Example sentences of "[coord] [pos pn] sense [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others are amnosics either because they have no sense of smell , or their sense of smell has become temporarily impaired due to prolonged exposure to an odour . |
| 2 | Not all of them provide that ‘ sure touch ’ — that firm but gentle control of the rudder which is what gives the child his or her sense of direction . |
| 3 | However , a person who based his or her sense of worth entirely on achievement would be much more likely to succumb to depression in the event of such employment problems . |
| 4 | It came back , like a pain , temporarily dulled by drugs , in the terrible early hours in Emily 's bed where he lay , awake and fretful , scourged by his conscience or his sense of preservation , or whatever it was he had so recklessly ignored , tensed for another screaming fit and wondering how he would explain to Brenda that it was n't his fault . |
| 5 | They remained clear , and my sense of smell returned , for two years . |
| 6 | I found my own apprehension of form and my sense of humour very much the same as masons of around four hundred years before . |
| 7 | My hearing is painfully acute , and my sense of touch and smell quite profound . |
| 8 | And Tan 's music surely reflects this in its yearning to reveal an inner voice , its east/west sound world , and its sense of theatre . |
| 9 | But , perhaps most importantly , the nation seemed to have lost its pride and its sense of direction . |
| 10 | In fact Marc 's painting after 1911 , with its intense , vibrant colour , and its sense of drama and dynamic tension , was in many ways closer to Futurism than to Cubism . |
| 11 | Marianne Farningham , who remained single , adopted an air of benevolent maternalism towards her girls ' Bible class and her sense of complacency , like that of most middle class philanthropic women , could be punctured only from within . |
| 12 | Lisa hid her surprise — and her sense of irritation . |
| 13 | That she sometimes has bouts of overeating in no way contradicts this assertion : after each one she is overcome by self-disgust and depression , and her sense of futility is confirmed . |
| 14 | It was against her nature to tell anything but the whitest of white lies , but she was of necessity getting better at it , though it would never sit comfortably with her conscience and her sense of fairness and justice . |
| 15 | Marie was half-way to Bella 's house when self-doubt began to gnaw away at her new-found confidence and her sense of purpose crumbled . |
| 16 | If she knew the truth today , her sympathy and her sense of drama would be equally engaged , and with her money , her right to know , to know everything . |
| 17 | Her love for him was intense and her sense of loss was as great when he was tragically killed in a crash on the way to visit her in New York a matter of months after winning the world middleweight title ; Piaf had persuaded him to make the trip . |
| 18 | Her training and her sense of self-survival told her to consolidate her sexual hold over him . |
| 19 | The subsequent Scarman Report on the Brixton riots spoke eloquently of the despair of unemployed young blacks , and their sense of alienation from the community and especially from the police , whose intolerance and insensitivity were deplored . |
| 20 | This was made explicit in terms of the sense of British identity which protestant loyalists experience : ‘ This implies in particular , in respect of Northern protestants , that the civil and religious liberties that they uphold and enjoy will be fully protected and their sense of Britishness accommodated ’ ( New Ireland Forum 1983–4 : i. 22–3 ) . |
| 21 | Atchley ( 1976 ) proposed that retired individuals have a ‘ hierarchy of goals ’ which give rise to their expectations , their behaviour and their sense of well-being . |
| 22 | We 've talked about the man in the cemetery , the graveyard , and we 've talked about other people coming into the drop in centre and their sense of anger , but what about your sense of anger ? |
| 23 | Most women care intensely about the surroundings in which they live , and their sense of security is tied up with the home ; their moods and personalities feed into the home and contribute to its atmosphere . |
| 24 | Moreover , even this articulate minority urged its views upon the government in extremely respectful tones , while the great majority of Russian industrialists and merchants remained politically obsequious , inhibited by cultural backwardness , ethnic divisions , and their sense of dependence upon the State . |
| 25 | Because of their restricted mobility and their sense of difference , many will need assistance in establishing social contacts and suitable leisure activities . |
| 26 | As in 1949 at Lausanne , so the probability is that many refugees would oppose any surrender of their claim and would continue to struggle for a solution which goes a substantial way towards meeting both their physical needs and their sense of grievance . |
| 27 | In contrast where there is no stated goal , their contribution will be obscure and their sense of dedication and responsibility will ebb : when purpose is unclear , performance is low . |
| 28 | He is dead , the world he knew has died too , and we have other roads to build , but his humility before nature , his sympathy for the suffering and the blind , and his sense of proportion are as necessary now as they ever were . |
| 29 | The individual appears to throw off conscience and his sense of responsibility , and repressed elements may appear in his words and behaviour . |
| 30 | And Coleby was as hampered now as he had been in Emor by his lack of imagination : get him away from a straightforward discussion of bricks , mortar and money , and the man was lost ; give him a load of crap about the artistic temperament , and his sense of smell deserted him . |