Example sentences of "it [adv] [verb] a great deal " in BNC.
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1 | Where written pupil work is produced , it obviously contains a great deal of information ; something can be learnt about the general stage of understanding of the class by looking through such work after the lesson , while more is revealed if it is possible to discuss it with the pupil concerned . |
2 | It thus mattered a great deal where one Lived and to what sort of job one became initially attached . |
3 | It usually takes a great deal longer than is originally planned and hence , to a lesser degree in most cases , a larger amount of resources . |
4 | When any supply of magma is present below a volcano , it usually contains a great deal of gas , and this gas is often at high pressure . |
5 | Clive practised his exercises diligently and , when I saw him the following week , he had mastered the breathing technique — although it still took a great deal of concentration on his part and was not something he did naturally . |
6 | Now while that says a great deal about what the government thinks about of them and their expertise , it also says a great deal about how well regarded this National Health Service of ours is in the minds of this particular government . |
7 | Every letter contains a message — it may confirm an order , complain about a late delivery or clarify a point — but it also does a great deal more . |
8 | All this has to be borne in mind when considering the survey as a source , but it also contains a great deal of " objective " evidence about size of family , size of dwelling , wages , etc . |
9 | It is basically a German cathedral as it was mainly built by Germans , but it clearly owes a great deal to the influence of French cathedral design . |
10 | It certainly rained a great deal in Nuku'alofa , the gales whipping up the surf into clouds of spume and sending broken branches spinning through the air . |