Example sentences of "they have a particular [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But resident tutors were much appreciated by the WEA : they were admirable colleagues for the tutor-organisers , doing what they could to help and advise the branches in their counties , and they had a particular responsibility for promoting Tutorial Classes . |
| 2 | In a spoken message we notice the quality of the voice as well : maybe the speaker 's voice was shaking , or they had a particular accent , or hesitated , or slurred their words . |
| 3 | Later in the year a case which appeared only in the Sun and The Times was unusual in that the police suggested that they had a particular suspect in mind . |
| 4 | It may be argued that they had a particular point to make about regiments and an anxiety to see funds spent not in one direction , but another . |
| 5 | It can also give to the Germans a sense that they have a particular mission to fulfil in life . |
| 6 | It also allows the designer and the builder to be involved in the project only at those stages where they have a particular expertise . |
| 7 | Thorndyke argued that such stories are easy to remember because they have a particular structure . |
| 8 | ( The adult readers might like to list those books , and other reading matter , for which they have a particular affection or which they feel have made a contribution to their lives , and then check to see how many of them would be considered to be of the highest literary worth . ) |
| 9 | They have a particular interest in keeping practitioners of alternative therapies at bay , if they are to maintain their monopolistic position in the health system . |
| 10 | Many authorities provide in their Standing Orders for the attendance of councillors at meetings of committees of which they are not members where they have a particular interest in certain matters on the agenda . |
| 11 | The local pub throws a race night before the event and on the day everyone knows they have a particular task to perform to ensure the race is a success . |
| 12 | The panel will consist of a chairman and two or more additional people who are there because they have a particular area of expertise or responsibility . |
| 13 | They have a particular appeal , I 'm not sure why — perhaps it 's because I can remember making one at school . |