Example sentences of "[pron] have a particular [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't stay long , but I had a particular reason to speak with you . ’ |
| 2 | I remember when I was out on the road , I had a particular connection with , we had a motor bike policy , and it was an appalling risk , and it came up for renewal , and er , nobody had take it round the market , and I mean , that that was an idol threat , because nobody in their right mind would want this particular motor and we said , well not if they want to jack up the premium on it , they wanted to jack it up by about thirty or forty per cent , and and the broker was not very happy about this . |
| 3 | I had a particular gift with the tarot cards … not using the traditional interpretations which are given on the back of any £5-pack from W H Smiths . |
| 4 | I have a particular affinity with CLIC as I have recently lost two members of my family through cancer , one of them was especially young . |
| 5 | I have a particular responsibility to ensure that I make the right decision . |
| 6 | I have a particular affection for Bristol and the West country , I 'd like you know that , those of you who 've come all the way to London from the West and I so I was very happy to have this evening and be able with er an accompanist and musical director , to provide entertainment that would raise money . |
| 7 | What this means is : if I have a particular type of relationship with someone , I will enjoy the same relationship ( more or less ) with his or her sibling ( brother or sister ) . |
| 8 | I have a particular interest in South Africa 's erm foreign policy and one of the , from the past , one of the things that South African decision makers have said to me , our dilemma is we do not know what American policy is because if we listen to the Pentagon we get a different voice coming out than if we listen to , let us say , congressional members who are visiting from the committee of foreign affairs . |
| 9 | In addition , I have a particular axe to grind , as I have been a professional woodcarver for 25 years in both ornamental and sculptural disciplines so woodcarving tools hold a special interest . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's just that I have a particular dislike of anonymous letters . |
| 11 | The Government have a fine record on increasing benefits in line with prices every year , but I have a particular point to raise with my right hon. Friend , although it is principally a matter for the Treasury . |
| 12 | This term refers to the generation of a set of boundaries to define regions or areas which have a particular property or set of properties . |
| 13 | But thereafter , and certainly by the time he is six or seven months old , he will have developed a definite preference for the person who has a particular responsibility for him . |
| 14 | ( it could be misshelved ) or who has a particular title . |
| 15 | That is , they regard a novel as the creation of a particular human being , who has a particular vision of the world , which he tries to communicate to his or her readers by employing the codes of narrative and language in a particular way , and is responsible for the novel 's success or failure in this regard , and deserves praise or blame accordingly . |
| 16 | Aimed mainly at the professional market , these new drills will be of interest to the d-i-yer who has a particular need for a powerful cordless impact drill . |
| 17 | Elaine Fullard from Oxford , who has been influential in developing the role of nurse facilitators for prevention in primary care , and Anita Berlin from St Mary 's Medical School , who has a particular interest in teaching communication skills , have also been to Brazil as part of the programme . |
| 18 | Do you have a particular speciality , a particular interest ? |
| 19 | If she had a particular experience or some expertise , fine . |
| 20 | Like Miss Swan at Faber 's , she had a particular regard for Eliot . |
| 21 | Dr Schussler , who had a particular interest in physiology , considered that a number of diseases were due to a deficiency of one or more of these salts and thought that if a patient exhibited the symptoms of a remedy — for instance Natrum muriaticum — there was a deficiency of this salt in the patient 's body . |
| 22 | Such dreary teaching could be eliminated if literature were separated from language , theory from practice , and literature became the chosen subject only for those who had a particular aptitude for it , or a desire to learn to criticize and analyse . |
| 23 | … it might be necessary instead to appoint managers who have a particular style of leadership to jobs where that style will be the most productive in the circumstances . |
| 24 | Two people , who have a particular association with the Offline System , carry out the majority of the offline procedures . |
| 25 | Two people , who have a particular association with the offline system , carry out the majority of the offline procedures . |
| 26 | You have a particular responsibility when forming a judgement about the tolerability of risk . |
| 27 | But , unless you have a particular skill , it is essential to be flexible on both location and salary . |
| 28 | If you have a particular problem , please tell the tour escort or representative and/or the Hotel Reception Desk at the time so that , if possible , it can be dealt with there and then . |
| 29 | Advice on courses provided by individual health boards and colleges of nursing can be obtained from this address , but if you have a particular query concerning local provision you can either contact your local college of nursing direct , or write to the chief nursing officer at your local health board for clarification . |
| 30 | If you have a particular task in mind it may be that a 2.4 volt drill will perform quite adequately , although as a general rule the lower voltage drills are best suited to small diameter pilot drilling and countersinking . |