Example sentences of "[pers pn] has a particular [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently , Raymond spends his days trying to understand psychotic murderers ( ‘ they 're all bores because they see the rest of the world as flat , and extension of themselves ’ ) , serial killers ( ‘ invariably gifted men ’ ) and the police , for whom he has a particular sympathy . |
| 2 | And he has a particular person he would like to see become Prime Minister . ’ |
| 3 | Though their value is minimal compared with some of the treasures that pass through Tim 's hands , he has a particular affection for the old tins . |
| 4 | He singles them out for favour … [ especially ] Arabs for whom he has a particular affection . ’ |
| 5 | Managing director and major shareholder Peter Kemmis Betty has been appointed president — a non-executive position but one which will enable him to concentrate on editorial areas , chess and archaeology , in which he has a particular interest . |
| 6 | He has a particular interest in Italian Mannerist art and also photography , especially the early history in Scotland . |
| 7 | Furthermore he has a particular site in mind , as he reveals in the next round of the negotiations . |
| 8 | Any busy person will recall that he has a particular engagement but will have only a sparse internal record of when this commitment will arise , hence the importance of a diary . |
| 9 | This is more expensive but it has a particular advantage in television coverage . |
| 10 | It has a particular stiffness depending on the type of soil — clay , sand , gravel and so on — and how much moisture it carries . |
| 11 | While the Course facilitates meeting all of these aims , it has a particular responsibility in respect of 1 b and 1 c , 2 , 3 and 5 and enables the Polytechnic to make a distinctive contribution to the national system of higher education in these areas . |
| 12 | It has a particular value because the author provides the evidence and avoids indulging in theorizing and interpretation . |
| 13 | It has a particular quality to recognize substances as being either " self " , i.e. part of the normal body 's metabolism or " non-self " , i.e. a foreign substance from outside . |
| 14 | It has a particular interest in German law and politics and Germany 's place and influence within the Community . |