Example sentences of "[det] a sense of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing and no one was safe , least of all Mrs Browning , and as she reflected on this a sense of futility overwhelmed her . |
| 2 | Those that remain have made a personal investment in time and energy ; they have a stake in maintaining the system that has been developed and replacements will need to make their mark and have freedom to develop new ideas , from this a sense of identity , ownership and commitment will develop . |
| 3 | If I look back on the people who have led me very well in the past , it was those who were able to create and sustain just such a sense of challenge . |
| 4 | What else gives such a sense of covering the miles , of ground passing beneath the wheels , of travelling ? |
| 5 | Without such a sense of pain we would be anaesthetised to the plight of others . |
| 6 | Never have neighbours gloated with such a sense of bitter revenge . |
| 7 | We have always been so thankful that she has such a sense of fun . |
| 8 | The large volume of sound ( if somewhat stereotyped ) English teaching in lower and middle classes and the solid and sensible teaching of basic arithmetical processes are all , I believe , a product of such a sense of security , as are the generally more creative attitudes and approaches of teachers in the lower classes of primary schools . |
| 9 | There must have been a cosiness to the street once , but now there was such a sense of decay that Jack could almost smell it . |
| 10 | Instead , he rambles on some more , to ask why he is still unemployed when he feels such a sense of renewal . |
| 11 | Clare had such a sense of adventure — and it was this love of an active life that made what happened doubly hard to bear . |
| 12 | The shock , after so many years of never knowing who the man was , woke her , but with such a sense of loss at this interrupted coitus she could n't sleep again for mourning it . |
| 13 | The upper class has clear distinctive characteristics which give it such a sense of identity : not only its ownership of productive property ( the fundamental and defining feature ) but also its distinctive culture and status hierarchy . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's got such a sense of grandeur about him . |
| 15 | And she wondered why she felt such a sense of despair . |
| 16 | ‘ There is such a sense of loss , ’ she said , looking at him to be sure he understood this . |
| 17 | ‘ Your mother … ’ she frowned , trying to make out why she had such a sense of foreboding . |
| 18 | Incredibly tactile and such a sense of form . |
| 19 | The experience of history may have helped to consolidate such a sense of trust . |
| 20 | How ridiculous to feel such a sense of possession , of oneness with a man she 'd only just met . |
| 21 | ‘ And when you see a child of six or seven doing your steps , you feel such a sense of achievement . |
| 22 | In each of these a sense of awareness is essential . |
| 23 | There is friendly gossip and fun in conversation , and above all a sense of caring and looking after each other . |
| 24 | Nevertheless what was being demonstrated in the course of 1945 was that — whatever the feelings of affinity that might exist between Britain and the United States — a substantial relationship could not endure without a strong sense of common interests and above all a sense of exposure to common dangers . |