Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] have a strong [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Araminta is fey , and Dermot is ‘ hopeless ’ , and their death is artistically right , and no one will bring in a verdict of wilful murder against you — although you have a strong motive to kill them . |
| 2 | ‘ What do you bet she does n't come marching in here and suggest that you have a strong dose of Syrup of Figs ? ’ |
| 3 | But actually to press for an out of court settlement which will mean we have to stop other services or stop er building schemes , seems to me wrong whilst we are being advised that we have a strong defence . |
| 4 | Although the LTTE denied involvement in the assassination , it was widely noted that they had a strong motive , believing that Gandhi had betrayed them in 1987 when he dispatched the Indian army in an unsuccessful effort to bring Sri Lanka 's civil strife under control [ see p. 35313 ] . |
| 5 | They argue that they have a strong commitment to the environment and are making major investments to improve efficiency of water consumption , but that at the same time they also have a commitment to their customers . |
| 6 | This is perhaps not surprising : their preference for home care at the first interview indicates that they have a stronger commitment to looking after the dementia sufferer than those who said in the first interview that they would prefer institutional care . |
| 7 | The English had been fishing there for over a century , and had been settled for over fifty years , so they had a strong position for making the French give up any claims to settle there . |
| 8 | The SSP 's policy was close to that of the Socialist League although it had a strong pacifist section and remained hostile to Communism . |
| 9 | It 's not just a little bit of science for the sake of science although it has a strong content there . |
| 10 | His face showed that he had a strong character . |
| 11 | In a way I was happy : I had achieved something , I was winning for the first time in my life , and I had a strong sense of myself as a differentiated individual . |
| 12 | And I had a strong need to pit myself against her many suitors , and win . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , you are , ’ he agreed unexpectedly , turning a grin upon her , ‘ and I have a strong notion that there is worse to come ! ’ |
| 14 | Add to this theme positive appraisals as a manager through the internal appraisal system and you have a strong candidate . |
| 15 | By late afternoon she realised he had no intention of returning to the office while she was in it , and she had a strong suspicion that he did not trust her . |
| 16 | If you have a strong proposition to put to the consumer , it certainly makes sense to draw attention to it as strongly as possible , and the headline might be the right place to do it . |
| 17 | If you have a strong stomach , pop into the Central Market ; the butchers and fishmongers can always spot a squeamish visitor and slaughter one of their victims at just the right moment . |
| 18 | Quite clearly , if you have a strong need for the company of others then a technical research job where you are largely left to your own devices may prove stressful — unless you do a lot of extra-curricular socialising as compensation . |
| 19 | Britain had always performed well in this competition and we had a strong team once again . |
| 20 | ‘ This is the area where we are the clear challengers and we have a strong presence , ’ said Mr Ashdown during a photogenic visit to a seal sanctuary in Gweek . |
| 21 | When we are very young we see a fluffy kitten as something especially soft and cuddly and we have a strong desire to pick it up and hold it tight . |
| 22 | Although there were many Moor villages where rice cultivation was the principal economic activity , Moors were often pictured as traders and shopkeepers , and they had a strong presence in towns . |
| 23 | The coal industry has a good safety record and it has a strong safety culture reflecting the accumulated wisdom of the management , the work force and the mines inspectorate . |
| 24 | But I had a strong suspicion even then that he was drinking to something other than my health . |
| 25 | I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me . |
| 26 | A piece of impudence on my part , really , but I have a strong sense of civic duty . |
| 27 | Not nice but she had a strong character . |
| 28 | I was eyeballing distances at that time , and had no real idea how far Roberto had to clear the out-of-bounds and a wee bank that ran round the hole , but we had a strong breeze behind us going from right to left . |
| 29 | But it has a strong voice … and it is n't just directed at cheese . |
| 30 | The Logos is usually translated as the Word , but it has a stronger meaning . |