Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a [adj] sense [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He explained that the district hospital has developed a strong sense of community service , partly because it has always had to find ways of reaching a scattered population . |
| 2 | The theology of liberation first developed in the 1960s as a Christian Socialist philosophy which holds that it is the duty of the Catholic Church to work for social and economic reforms , particularly in the Third World , and to adopt the cause of the oppressed , These positions were approved at a meeting of Latin American bishops in Medellin , Columbia , in 1968 and represented a watershed for the church in Latin America , The Medellin documents openly denounced the poverty and brutality of the relations of production in Latin America : withdrawing support from the classes in power the bishops called , most significantly , for agrarian reforms , The documents proposed programmes , based on the method of Paulo Freire 's " education for liberation " , which were designed to promote a new sense of community action for change among the poor . |
| 3 | Whoever owns that animal has got a strange sense of humour . |
| 4 | For example , migrants from Pakistan — both women and men — appear to retain a strong sense of obligation to give support to all relatives within their biraderi ( sometimes spelled biradari ) which contains a wide range of kin and can represent a network of mutual aid extending across continents ( Anwar , 1985 ) . |
| 5 | Nothing forbids me to dramatize the crisis by saying that the individual has found a new sense of his dignity in the knowledge that he is wholly free to choose , with the sole responsibility for his choice . |
| 6 | This has created a new sense of potential fluidity in political attitudes . |
| 7 | This has created a new sense of potential fluidity in political attitudes . |
| 8 | ‘ The record company being Elektra , which through four very different decades , has maintained a certain sense of style , not just in terms of its music , but also in terms of having a strong sense of artistic integrity . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The record company being Elektra , which through four very different decades , has maintained a certain sense of style , not just in terms of its music , but also in terms of having a strong sense of artistic integrity . ’ |
| 10 | In general , an aggro leader has to show a distinct sense of fearlessness — he has to be a ‘ hard case ’ . |
| 11 | To counteract such baneful influence , they should be removed from it into an educational programme designed to instil a proper sense of their place in society , of the duties attached to it and of the importance of attending to the teachings of the established Church . |
| 12 | Alone with Guido in the little boat , she 'd felt a constant sense of danger , like sitting on a time bomb that might go off at any second . |
| 13 | He 'd got a well-developed sense of self-protection , you know , always carried a gun in the glove-pocket of the car . |
| 14 | On the night of Good Friday , the apostles must have felt a painful sense of loss . |
| 15 | Many congratulated themselves on having found a new sense of purpose , a new realism : after years of drifting , of idle ebb and flow , there seemed to be a current . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't really know much about Doctor Reid , ’ I admitted , ‘ except that he seems to have a great sense of humour and is — well , perhaps a bit unconventional . ’ |
| 17 | The press-gang gave politicians an effective method of giving a very real service to the parties more directly concerned , and it was one which should have created a lasting sense of obligation , for life before the mast in one of His Majesty 's ships was not likely to be easily forgotten . |
| 18 | Political , cultural , and religious exclusiveness combined to create a new sense of Romania which was synonymous with civilization and Christianity . |
| 19 | However , one did need a well-developed sense of the ridiculous — particularly at such a time : you see , my husband , Nigel , was dying . |
| 20 | The feeling swept over me that I had truly left Darlington Hall behind , and I must confess I did feel a slight sense of alarm — a sense aggravated by the feeling that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all , but speeding off in totally the wrong direction into a wilderness . |
| 21 | In a recent essay she claims to have had a strong sense of déjá-vu upon first reading theories of post-structuralism and postmodernism , for though she had never been able to articulate them clearly in conceptual form , she had discovered many of the concepts these theories present through writing fiction ( 1991a:165 ) . |
| 22 | In addition , while they were not restricted to any one social class , they did develop a clear sense of identity , fostered by a number of distinctive badges , such as their preference for Christian names of an Old Testament origin or of their own elaborate and didactic construction , such as Sin-deny , Be-Thankful , Praise-God , and Sure-Trust . |
| 23 | If you were to tell me that there are people , like the man upstairs to whom you now threaten to turn yourself in , who actually do have a strong sense of themselves , I would have to tell you that they are only impersonating people with a strong sense of themselves — to which you could correctly reply that since there is no way of proving whether I 'm right or not , this is a circular argument from which there is no escape . |
| 24 | In place of agonizing doubt and uncertainty , he appeared to have a clear sense of direction . |
| 25 | It would perhaps be better to concentrate on giving support for the newly elected socialist MPs , and trying to refound a clear sense of what socialism means today . |
| 26 | During the dark early days of the war , the local people had felt a strange sense of security just to see her pass by . |
| 27 | Inside her she had felt a little sense of triumph begin to grow as they rode side by side through the cool bright jungle glades ; sometimes she had allowed her horse to drift towards his on the narrow trail , perhaps hoping he might give voice to the passion his expression had seemed to promise at the palais . |
| 28 | The idea of housing classes does give a rudimentary sense of groupings of potential housing competitors , however , even if the categories may differ somewhat or be less clearly defined in rural areas . |
| 29 | But I 've got a good sense of design , and I like the contact with customers . |
| 30 | ‘ You 've got a strange sense of honour , ’ Grant riposted bitterly . |