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Meanings of had some talent in English

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Usage of had some talent in English
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Kaiser says he had some talent but chose not to use it.
The Guardian
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They told me I had some talent, and I believed them thoroughly.
The Statesmen Snowbound
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Woods had some talent but no genius and no instruction in art.
Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
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Osborne, the eldest-socalled after his mother's maiden name-wasfull of taste, and had some talent.
Wives and Daughters
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His uncle, seeing that the boy had some talent, placed him in the studio of Giovanni Bellini.
Knights of Art: Stories of the Italian Painters
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He had some talent for conversation, and some talent also for transacting the ordinary business of office.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
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And he had some talent.
Love of Life, and Other Stories
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Leo had genuine taste in art, and he seems also to have had some talent himself as a painter.
The Irish Times
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Now, forsooth, because another man had told him so, he took it for granted that I had some talent.
To-morrow?
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I had some talent.
Proven guilty
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He had some talent for sarcasm, and considerable skill in detecting the sore places where sarcasm would be most acutely felt.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
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But he found himself in the school team all the same, playing at centre, because he had some talent for it.
The Guardian
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It's not a way to be. Best said John had some talent for riding and he had hoped the jockey would improve.
The Guardian
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He must have had some talent for it, too; for Jacques was very proud of his pupil, and prophesied great things of him.
The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
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A fetish or a focus-Jackwasn't keen to find out, and even less keen to know the gangsters had some talent for sorcery.
Demon bound
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When it was felt that I had some talent or gift to Serve the Mother, he wanted me to be trained by the best.
The Plains of Passage
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