Example sentences of "[vb past] the good sense " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first Anne felt indignant with Joe , but when she thought it over , realised the good sense of his warning . |
| 2 | Sweetheart was going to be a model , too , but not until the school 's principal found the good sense to send her maliciously jealous sisters-in-law packing . |
| 3 | She looked at him sharply , finally found the good sense to tug her arm out of his hold . |
| 4 | The engaged tone bleeping in Robyn 's ear confirmed the good sense of this judgement , but she put down the receiver reluctantly . |
| 5 | The syllabus reflected the good sense and experience of panel members but its shortcomings were typical of its time . |
| 6 | Controversy may have raged round the royal head of Marina Ogilvy but she had the good sense to choose a dress she could wear after her baby was born |
| 7 | What is immediately notable , however , is that Mary 's own subjects , the Scots — that is , those in Scotland left to deal with the crisis created by her deposition in 1567 and flight to England in 1568 , rather than Catholic exiles like Blackwood and the bishop of Ross , on whom there were no restraints — had the good sense to keep as quiet as possible . |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin is very rich — it had the good sense to find oil on its own land . |
| 9 | A local , standing nearby , eventually intervened , saying : ‘ Now gentlemen , if only you had the good sense to ask me first . |
| 10 | He had been a successful prize fighter at the time and had the good sense to buy the Blue Boar from the proceeds of the noble art . |
| 11 | In the disastrous oidium plague of 1852 , the company had the good sense to buy up a great proportion of the old wine on the island , thus acquiring excellent stocks . |
| 12 | She had the good sense to say she did n't . |
| 13 | Public NME had the good sense to decline an invitation to a party for FLOWERED UP and their short film Weekender . |
| 14 | Before he lost his money he had the good sense to commission John Soane to design the Campden Hill Square house . |
| 15 | One was found — ‘ a pragmatic , civilized feminist who did not pretend to understand all that had happened to Laura but had the good sense to see that she was a great deal saner than her parents . |
| 16 | I am still rather surprised that I had the good sense for once in my life to follow my hunch and come and see you . |
| 17 | Textiles workers , Greater London Staff Association , Apex , tailor and garment workers , they were all wooed by other unions but they all had the good sense to merge into the G M B. In the next few months we 'll be joined by members of E F T A T. I am delighted that the Special E F T A T Conference voted in favour of the G M B. I welcome that decision and I pay tribute to the many colleagues who worked so hard to achieve that victory . |
| 18 | I had the good sense to let go of the trumpet case and try and keep rolling out of range . |
| 19 | Laura declared , so viciously that Ross hoped his ex-personal assistant had the good sense to stay in Australia . |