Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a very strong [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I had a very strong idea of what I wanted , even through I had plenty of photos : I knew exactly the kind of movements I was looking for , I 'm glad we did it in two — I do n't think the cricketer would 've been very keen to do it again ! ’
2 I needed a new designer and I had a very strong instinct that you were precisely what I was looking for .
3 I had a very strong reaction to the first episode .
4 I have been helped by mentors , women and men , at various stages in my career and I have a very strong network of people who have given me advice and support when I 've needed it and shared the ups and downs .
5 But Ransom said this week : ‘ I have no anxieties about the commitment of that council to the social work function , and I have a very strong track record of leading a professional service . ’
6 She has a very strong sense of duty and a great capacity for making relationships , and so far , by some miracle , perhaps because of the very close bond between her and her mother , her experience does not seem to have coarsened her or made her cynical .
7 She had a very strong will and a clear sense of purpose .
8 She had a very strong hull for her type , was capable of about thirty knots with her twin Sabre engines , and I found her surprisingly sea-kindly .
9 You often get this if you have a very strong guitarist or a strong keyboard player — you end up with a group without one or the other ; they just ca n't co-exist .
10 That quietness was typical of us ; we had a very strong sense of etiquette you see .
11 Mr Stansfield said : ‘ We are preparing a serious defence and we believe we have a very strong case . ’
12 Tolonen described Noorda 's role as one involving strategy and planning rather than day-to-day operations , adding ‘ We have a very strong group of executives — we have looked at various times at succession , ’ although no-one has been designated to succeed .
13 Er , and we have a very strong college front list er , which we would hope would er , would make a contribution again this year , more of a contribution .
14 This seems to be exactly what has happened in most BSL situations — the form of instruction has been formal and production-based , and we have a very strong concentration of skills on the interlanguage of English syntax coupled to BSL signs .
15 We have a very strong team of naval forces in the Gulf now .
16 That could well be , but we now have this tremendous er cooperation of so many countries together , we have a very strong team of naval forces in the Gulf now , er I think it 's significant that both these occasions involved three countries working together , er share , without er any violence at any , er injury as far as I 'm aware , er have stopped er these two ships that sought to continue to proceed .
17 They they had a very strong well-organized er well-organized branch locally .
18 But Limpar said : ‘ They have a very strong squad but nobody can beat England at Wembley when it really matters .
19 They have a very strong smell that has been likened to a variety of disagreeable substances , from stale sweat to rotten onions .
20 Over the first nine pages of the book , George appears to be mean and irritable towards Lennie , and seems to treat him very heartlessly , but throughout the book we are shown that the two men depend on one another very much , and they have a very strong relationship .
21 He has a very strong character and poetry , painting and football are just different ways of expressing himself .
22 He will take in the Cookstown 100 , as he has a very strong supporters club there , and the North West 200 , provided he can fit in the following day 's Donington Park meeting .
23 It has a very strong structure and storyline . ’
24 It has a very strong consumer awareness and is recognized as a premium label , appealing to a wide range of customers from the mid-20s upwards . ’
25 An enthusiastic organic-only company that ‘ will probably drop any wines that do n't get the EC seal of approval ’ , which is a shame , but it has a very strong list of certified wines .
26 He had a very strong will to live , did he ?
27 He had a very strong character , and this helped him to live his life to the full , despite his disabilities .
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