Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [adj] power " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have rapid powers of recovery , ’ Ven informed her softly . |
| 2 | ‘ I have special powers and can foresee things ! ’ |
| 3 | She had ample power to stem the tide that ebbed enthusiastically out past the Needles , and would not be blown off course by the north-easterly wind . |
| 4 | She knew that , as long as she applied it with care , she had great power over Bernard . |
| 5 | You could even say that Milton 's rejecting the future in this speech and saying I label sin what is going to become , if you have prophetic powers , new kind of ethic . |
| 6 | Finally , make sure that you have ample power points or outlets . |
| 7 | You have magic powers in your one glove ( Wooooo-oooohhh ! ) . |
| 8 | As consumers in a capitalist society we have great power to bring pressure to bear . |
| 9 | We have immense power over nature , do we use it responsibly ? |
| 10 | Now we have clean power with unlimited sources it takes the heat off yet another area of national and cultural competition . ’ |
| 11 | They had wide powers to arrest persons suspected of committing such crimes as theft , burglary , and serious assault . |
| 12 | They had economic power because they had control of the family money ; and they had psychological power because the entire outside world was made up of similar families ( in East Africa the Africans were socially invisible to Asians ) which respected and supported the concept of hierarchy . |
| 13 | Again , a story in Thucydides ( v.45 ) shows that the Council hears foreign ambassadors before the Assembly does ( Alcibiades persuades a Spartan delegation , after their first audience , which was with the Council , to deny at their later audience with the Assembly that they had full powers to treat with Athens ) . |
| 14 | They had economic power because they had control of the family money ; and they had psychological power because the entire outside world was made up of similar families ( in East Africa the Africans were socially invisible to Asians ) which respected and supported the concept of hierarchy . |
| 15 | The distinction between the cases is that the Hydraulic Power Co. were empowered by statute to supply water for industrial purposes , that is , they had permissive power but not a mandatory authority , and they were under no obligation to keep their mains charged with water at high pressure , or at all . |
| 16 | But whether or not they had sufficient power to exert real influence on state policy , the monarchs were justified in considering themselves the most important persons on the European political stage . |
| 17 | In its place , the government is to set up a " new wide ranging review " of how local authorities could help clear up polluted sites , and of whether they had adequate powers and finances to carry out the task . |
| 18 | There are indeed , as I have already suggested , certain similarities between the two theories , and they have similar powers of deception and similar capacities for making mischief . |
| 19 | And now they have mental powers that allow them to surpass physical laws . ’ |
| 20 | They can place children in homes run by voluntary organizations and make contributions to their costs , and they have certain powers to inspect voluntary homes . |
| 21 | They have real power to influence both the market and opinion . |
| 22 | At some stages in their lives children are quite convinced that they have magical powers and often after a tussle about bedtime or a rejected request to watch a TV programme will ‘ wish ’ that the irritating adult would vanish . |
| 23 | However , local authorities have had a duty , since 1968 , to provide adequate sites for gipsies normally resorting to their area and , where they have done so to the satisfaction of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment , they have criminal powers to remove illegal campers . |
| 24 | They have statutory powers to make by-laws concerning the number , health and welfare of commoners ' animals , and payments for marking such animals , and for pigs turned out in pannage time . |
| 25 | In fact they have discretionary powers on all empty houses . |
| 26 | They have discretionary power to support students in further or higher education , including those who study part time . |
| 27 | In the drama Kristian plays Adam the leader of a new generation of youngsters who discover they have special powers . |
| 28 | Collectively , however , they have considerable power . |
| 29 | Founded in 1937 by Erica Fiah , African trader and leader of the African Welfare and Commercial Association , the paper was initially a platform for that Association , and Fiah told his readers that effective improvement for Africans required them to have political power as well as economic and educational advancement . |
| 30 | ( d ) He has wide powers to make regulations governing all police officers under sections 33 and 37 of the Act . |