Example sentences of "have a [adj] sense of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has a terrific sense of humour . |
| 2 | Richard says he has a tremendous sense of history as he works in the woods . |
| 3 | He 's pretty straightforward and has a nice sense of humour — almost British in fact . |
| 4 | Sunday lunch has a suitable sense of occasion about it and for many people it is the only time of the week when they can relax and enjoy a leisurely get-together with family or friends . |
| 5 | He has a flawless sense of colour and form , and realises an ideal balance between formal clipped structure and drifting floral ephemera , springing delicious surprises upon the enchanted visitor . |
| 6 | Individually they are slow ; the characters are wafer thin and have little individuality ; there is no evidence that the author is excited by language ; there is little evidence that she has a developed sense of humour . |
| 7 | The work has a masterly sense of proportion , an elegiac richness of palate and a spiritual far-sightedness which lent a radiant depth to the work 's mythological tapestry . |
| 8 | He has a classic sense of gastronomic order . |
| 9 | When one watches Brian Way teach a class of children , as I have had the privilege to do , one has a strong sense of coherence in theory and practice , but what people take from a theoretical book can often be a distortion of what was actually intended by the author . |
| 10 | Ideas about not ‘ burdening others ’ with personal problems , that discussing them denotes some kind of ‘ personal weakness ’ , are common within the older generations , especially when the prospective counsellee has a strong sense of personal dignity and pride . |
| 11 | Stone , a man who has a strong sense of his own importance if nothing else , has told Premiere magazine that he hopes the film will be a ‘ Vietnamese Gone With The Wind ’ . |
| 12 | a mature , capable woman in her twenties who has a strong sense of her own individuality … . |
| 13 | IT IS as well that the Princess Royal has a salty sense of humour . |
| 14 | At best , Mr Griffiths has a useful sense of humour , and he does not spare Rustichello a single revelation of his own insignificance . |
| 15 | He has a great sense of humour and will keep you all well-amused . |
| 16 | She also has a great sense of reserve . |
| 17 | ( You may swear that your dog has a great sense of humour but all that tail-wagging is apparently just a greeting signal ! ) |
| 18 | She also has a great sense of humour . |
| 19 | She has a good sense of humour , and very sporting : in other words a very nice person . |
| 20 | She has a good sense of humour — she will need it in the years to come . ’ |
| 21 | Pointing to one picture , he will say : " That picture has a good sense of pattern , " another , a good sense of form ; this picture has fine movement ; that picture is lively and expresses much humour , and so on . |
| 22 | My group has a good sense of teamwork . |
| 23 | She also has a good sense of humour . |
| 24 | She has a good sense of humour and also shares quite a few of my interests . |
| 25 | ‘ Ben has a wicked sense of humour . ’ |
| 26 | He has a wry sense of humour and an uncompromising disposition , particularly when it comes to talking about deeds of valour . |
| 27 | He has a fine sense of humour , and he shows strong leadership qualities . |
| 28 | She is currently re-taking her mathics mathematics O level and hopes to obtain a grade C. She is diligent in all her studies with a determination to do as well as possible , while her powers of expression are adequate , she has a fine sense of initiative and can organise her material persuasively . |
| 29 | This is to tell only part of the story however Anna is diligent in all her studies with a determination to do as well as possible , while her powers of expression are adequate she has a fine sense of initiative and within her limitations can organise her materials persuasively . |
| 30 | She has a beautiful sense of timing . |