Example sentences of "have [verb] a [adj] sense " 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 | ‘ With our own staff I believe the Company has fostered a greater sense of confidence in what it is seeking to achieve and the way it is going about achieving it . |
| 3 | Whoever owns that animal has got a strange sense of humour . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This has created a new sense of potential fluidity in political attitudes . |
| 6 | This has created a new sense of potential fluidity in political attitudes . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 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 | In general , an aggro leader has to show a distinct sense of fearlessness — he has to be a ‘ hard case ’ . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He 'd got a well-developed sense of self-protection , you know , always carried a gun in the glove-pocket of the car . |
| 12 | On the night of Good Friday , the apostles must have felt a painful sense of loss . |
| 13 | He may have had a sixth sense about the presence of some stranger in the house ; more likely he saw some physical evidence — a coat , a hat — belonging to a person he knew . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | In Miss D'Arcy he had implanted a slight sense that she might have offended the Earl 's younger brother and could be denied entry into the world for which her father had cultivated her . |
| 18 | During the dark early days of the war , the local people had felt a strange sense of security just to see her pass by . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But I 've got a good sense of design , and I like the contact with customers . |
| 21 | ‘ You 've got a strange sense of honour , ’ Grant riposted bitterly . |
| 22 | ‘ And I 've got a warped sense of humour . |
| 23 | Um also by that time er perhaps with a bit more experience of the world you 've got a bit more to compare it with and you 've got a strong sense that this is unjust , unreasonable and that other people do n't have to suffer from it . |
| 24 | You 've got a funny sense of humour , ’ Vi wailed . |
| 25 | She was good fun to be with and easy to talk to , and in the short time he 'd known her she had shown a ready sense of humour . |
| 26 | However , during our visit to India he had been constantly with us , and in Jaipur I had experienced a gratifying sense of shared adventure ; but it was perhaps in the camp where we went each year from the Legation for an eagerly awaited ten days that I remember him most vividly . |
| 27 | Even as early as 1147 it was apparent that the crusading movement had provided a new sense of aristocratic cohesion in the realm . |
| 28 | more staff have participated in curriculum development , and have developed a greater sense of confidence , having satisfactorily completed the new task |
| 29 | ‘ Ken 's got a good sense of humour . |
| 30 | Suzanne 's got a good sense of balance which is always useful when you 're sailing Now let's look at this gybe to see if it 's any smoother . |