Example sentences of "[pron] have a special [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Birds also make a wonderful focus of ambition — everyone has a special bird he or she would one day love to see . |
2 | Within SPRED groups , everyone has a special friend . |
3 | Everyone has a special friend |
4 | TOP RIGHT : Everyone has a special friend . |
5 | For example , a man with a hundred head of cattle , sheep and goats trains his son to know them by their colour only or by their size and type of horns , while every one of them has a special name . |
6 | A Buckinghamshire village boy ‘ liked best to go and stay ’ with a farming grandmother , finding a ‘ special quiet ’ and ‘ peace ’ about her ; while a Yorkshire weaver 's son who went to stay with his grandmother for several weeks ‘ during family sickness ’ always kept the bond they made then — ‘ religious , yet loving , although seemingly cold , perhaps I had a special bit of her love , for she corrected me with thrashing me . ’ |
7 | I had a special ticket , because I was a newspaper reporter . |
8 | I had a special concession from … from someone . ’ |
9 | I have a special licence in my pocket , you see . ’ |
10 | Karaoke started here and I have a special dish called Sushi . |
11 | I have a special horse . |
12 | I have a special calendar , and I cross off each day when I go to bed , and then I lie there and think of you . |
13 | I must prepare to say at this point that I have a special report on the Colville Road area to er er committee , not just on the now but I think we probably need to have further consultation with regard to the needs in that area . |
14 | I do n't have to tell you , but for you I have a special place in my heart . |
15 | There is usually some characteristic along the route — perhaps a ledge or an especially rich bed of bloodworms — which has a special attraction , but quite often it is a turning point , or the terminal point , of a beat which is the hotspot . |
16 | The plate , which has a special back stamp , features an illustration of the new centre at Hartshill , which was financed by appeal funds . |
17 | Top left : Elizabeth Jane ( left ) with daughter Tessanna , at the front door , which has a special piece of duckboarding to protect the house if the Thames should flood |
18 | She has won European , Olympic and World titles , was unbeaten in a major championship since 1986 and was racing in a country which has a special place in her heart . |
19 | She also taught PT and games at the local evangelical school , which has a special place in her affections ; she watched its roll of pupils rise from 100 to 1,000 , and marvelled at the harmony that prevailed among children from the different warring factions . |
20 | Italian painter of wild landscapes which had a special appeal to the Romantic taste in nineteenth-century England . |
21 | Although the sea is a much more stable environment than the air and the habitat enjoyed by land animals , fluctuations occur which have a special influence on the shore , where the extremes are greater , and cold air temperatures can influence the fauna in winter , and the concentrated rays of the sun can make some pools uninhabitable during the summer . |
22 | Nevertheless , there is one group of surveys of painting which have a special interest : those which form part of handbooks or , more grandly , treatises on how to paint . |
23 | Perhaps I should not leave our subject without a special mention of modern first editions , which have a special appeal to many collectors . |
24 | Most people ‘ in the street ’ recognise what a teacher is ; most would accord a teacher of ( say ) French a certain status ( though perhaps not as much as the deserve ) as being someone who has a special skill or expertise . |
25 | The hon. Gentleman , who has a special interest in this matter , must be aware that the first information on the Iraqi contract came through a leaked letter and not directly from UKAEA . |
26 | 5.15pm Time to go home to Batley unless she has a special function to prepare for , drinks in the VC 's office , or a dinner . |
27 | DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL BEAUTY ROUTINE ? |
28 | DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL BEAUTY ROUTINE ? : |
29 | YOU HAVE FAIR SKIN TONES , DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL BEAUTY ROUTINE ? : |
30 | Do you have a special meal on Sunday ? |