Example sentences of "sense [verb] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One was found — ‘ a pragmatic , civilized feminist who did not pretend to understand all that had happened to Laura but had the good sense to see that she was a great deal saner than her parents . |
| 2 | Good sense says that they should go as far as they can but return from time to time to those parts of the plan which have not at first been realized . |
| 3 | Common sense says that it is unlikely that one exposure to an ad will have any effect . |
| 4 | She 'd made her feelings towards him abundantly clear , of course , and common sense decreed that he leave this little drama to fizzle out , but he 'd glimpsed too many enigmas tonight to be able to shrug off his unease and walk away . |
| 5 | More gardens to the left , so it would make sense to suppose that you 'd come in from the right , leaving your car in the road at the end of the row . |
| 6 | If you are planning to work overseas for an organisation with which you are not very familiar , it makes sense to check that they are a bona fide , reputable organisation with a good track record of treating executive employees fairly . |
| 7 | It makes sense to check that you have sufficient insurance cover for building and contents — your local NatWest branch can obtain competitive quotations on your behalf from National Westminster Insurance Services Limited . |
| 8 | As Branson would have been the first to acknowledge , common sense dictated that he avoid it at all costs . |
| 9 | So children are not little realists or little phenomenalists , nor does it really make sense to say that they ‘ waver ’ between the two . |
| 10 | We do not want to say that one kind of state causes the other kind , but neither does it make much sense to say that they are ‘ parallel ’ or ‘ identical ’ . |