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

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1 ‘ As the midwife came into the room , I had a strong contraction which really felt as though I was in labour .
2 In a way I was happy : I had achieved something , I was winning for the first time in my life , and I had a strong sense of myself as a differentiated individual .
3 I had a strong sense of … ’
4 We were still undecided when , unaccountably , I had a strong feeling that our pet was n't to be found here .
5 I had a strong feeling of unreality as , with other aspiring pilots , I threw muck and swill around hour after hour .
6 I had a strong feeling that Barton MacLane was no cop .
7 I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me .
8 I had a strong desire to repossess .
9 And I had a strong need to pit myself against her many suitors , and win .
10 But I had a strong suspicion even then that he was drinking to something other than my health .
11 I had the strong feeling the place was empty .
12 I had the strong feeling of help having been given so I clasped my hands and said a prayer , half mentally , half vocally , of thanks to God .
13 I had so far managed to avoid being kissed by the old bat , but I had the strong feeling that , by the end of the day , she and I were going to be getting physical .
14 But if these beings had left any fingerprints I had the strong feeling they would n't be the kind you get down at Scotland Yard .
15 I had the strong impression he might be tempted to come back and give us a bit more front-line colour from the other side of the grave .
16 His face looked old and crumpled and sad , and , as he picked up his glass again , I had the strong sensation he was about to tell me something I did n't want to hear .
17 As we drove through the gates , and into a then crumbling , tired and faded property , I had the strongest sensation — call it a vision , call it what you like .
18 I 've a strong suspicion you 're being devious about something . ’
19 Personally , I have no strong views on substitution or replacement , but it would be better for the image of the game as a whole if sham injuries were removed by allowing teams to substitute players if they so wished .
20 I have no strong views on the trousseau , but I wish they 'd show that famous snap again , the one where she 's holding the kid in her arms and you can see right through her dress .
21 I have a strong sense of rhythm
22 A piece of impudence on my part , really , but I have a strong sense of civic duty .
23 I have a strong presentiment that , had the opportunity arisen , Lord Mansfield would have seized it to establish the law in this form .
24 ‘ Yes , you are , ’ he agreed unexpectedly , turning a grin upon her , ‘ and I have a strong notion that there is worse to come ! ’
25 I have a strong feeling that she is not there ; there is no smoke from the chimney .
26 I have a strong feeling that in all our communities our worship falls a long way short of New Testament and patristic practice .
27 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 .
28 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 .
29 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 .
30 ‘ In that case I suggest we stick to it , because I have the strong feeling that if we start digging up what happened five years ago we will start arguing , and that wo n't help anybody . ’
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