Example sentences of "[vb base] always had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've always had a fertile imagination , ’ he says . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've always had a strong desire to have a real family . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've always had a deplorable tendency to exhibitionism , ’ Guy agreed , his deep voice full of laughter . |
| 4 | But then we 've always had a spare bedroom have n't we , only having the one child . |
| 5 | Another time I was lying in a hospital bed after a car crash — I 'd been lucky and escaped with minor injuries , but I 've always had a keen sense of drama , so I lay there feeling as though I 'd just come through the Battle of Britain . |
| 6 | While I confess that when it comes to Ovation roundback instruments I 've never really seen what the fuss was about , I 've always had a sneaking admiration for anyone who uses them . |
| 7 | You could say I 've always had a vested interest in lingerie . |
| 8 | and of course we 've always had a different view about what morals are anyway all of us I mean once again if we went round the table and say you know expand on your moral position , I 'm sure we would get four probably ten actually different viewpoints . |
| 9 | Anyway , I 've always had a soft spot for this , there 's no problem about the existence of large morphological changes due to a single mutation . |
| 10 | Just saying , I 've always had a funny neck have n't I ? |
| 11 | On the other hand anthropological topics , which have always had a major place in Marxism , are often just as difficult as Marxist writings to understand and evaluate for those with a more general interest . |
| 12 | After a period under a caretaker chairman , the board 's non-executive directors — who have always had a powerful voice within the company decided that the group needed a ‘ drastic , kill-or-cure remedy ’ under a new leader who would have the strength to develop a new strategic direction . |
| 13 | But the Scots have always had a deep-rooted sense of inferiority about the English : it was born out of the defeat of the '45 and the surrender of 1707 and , as Boswell and others had observed with chagrin and sometimes rage , the condescension and contempt of the English towards the Scots and their impossible tongue . |
| 14 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm very happy and I have always had a good relationship with the board . ’ |
| 16 | We have always had a middle range approach ( in Merton 's sense ) at — though we have always been weighted to social institutions and the applied end . |
| 17 | Some GE businesses , like aero-engines and plastics , have always had a global outlook . |
| 18 | Such an achievement depends upon two things for which the English have always had a special genius : a sense of place and a sense of compromise . |
| 19 | Anyway , Glasgow people have always had a natural ability to entertain others , if not themselves , and as early as 11 November 1699 , a certain John Smith , not related to the John Smith who is a regular guest at a major hotel in the city , received permission from the Town Council to teach dancing . |
| 20 | Schools have always had a fair amount of control over their resources — making decisions about accommodation , capitation and so on — and their decisions have normally been used in accordance with the identified needs of the institution , whether explicitly identified or not . |
| 21 | The limits of possibility at 29,078 feet have always had a peculiar appeal for British expeditions . |
| 22 | Universities have always had a considerable degree of financial autonomy , being funded ( apart from the Open University ) by central government on the recommendation of an independent body , now the Universities Funding Council ( UFC ) . |
| 23 | I HAVE always had a clear idea of what I hoped to achieve at certain points in my life , which has given me a sense of direction . |
| 24 | Historically , women have always had a bad deal . |
| 25 | There has been no similar move in the British parties , although Conservative party conferences have always had a high proportion of women delegates . |
| 26 | Pre-pubescent girls have always had a quick turnover in teen idols . |
| 27 | It 's amazing how soldiers in skirts have always had a hard reputation in n it ? |
| 28 | We can see , therefore , by studying estates and their administrative caputs , deliberate acts of estate policy which have always had a dramatic effect on the landscape . |
| 29 | Spectacular scenes abound in this lovely glen , the most-photographed being above the new bridge where there is a classic alpine view of the Saddle , a splendid mountain I have always had a soft spot for because I can pronounce its name with confidence . |
| 30 | A Dutchman in Volkswagen ( I have always had a soft spot for the Dutch ) gave it a push in the rear from time to time , but I shrank from asking him to push it and us to one of the Channel ports . |