Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a real [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | However , he then faded from the scene and afterwards said : ‘ I had a lot of clutch trouble and I 'm bitterly disappointed for I thought I had a real chance . ’ |
2 | ‘ Obviously , this was something that everybody in Washington knew about ’ , said poor Fernandez , ‘ and here I was , thinking I had a real secret . ’ |
3 | I had a real tan to show off to everyone , when I got home , and that was tomorrow morning at 4.00am . |
4 | Chris Christmas day I had a real chest erm and mouth and everything . |
5 | But I had a real family to attend to — not Dad , who was preoccupied , but Mum . |
6 | Quite a come-down from the two-page list of duties required of me when I had a real job . |
7 | So I started having piano lessons , and before I was five , I had a real piano ’ . |
8 | I had a real ambition to ride round Badminton , but had a terrible fall which left me with two broken legs before I could do that . |
9 | He said , so Dr Viola interpreted , I had a real talent for colour , a feeling in the use of it . |
10 | I have a real sense |
11 | I have a real difficulty in locating who has responsibility for the dustbins . ’ |
12 | I have a real weakness for clothes and I like my mum to help me choose them , ’ she said . |
13 | and er I have a real problem with using my left hand . |
14 | I have a real thing for frozen yoghurt ( it 's really popular in the States ) . |
15 | She has a real body of work — nineteen novels , poetry , plays , criticism . |
16 | Moving in the kind of world she does , she has a real eye for what looks good . ’ |
17 | It was a difficult problem — were you spoiling your vocation , or did n't you have a real vocation anyway ? |
18 | She was different , well informed and , still more attractive , she had a real enthusiasm for the idea of marketing . |
19 | The little reporter realized suddenly that she had a real story for her editor and went pale with fear as she remembered that lady 's ruthless slashing up of her last offering , the report of an insignificant wedding . |
20 | Then one day she had a real reason to worry . |
21 | Chrissie knew who he was because she had a real background in screaming teeny bop stuff . |
22 | Perhaps it 's time you had a real rest , Buzz . ’ |
23 | ‘ You have a real drink problem there , ’ said Rhoda . |
24 | Whether you are out of work and applying for a lot of jobs , or in employment but looking to change , there is only any point in applying for positions where you have a real chance of being successful . |
25 | ‘ When you have a real problem with drink and drugs when you 're in your twenties , you 're still young and everything . |
26 | ‘ When you have a real problem with drink and drugs , when you 're in your twenties , you 're still young and everything , ’ reflects Shaun , who 's just turned 30 . |
27 | You work hard , you have a real flair , you 're already a success at your job , and you know it fulfils you . ’ |
28 | Then you have a real story . |
29 | If you get a big discount and nobody else does , you have a real advantage . |
30 | Add to this the numerous configuration options , hot key support for changing parameters once loaded and something called Staged Write , and you have a real winner . |