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

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1 I have a strong sense of rhythm
2 A piece of impudence on my part , really , but I have a strong sense of civic duty .
3 I have a strong presentiment that , had the opportunity arisen , Lord Mansfield would have seized it to establish the law in this form .
4 ‘ Yes , you are , ’ he agreed unexpectedly , turning a grin upon her , ‘ and I have a strong notion that there is worse to come ! ’
5 I have a strong feeling that she is not there ; there is no smoke from the chimney .
6 I have a strong feeling that in all our communities our worship falls a long way short of New Testament and patristic practice .
7 For this reason , if for no other , I have a strong feeling of identity when looking at these huge black and white prints of his African life .
8 I have a strong interest in languages , and although now we are trying to teach more languages in school , even in primary schooling , I do n't feel that within er my , I 'm only eighteen at the moment , by the time I 'm twenty five things still wo n't have came far enough along for me to utilize this skill .
9 As a prospective candidate for the Scottish National Party , and , indeed , Home Affairs member of the SNP 's Scottish Cabinet , I have a strong commitment to the project of Scottish independence in Europe .
10 ‘ What do you bet she does n't come marching in here and suggest that you have a strong dose of Syrup of Figs ? ’
11 Throughout Orwell 's Wigan Pier you have a strong sense of him tramping around on foot .
12 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 .
13 Add to this theme positive appraisals as a manager through the internal appraisal system and you have a strong candidate .
14 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 .
15 If proceedings can be issued and served within three years and four months , you have a strong argument that the defendants are in no worse a position than the rules allow .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 ‘ 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 .
19 ‘ We have sites in France and the UK and now we have a strong presence in Germany — a cohesive team fighting to achieve the same objective . ’
20 We have a strong tendency to reject it — ‘ Go on , you say that to all your sales people ! ’
21 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 .
22 But Fulton said : ‘ We have a strong squad with new names to look out for in Tim Brasher , Brad Godden and Steve Renouf . ’
23 I will be surprised if more than two or three players will be able to perform to the standard required in a 42-match programme , so it is essential we have a strong squad . ’
24 ‘ I feel we have a strong base for an ongoing quality improvement programme and with the commitment of all at Precision , positive results should be seen during the next 12 months . ’
25 No no , there are natural , we always have a strong preference for something but we can actually develop them , just like management style we have a strong preference for , for one style but it is something that we can learn can get more and try and rationale sort of like theoretical we can try and rationalize what 's perhaps happening is that in situations when we 're not gaining a lot and it could be that it 's because it 's had a lot of activity and we can actually gain more from it we can rationalize it and analyze it .
26 We have a strong science base in Britain , ’ he said .
27 We have a strong community programme here , ’ says the brains behind the scheme , deputy head Alan Davison .
28 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 .
29 ‘ If ’ , argues Conklin ( 1977 : 94 ) , ‘ businessmen feel ideologically deprived by government regulation because they think that the law is unfair and unduly restrictive of the economic forces to which they have a strong commitment , they may violate the law ’ .
30 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 .
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