Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a particular [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't stay long , but I had a particular reason to speak with you . ’ |
| 2 | I remember when I was out on the road , I had a particular connection with , we had a motor bike policy , and it was an appalling risk , and it came up for renewal , and er , nobody had take it round the market , and I mean , that that was an idol threat , because nobody in their right mind would want this particular motor and we said , well not if they want to jack up the premium on it , they wanted to jack it up by about thirty or forty per cent , and and the broker was not very happy about this . |
| 3 | I had a particular gift with the tarot cards … not using the traditional interpretations which are given on the back of any £5-pack from W H Smiths . |
| 4 | I have a particular affinity with CLIC as I have recently lost two members of my family through cancer , one of them was especially young . |
| 5 | I have a particular responsibility to ensure that I make the right decision . |
| 6 | I have a particular affection for Bristol and the West country , I 'd like you know that , those of you who 've come all the way to London from the West and I so I was very happy to have this evening and be able with er an accompanist and musical director , to provide entertainment that would raise money . |
| 7 | What this means is : if I have a particular type of relationship with someone , I will enjoy the same relationship ( more or less ) with his or her sibling ( brother or sister ) . |
| 8 | I have a particular interest in South Africa 's erm foreign policy and one of the , from the past , one of the things that South African decision makers have said to me , our dilemma is we do not know what American policy is because if we listen to the Pentagon we get a different voice coming out than if we listen to , let us say , congressional members who are visiting from the committee of foreign affairs . |
| 9 | In addition , I have a particular axe to grind , as I have been a professional woodcarver for 25 years in both ornamental and sculptural disciplines so woodcarving tools hold a special interest . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's just that I have a particular dislike of anonymous letters . |
| 11 | The Government have a fine record on increasing benefits in line with prices every year , but I have a particular point to raise with my right hon. Friend , although it is principally a matter for the Treasury . |
| 12 | Do you have a particular speciality , a particular interest ? |
| 13 | If she had a particular experience or some expertise , fine . |
| 14 | Like Miss Swan at Faber 's , she had a particular regard for Eliot . |
| 15 | You have a particular responsibility when forming a judgement about the tolerability of risk . |
| 16 | But , unless you have a particular skill , it is essential to be flexible on both location and salary . |
| 17 | If you have a particular problem , please tell the tour escort or representative and/or the Hotel Reception Desk at the time so that , if possible , it can be dealt with there and then . |
| 18 | Advice on courses provided by individual health boards and colleges of nursing can be obtained from this address , but if you have a particular query concerning local provision you can either contact your local college of nursing direct , or write to the chief nursing officer at your local health board for clarification . |
| 19 | If you have a particular task in mind it may be that a 2.4 volt drill will perform quite adequately , although as a general rule the lower voltage drills are best suited to small diameter pilot drilling and countersinking . |
| 20 | By and large it is better to write an individually tailored application letter for each job , as this gives the company the feeling that you have a particular interest in that specific job . |
| 21 | It was all there in the sharp and arrogant , ‘ You have a particular interest in my secretary ? ’ with which he flattened her . |
| 22 | think of that i i i if you have a particular interest what are the other things that |
| 23 | In fact , you have a particular feeling , that they have collided : a foreshadowing of the physical confrontation of sex . |
| 24 | And the fact that we have a particular vocabulary of ‘ tutor ’ , ‘ lecturer ’ , ‘ professor ’ and indeed ‘ student ’ is testimony to the particular character of the teacher-learner relationship . |
| 25 | Here we have a particular group of working women unparalleled anywhere else in Britain . |
| 26 | We have a particular role which is different er indeed to Fire and Public Protection , although I accept the fact that they have the overview for emergency planning . |
| 27 | But resident tutors were much appreciated by the WEA : they were admirable colleagues for the tutor-organisers , doing what they could to help and advise the branches in their counties , and they had a particular responsibility for promoting Tutorial Classes . |
| 28 | In a spoken message we notice the quality of the voice as well : maybe the speaker 's voice was shaking , or they had a particular accent , or hesitated , or slurred their words . |
| 29 | Later in the year a case which appeared only in the Sun and The Times was unusual in that the police suggested that they had a particular suspect in mind . |
| 30 | It may be argued that they had a particular point to make about regiments and an anxiety to see funds spent not in one direction , but another . |