Example sentences of "they have [art] real [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They had no real chance of attention , let alone remedy or compensation .
2 They had no real existence except as and when their lives touched hers .
3 They had to struggle bringing us up so they had no real time to bother about anything else . ’
4 They had no real control over their own lives , and were forced around by men .
5 At length they would turn the mirror on themselves and find they had no real identity , no positive channel for their new-born sense of racial selfhood .
6 It was quite clear they had no real feeling for their mother , and were almost looking forward to her death .
7 However , while the advisory team 's views had the undoubted consequence of making many Leeds primary classrooms seem busier and more attractive , the beneficial consequences for children 's learning were less clear ; and for some teachers , the claim of ‘ flexibility ’ had exactly the opposite effect , strait-jacketing them into practices to which they had no real commitment and which they had difficulty in managing .
8 They had a real purpose ; here is a synopsis of your comments and our responses :
9 ‘ I say them two or three times and it became more obvious each time I say them that they had a real understanding of what it was they were trying to do musically .
10 They are certainly comfortable and assured , but at the same time they have no real chance of converting others to their views , at least if conversion means more than expressing the hope that God will send faith to others too .
11 Aristocrats may be rich and own a great amount of land , but they have no real power any more .
12 Another worry is that the existence of guaranteed compensation will encourage some farmers to apply for grants for operations that they have no real intention of carrying out , simply in order to become eligible for compensation .
13 So this was a new strange quantum number , and I think really what happened as new quantum numbers became necessary to describe the new types of particles , people just began to think of more sort of strange names like charm and beauty and erm things like this , but they have no real connection with what we normally understand by charm and beauty , they are just quantum numbers .
14 All of the other theories to be discussed here can only describe what has happened ; they have no real conception of what the motive force of power or change is in society over time other than to rely on describing the eclectic , indeterminate behaviour of subjective and free individuals .
15 If that is to happen however , I believe My Lords that it is essential that local authorities should feel that they have a real contribution to make in the policing of their areas .
16 And when they are listening in this way to check their theories they have a real purpose in listening .
17 It ca n't surely , but it 's what the Government want to do with L M S. Of course , they have a real agenda behind Local Management which is more to do with market- led economy education , competition , evasiveness , elitiveness , the end of the Local Authority .
18 It ca n't surely , but it 's what the Government want to do with L M S. Of course , they have a real agenda behind Local Management which is more to do with market led economy education , competition , , elitiveness , the end of the Local Authority .
19 To rectify such mistakes may take extensive exposure to different usage from other speakers around them , before children find out that they have a real case of no difference in meaning ( Clark , 1987,1988 ) .
20 The disabled face much frustration and discrimination in their lives and it is vitally important that they receive the maximum help through education , careers guidance , training and help with obtaining employment so that at least they have a real chance to find and keep satisfactory work .
21 I feel they have a real chance next week .
22 And they have a real sense of being more credible .
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