Example sentences of "we 've [vb pp] a [adj] deal " in BNC.

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1 We 've achieved a great deal .
2 ‘ In the past 50 years we 've done a great deal of abolition .
3 But then , of course , in the last year we 've seen a great deal of each other .
4 And sir the other strand which we 've heard a good deal about has been the nature of the vegetative screen which occurs between D thirty nine and D forty on the one hand , and land to the north of it on the other .
5 Although we 've advanced a great deal in the last fifty years , we still have a way to go and our self esteem is lower than men .
6 Wembley 's Martin Corrie said : ‘ We 've spent a great deal of money substantially improving our toilets and we 're in the process of installing additional facilities for ladies .
7 Colleagues , I know that people are starting to move out , and I 'm sure that it 's got nothing to do with Mick 's appearance at the rostrum , but colleagues seriously , seriously for the last couple of days we 've had a great deal of disciplines so please try and be as quiet as possible .
8 And , and Chairman , that we 've had support , we 've had a great deal of help from party in Europe and it 's kept us informed
9 And we 've had a great deal of helpful cooperation and it 's very much erm going right into the schools , right into the whole system of government and control of the schools , erm and I think again is going to produce some very interesting results before too long .
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