Example sentences of "have a [adj] sense " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has a terrific sense of humour . |
| 2 | Let us for the moment take it as established that dog has a general sense , denoting the whole species , irrespective of sex . |
| 3 | Richard says he has a tremendous sense of history as he works in the woods . |
| 4 | He 's pretty straightforward and has a nice sense of humour — almost British in fact . |
| 5 | Sunday lunch has a suitable sense of occasion about it and for many people it is the only time of the week when they can relax and enjoy a leisurely get-together with family or friends . |
| 6 | He has a flawless sense of colour and form , and realises an ideal balance between formal clipped structure and drifting floral ephemera , springing delicious surprises upon the enchanted visitor . |
| 7 | Individually they are slow ; the characters are wafer thin and have little individuality ; there is no evidence that the author is excited by language ; there is little evidence that she has a developed sense of humour . |
| 8 | Her spirit is infinitely stronger than Charles 's and she has a greater sense of her own destiny than he has . |
| 9 | The work has a masterly sense of proportion , an elegiac richness of palate and a spiritual far-sightedness which lent a radiant depth to the work 's mythological tapestry . |
| 10 | He has a classic sense of gastronomic order . |
| 11 | ‘ Private schools ’ has a narrow sense , now slightly archaic , in which it refers to schools run for profit by teacher-entrepreneurs ( a minority , especially at secondary level ) ; in this sense , the term ‘ private schools ’ is opposed to ‘ public schools ’ , which are not profit-making . |
| 12 | The use of the term legatarius makes it much harder to rely on the explanation that legare has a broad sense ; there was after all an accepted term , fideicommissarius , for the beneficiary of a trust . |
| 13 | When one watches Brian Way teach a class of children , as I have had the privilege to do , one has a strong sense of coherence in theory and practice , but what people take from a theoretical book can often be a distortion of what was actually intended by the author . |
| 14 | Ideas about not ‘ burdening others ’ with personal problems , that discussing them denotes some kind of ‘ personal weakness ’ , are common within the older generations , especially when the prospective counsellee has a strong sense of personal dignity and pride . |
| 15 | Stone , a man who has a strong sense of his own importance if nothing else , has told Premiere magazine that he hopes the film will be a ‘ Vietnamese Gone With The Wind ’ . |
| 16 | One can not be surprised when , quite apart from reservations in the social worker himself about handling sexual matters , the worker has a strong sense that , if he even tries , his particular behind may mark the end of a long chain of kicks ! |
| 17 | a mature , capable woman in her twenties who has a strong sense of her own individuality … . |
| 18 | IT IS as well that the Princess Royal has a salty sense of humour . |
| 19 | At best , Mr Griffiths has a useful sense of humour , and he does not spare Rustichello a single revelation of his own insignificance . |
| 20 | He has a great sense of humour and will keep you all well-amused . |
| 21 | She also has a great sense of reserve . |
| 22 | ( You may swear that your dog has a great sense of humour but all that tail-wagging is apparently just a greeting signal ! ) |
| 23 | She also has a great sense of humour . |
| 24 | She has a good sense of humour , and very sporting : in other words a very nice person . |
| 25 | She has a good sense of humour — she will need it in the years to come . ’ |
| 26 | Pointing to one picture , he will say : " That picture has a good sense of pattern , " another , a good sense of form ; this picture has fine movement ; that picture is lively and expresses much humour , and so on . |
| 27 | My group has a good sense of teamwork . |
| 28 | She also has a good sense of humour . |
| 29 | She has a good sense of humour and also shares quite a few of my interests . |
| 30 | ‘ Ben has a wicked sense of humour . ’ |