Example sentences of "[coord] have a [adj] sense " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's pretty straightforward and has a nice sense of humour — almost British in fact . |
| 2 | What Willis emphasises is that the culture of the shop floor is bounded and has a special sense of completeness about it . |
| 3 | We also hope that , by the end of their course , students will be able to stand back , to see their core subject in a wider context , to have a sense of its development and how it relates to other subjects , and to have a due sense of its contribution to the world . |
| 4 | When the industry 's senior engineers and managers met him , he appeared to them as a strong-willed , humourless , puritanical idealist , but he was sane , reasonable and had a strong sense of the practical realities of power . |
| 5 | ‘ She was a lovely girl who loved the outdoors and had a great sense of adventure , ’ he said at their home in Hillingdon , Middlesex . |
| 6 | ‘ We were over the moon and had a great sense of achievement — as if we 'd done something terribly clever , ’ says Susi , who has just given birth to her first baby . |
| 7 | She danced with zest , sang sweetly and had a fine sense of comic timing . |
| 8 | She was generous by nature and had an Irish sense of hospitality , and combined great pride with high standards and absolute loyalty . |
| 9 | They need to be spontaneous enough to translate Ingrid 's abstract designs into wool and embroidery , and have a keen sense of colour and shape . |
| 10 | ( i ) Panel interviews are very intimidating for some interviewees who feel outnumbered and have a strong sense of ‘ me against all of them ’ . |
| 11 | If you 're slim , honest and have a good sense of humour then send your photos to this lovesick laddie . |
| 12 | People with Down 's love to be involved with whatever 's going on and have a great sense of fun and community . |
| 13 | According to his pupil , Norman Swindin [ q.v. ] , he was inclined to be irascible at times but had a dry sense of humour and the ability to recognize and laugh at his own mistakes . |
| 14 | Elephants , which lack colour vision but have a strong sense of smell and favour large , smelly , dull fruits , are the only animals able to swallow the pyrene of Panda oleosa ( Pandaceae ) and collected seeds do not germinate unless passed through an elephant , in whose dung they germinate . |