Example sentences of "[coord] sense of [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The soldiers bent over to form the arches but they were no good as they kept moving all over the place and there seemed to be no rules or sense of order to the game .
2 What had previously been a safety valve for German economic change now assumed the aspect of a threat to an already shaken German identity and sense of purpose in the world .
3 And if Derry succeed , he will murmur a silent but heartfelt ‘ thank you ’ to Kevin Heffernan , the man who gave him a new outlook and sense of purpose in the sport which has made him both a local and national hero .
4 Asked how much his relationship and sense of responsibility towards the rest of the band gave him the impetus to get his act together , there 's a long embarrassed silence .
5 Burning dryness and sense of constriction in the throat .
6 And how can it sustain this common cause and sense of direction through the many changes which take place from one generation to anther ? …
7 Did a manager 's philosophy , overall sense of aims and sense of priorities in the curriculum come from his or her inner resources ?
8 His delight and sense of wonder at the growth of his baby were erratic as other interests pressed , but real enough .
9 A less extreme example was the waning legitimacy and sense of control of the Sarney government in Brazil in the late 1980s , which undoubtedly stimulated some of the capital flight .
10 We might expect to find a source of order and sense of confidence in the home , but for these particular people this was just not so .
11 She praised the gallantry , determination and sense of duty of the servicemen and women who had given their lives for their country .
12 Again the signal sources in the input and output circuits relate in both magnitude and sense of action to the output and input conditions respectively .
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