Example sentences of "have a special [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dog has a special relationship with man and is described as his best friend . |
| 2 | Indeed the psychiatrist who first popularised the notion that hypnosis has a special relationship with truth , no less a figure than Sigmund Freud , later issued a retraction . |
| 3 | Furthermore , any interest group able to threaten in this way probably has a special relationship with a major political party , and is acknowledged as important in that sense . |
| 4 | In some closely defined circumstances , however , where it can be shown that a particular racial group has a special need with regard to education or training , access to facilities may be restricted or allocated first to its members . |
| 5 | Another exception to the proposed pattern , is the 34 acre town at Caister-by-Yarmouth ; this is the only town apart from Brough-on-Humber , which occupied an exposed position on the east coast , vulnerable to sea-raiders and it probably required this protection , but it must also have had a special relationship with the nearby Saxon Shore fort at Burgh Castle . |
| 6 | Eva has always had a special relationship with Margaret , the younger , quieter sister but the ones at the top of the family are also high ill her esteem.Joyce was loved for the way she helped " mother " them and Beverley , the eldest boy , was another of her heroes . |
| 7 | The Sultanate of Oman became independent in 1951 , having previously had a special relationship with the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | Erm , I do n't think either a father or a mother intrinsically has to be necessary , I think what 's important is that children should have access to a variety of loving adults , one or two , or maybe three of those who they should have a special relationship with , does n't matter whether they 're male or female , so long as the , the children are loved and they feel secure and happy , it does n't matter about , you know , this is mother , this is father . |
| 9 | It would be established within the structure of the CGLI but would have a special relationship with TEC , BEC and other examining and validating bodies . |
| 10 | Your son/daughter will have a special relationship with one particular person who will always be there for him/her . |
| 11 | Williamson felt he had a special bond with Hitler , and even at times imagined aloud that he had spoken to him on that fateful Christmas day . |
| 12 | ‘ Mama , she is so like our sister-in-law — I do wish she could stay with us , ’ said nine-year-old Anne who had a special affinity with her namesake . |
| 13 | ‘ He always had a special affinity with horses . ’ |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand have a special problem with ‘ corked ’ corks , even though they buy the best quality , because the moulds flourish in the warm , damp conditions of the sea voyage from Europe . |
| 15 | Because they , too , have a special relationship with a child 's mother — with its own areas of physical and emotional exclusivity — children have to give up the illusion that they own their mother , and so they must learn to share . |
| 16 | ‘ We would like to see British people come because we have a special relationship with you , ’ says Ali Said . |
| 17 | As Welsh-speakers , we have a special rapport with the Welsh of Y Wladfa — who are bilingual in Welsh and Spanish — and many in Wales have relations and friends there . |