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 .
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