Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have a small watercolour of Rouen on my wall by Arthur Frederick Payne ( born Newarke , Leicester , 1831 , working 1849–84 ) . |
| 2 | I have a bogus copy of Hugh Brogan 's History of the United States which has been turned into a fireproof combination lock safe , but that was a professional job done by my mate Lenny the Lathe in return for a favour . |
| 3 | I have a separate life of my own . |
| 4 | And you know Old Shallot , I have a well-developed sense of my own preservation . |
| 5 | Less appears to be known about whether his mood swings were severe enough to justify manic-depression as a primary diagnosis ; but Smart himself gives us some clue when he writes : ‘ For I have a greater compass of mirth and melancholy than another . ’ |
| 6 | All I can say to that is that I have a higher opinion of your judgement than he has . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | In 1938 Lewis took a job in a Welsh secondary school , but could see the shadow of war approaching and worried over the problem of pacifism : ‘ I have a deep sort of fatalist feeling that I 'll go . |
| 9 | ‘ You never know , I have a wide range of interests . |
| 10 | ‘ I think I have a reasonable knowledge of how black men are ! |
| 11 | There is very little actual fish catching to report this month , so with things being slow it has given me a chance to read up on fish nutrition , something I have a reasonable knowledge of due to once working in one of the then leading fish culture units at Aston University . |
| 12 | Whilst I have a reasonable understanding of the application of VAT to Land Rovers I am very unclear as to the use of VAT for second hand vehicles . |
| 13 | I have a warm sense of privilege , I think , in spite of the sudden lack of an audience for my opinions . |
| 14 | I have a vague impression of John Cocks tottering atop a wobbling step ladder , Champagne in one hand , camera in the other I now know what he means when he says ‘ tight schedule ’ ! |
| 15 | I have a vague inkling of why Dylan has progressed the way he has , which I do n't have about other people . |
| 16 | ‘ Obviously , I have a tremendous amount of memories from here and I had a tremendous amount of success here , too . |
| 17 | ‘ What is more , sir , ’ his lordship went on , ‘ I believe I have a good idea of what you mean by ‘ professionalism ’ . |
| 18 | I think I have a good idea of the kind of property you are looking for . |
| 19 | ‘ I think I have a good chance of getting the 100 by the end of the year , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Spending time there and in Biella , I have a good balance of values that I like personally . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I have a good deal of experience in staff relations , ’ he said . |
| 22 | On one occasion he kicked at a fence which was enclosing a footpath , saying ' I have no respect for the Whigs , but I have a good deal of the Chartist in me' . |
| 23 | The problem I 've got is is er I know what I want to do and you told me what are doing , so from that I have a good picture of what how I should approach it . |
| 24 | In truth I have a slight horror of a route becoming ‘ The ( Something ) Way ’ , as if no other way was possible . |
| 25 | Yes I have a hazy recollection of that . |
| 26 | I have a definite idea of how I want to look . |
| 27 | I have a definite sensation of making a better turn and of having more time in which to make the hit . |
| 28 | I have a great love of the choral music repertory and my training would have been incomplete without it at this stage stage . |
| 29 | I have a great number of new and interesting species to make known etc. but have an idea of making it my next illustrative work . |
| 30 | ‘ After nearly 30 years in show business , I have a great need of privacy for a while . |