Example sentences of "have [adv] [verb] a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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1 | This book is intended as a concise account of the principles of peptide chemistry for upper-level undergraduates studying chemistry and biochemistry and the author has obviously given a great deal of thought to the needs of his readers . |
2 | It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble . |
3 | Forecasting has obviously improved a great deal over the years . |
4 | While this might seem to be stating the obvious , the fact is that this issue has not received a great deal of systematic ( as opposed to post hoc ) discussion in the literature . |
5 | It also shows women are over-represented in education , languages and literature and music/drama/art/design , whereas men are over-represented in engineering and technology and science , and that this pattern has not changed a great deal over the period , despite attempts to even out the balance , and in particular to attract more women on to science and technology courses . |
6 | ( 5 ) Bleasdale Computers ( Harvard OTC ) " The company has just arranged a major deal with British Telecom who will market and supply their computers . |
7 | The Met office has just agreed a prestigious deal with the International Civil Aviation Organisation to provide weather data to airlines all over the world . |
8 | Nadia has already seen a good deal of Scotland , and also went on a school trip to France and Belgium when pupils of St Mary 's accompanied members of a pensioners ' lunch club to find out about the European Community and the European Parliament . |
9 | CDC has already spent a great deal of time and money on an effort to stabilise the product , but faced with pressure from customers trying to use it , is hoping to speed the process up . |
10 | The increasing though still very minimal panicipation of women in managerial , technical and higher professional occupations within the corporation has already attracted a good deal of attention , but there is little research specifically on the phenomenon of the female salariat in TNCs in the Third World ( see Garnsey and Paukert , 1987 , pp.57–67 ) . |
11 | He has already signed a three-year deal with Harper Collins in the United States for around £11 million . |
12 | Well , that 's the first problem facing the competent but unenthralling PATRIOT GAMES ( Cert 15 ; General ) because it is common knowledge that Harrison Ford has already signed a mega deal to make five more of these movies based on Jack Clancy novels . |
13 | Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ . |
14 | Up to now , the patch of land off Whessoe Road has n't had a great deal going for it . |
15 | In the winding it 's just their lot has n't changed a great deal . |
16 | She has recently done a six-figure deal with Carol Smith for world volume rights in three books by ‘ bestselling novelist and TV personality ’ Denise Robertson , the first of which will be published in September 1994 . |
17 | The situation has recently become a great deal clearer , with the break in oil prices , which to some extent forces us to make up our minds . |
18 | Another example is Beatrix Potter , who has recently undergone a great deal of research to establish which are truly ‘ firsts ’ and which are only reprints without any indication of the fact . |
19 | Free range chicken production has recently attracted a great deal of interest from our friends in Brussels and for months now a battle royal has been going on to tie up the system of rearing birds to a ‘ given ’ free range name . |
20 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |
21 | She has never used a great deal of make-up . |
22 | In a similar way , ‘ mat ’ might be a neutral word for you — unless , perhaps , you are a member of the Islamic faith when it may be associated with your religious observances , or ( at a lower level ) you may have just lost a great deal of money in an investment in floor coverings ! |
23 | We 've all heard a great deal about you ! ’ |
24 | From 10 to 23 of the month there had been a bus-strike , which had naturally caused a great deal of inconvenience . |
25 | He argued that the Holy Office had already yielded a great deal . |
26 | The Public Schools which we visited and enjoyed had already changed a great deal since the War . |
27 | Hawksmoor , who had already had a great deal of experience as an architect , was brought in as clerk of works and it is quite likely that the design was by both men . |
28 | McConkey had already negotiated an attractive deal with a German TV company . |
29 | In the eyes of elderly people many NHS hospitals were still Poor Law institutions , since many had been built originally as workhouses and had not changed a great deal in appearance . |
30 | Her father had always had a great deal of time for the Sally Ann . |