Example sentences of "he has a particular [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently , Raymond spends his days trying to understand psychotic murderers ( ‘ they 're all bores because they see the rest of the world as flat , and extension of themselves ’ ) , serial killers ( ‘ invariably gifted men ’ ) and the police , for whom he has a particular sympathy . |
| 2 | And he has a particular person he would like to see become Prime Minister . ’ |
| 3 | Though their value is minimal compared with some of the treasures that pass through Tim 's hands , he has a particular affection for the old tins . |
| 4 | He singles them out for favour … [ especially ] Arabs for whom he has a particular affection . ’ |
| 5 | Managing director and major shareholder Peter Kemmis Betty has been appointed president — a non-executive position but one which will enable him to concentrate on editorial areas , chess and archaeology , in which he has a particular interest . |
| 6 | He has a particular interest in Italian Mannerist art and also photography , especially the early history in Scotland . |
| 7 | Furthermore he has a particular site in mind , as he reveals in the next round of the negotiations . |
| 8 | Any busy person will recall that he has a particular engagement but will have only a sparse internal record of when this commitment will arise , hence the importance of a diary . |