them , more profound than most people , more detached and scientific .
26 They have a high degree of organization and a variety of form that shows how quickly the arthropods were able to exploit the advantages of their external skeleton .
27 In this respect , the ancient farming systems of some areas of China are of especial interest as they have a high degree of self-sustainability and yet are able to support high densities of human population .
28 They have a high regard for SERC .
29 It is difficult for them to have a high profile throughout the whole of the night and into the morning . ’
30 His other relaxations are snooker , at which he has a highest break of 55 , and occasionally he also goes pheasant shooting .
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