Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a [adj] sense " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't mean I could do it myself , not straight away , I just mean I get a great sense of comradeship with these people . |
| 2 | Well , I suppose a physical sense as well , because if they ca n't see how it can continue . |
| 3 | I feel a creeping sense of hilarity in this absurd situation . |
| 4 | After his death , I learnt not to shut him out of my life and now I feel a comforting sense of continuity when I go through the boxes and find little notes by him which I have never seen before . |
| 5 | I had no desire to share the fate of Galileo , with whom I feel a strong sense of identity , partly because of the coincidence of having been born exactly 300 years after his death ! |
| 6 | The June warmth has become slightly oppressive and I feel a continuing sense of strangeness , of standing slightly outside myself . |
| 7 | I feel a bizarre sense of loss and yearning . |
| 8 | At the end of it all I felt a great sense of relief and well-being , and now I always go to Norway for treatment . |
| 9 | I think all along the line I felt a great sense of privilege at being able to share the gospel , and that God had chosen , and was going to use me . |
| 10 | You can feel the same oppressive sense of place at Culloden , where great numbers of Scots were massacred , and I felt a similar sense of sadness and grief as I walked through Glencoe where the Macdonalds were treacherously murdered by the Campbells . |
| 11 | I have to admit that I felt a strange sense of elation as I hit him again , in fact I plumbed the depths of bad taste by yelling , ‘ Never one around when you want one , is there , Jack ? ’ as Armstrong bounced for the second time . |
| 12 | I felt a distinct sense of deja vu when reading JR Hall 's letter ( 12 February ) . |
| 13 | Having heard myself announce my intention , I felt a peculiar sense of liberation . |
| 14 | From this I derive a great sense of security , and I can stand on my own without worrying about the critics or the art establishment . |
| 15 | Always joking about rats : that 's what I call a weird sense of humour . |
| 16 | For a while I was scared that I was pregnant ; I had a disgusting sense of something alien inside me , like maggots or a cancer . |
| 17 | I had a tremendous sense of bereavement — it hurt inside — I had no idea it would be like that . ’ |
| 18 | There was sliding down the banisters , toys left on the stairs , a new untidiness , a quickening of life and , sometimes , in the hurdy-gurdy I had a strange sense of ‘ presences ’ , two other children , silent , well-behaved . |
| 19 | " I had a great sense of the worth of a simple person 's life and service to God . " |
| 20 | For a moment I had a ridiculous sense of anti-climax . |
| 21 | In a way I was happy : I had achieved something , I was winning for the first time in my life , and I had a strong sense of myself as a differentiated individual . |
| 22 | ‘ I had a strong sense of … ’ |
| 23 | And I had a vague sense that someone was making a film of us making the film ! ) |
| 24 | I had a glorious sense of freedom . |
| 25 | I had a good sense of balance and had got the hang of riding this two-wheeled bike quite well . |
| 26 | And you know Old Shallot , I have a well-developed sense of my own preservation . |
| 27 | I have a warm sense of privilege , I think , in spite of the sudden lack of an audience for my opinions . |
| 28 | I have a real sense |
| 29 | I have a strong sense of rhythm |
| 30 | A piece of impudence on my part , really , but I have a strong sense of civic duty . |