Example sentences of "[pers pn] always had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I always had a strong feeling that , once " Bomber " Harris was forced to accept a Target Finding/Marking faction within his Command , one of the very first people to he considered " is founder member would he Jimmy Marks . |
| 2 | And if there was any doubt , I always had a spare driving licence in that name anyway . |
| 3 | I always had a good relationship with the press . |
| 4 | Apart from liking London bands such as the Stones and the Kinks , for some reason I always had a working knowledge of the Small Faces . |
| 5 | ‘ I always had a religious obsession with fame . |
| 6 | Indeed , I always had a sneaking admiration for him and I think he liked me for , as you know , it takes one rogue to recognise another . |
| 7 | ( Do you know , until fat Henry crushed the monasteries , I always had a soft spot for Franciscans . |
| 8 | When something unpleasant was about to happen , I always had a cold feeling — purely physical . |
| 9 | But er , because we were , see we , I always had a uphill struggle for many years , so that it was n't er , tell you the truth I did n't erm devote much time towards the children , it is their own effort really that er they did very well . |
| 10 | She always had a cherry-red face , with cheery smile and was a great favourite with the youngsters of the area . |
| 11 | Jessica had been born in India , as it happened , and she always had a sympathetic interest in Commonwealth affairs . |
| 12 | You always had a ridiculous imagination , as a child . |
| 13 | You always had a few explanations for why something did something and you could never pick out which — why it did it … you could explain it in several ways , and it just was n't positive enough for me . |
| 14 | You always had a silly sense of humour , did n't you , Frederick ? ’ |
| 15 | Is there any reason why the ‘ decibel ’ rating of an amp ca n't be given by the manufacturer and/or yourselves ? ( 3–4 years ago I was in a band where we always had a decibal reading at the soundcheck . |
| 16 | Such incidents were not always so funny at the time , though , in retrospect we always had a good laugh . |
| 17 | It was always a project which was in parallel with Queen , because we always had a positive attitude to people doing stuff outside the band , getting new experiences and bringing them back into the band . |
| 18 | ‘ We always had a big crowd here in the old days , ’ said Father Anstruther , glancing round the hall , which certainly might have been fuller . |
| 19 | We always had a permanent stand-in with Mike around . |
| 20 | They always had a great deal to say , for they knew one another so well . |
| 21 | He always had a deep mistrust of other people 's lavatories and , indeed , would never allow a visitor to his own flat to use his . |
| 22 | He always had a deep interest in siege engines and the construction of scale working models of these machines ; one of the memorable events of the Chateau Gaillard conference at Durham University was witnessing David 's experiments with his machines on the campus lawns , using marbles for ammunition . |
| 23 | For example , it meant that whenever the King of France wanted to stir up trouble , he always had a legitimate grievance to hand . |
| 24 | Moreover the young hero was never alone ; he always had a pure process , waiting for him , holding the thread of life which would protect him from the flames and the teeth and the dark belly of the monster . |
| 25 | Even when he was an altar boy , he always had a high regard for you . ’ |
| 26 | Erm Dr was the medical officer of health , part time , and Dr was a character , he always had a white carnation , he rode round in a carriage on occasions , and he er wrote copperplate . |
| 27 | ‘ He always had a special affinity with horses . ’ |