Example sentences of "have a habit of " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a student has a habit of over-ruddering in turns , it is often worth showing him the effect on the stall of using even a slight amount of extra rudder in a gentle turn . |
| 2 | Reverse roundhouse kick has a habit of curling around the opponent 's guard ! |
| 3 | Probably not , even though the next couple of years will be tough and even though Mr Bishko has a habit of losing senior managers with an abandon bordering on carelessness . |
| 4 | He has a habit of playing in at least the inaugural event held on one of his lay-outs and in December 1988 fully intended to play in the Austrian Open of 1989 . |
| 5 | The World Bank presidency has a habit of surrounding its occupants with a warm , well-meaning aura . |
| 6 | Forgiveness is a killing business ; it has a habit of crucifying people . |
| 7 | Marjorie has a habit of buying Christmas presents early , hiding them away like a squirrel , and then forgetting all about them . |
| 8 | It will instantly vanish into cover if disturbed , but when resting , it has a habit of lying on its side on the bottom . |
| 9 | Pop music ( as in chart music ) has a habit of sweeping whole areas aside to make way for newer , equally lightweight material from an equally sickly new wave . |
| 10 | But Fate took a hand , as it has a habit of doing , and the first person I encountered in the hut was Barbara , who was putting the final touches to her make-up before going to the dance herself . |
| 11 | Altarus has a habit of making us think afresh with almost every release . |
| 12 | They 've also got a song called ‘ Creep ’ ( the next single , natch ) , which has a habit of making innocent bystanders go , ‘ Jeez , what the f— is THAT ? ’ |
| 13 | It has a habit of growing emersed leaves . |
| 14 | What goes on in the US today has a habit of repeating itself in the UK tomorrow . |
| 15 | This is because the book trade has a habit of using terms less precisely than the bibliographer and collector . |
| 16 | But if romanticism suits the Devil because it has a habit of slipping us into unreality-away from the real battle — it has an even more pernicious aspect . |
| 17 | Philosophy has a habit of creeping out of boudoirs , salons and the libraries of great houses and inspiring ( or beguiling ) the minds and aspirations of ordinary men and women . |
| 18 | Boucher , 31 , has a habit of beating fighters in their home town . |
| 19 | Being England captain has a habit of refreshing the paranoias other jobs can not reach . |
| 20 | Money has a habit of going to de head |
| 21 | ( Constanza has a habit of slipping it off and placing it on the table in front of her . |
| 22 | There are many delights on the way nd And it will not be a straight run , as Switzerland has a habit of putting mountains in the way . |
| 23 | He has a habit of giving me messages for my dad or asking about the family that does n't go down well . |
| 24 | Death has a habit of making women acceptable . |
| 25 | As a practical man , the dairyman might laugh at love , but love has a habit of changing people 's lives . |
| 26 | Abuse has a habit of smacking you in the nose like that , for all to see . |
| 27 | In addition , the right hon. Gentleman does not seem to be aware that , although potential joyriders may not read Hansard , the word about tough sentences having been imposed has a habit of getting around . |
| 28 | ‘ But in the house ‘ Ulster Hospitality ’ has a habit of taking over . |
| 29 | ‘ Life has a habit of changing the rules , ’ Peter shrugged . |
| 30 | Throughout my life my tummy has been , as it were , my Achilles heel ; and around this same time the condition of my colon , which for the latter part of my life has had a habit of tying itself in knots , became particularly acute . |