Example sentences of "it [vb -s] a [adj] deal of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conceptual content required in this case to describe the institution , though it involves a great deal of cultural elaboration , does not display the same kind of break between the pre-cultural and the cultural as is found in the incest case ; and the biological pattern of explanation could recognizably run through such ideas as human beings finding certain institutions ‘ natural ’ , which does not require any appeal to a rational collective agency to understand the basic biological idea , as is damagingly the case with the incest example . |
| 2 | When an animal is shot or caught in a snare , or chased and caught , it has a great deal of suffering . |
| 3 | Such an approach is not without its difficulties , but it has a great deal of potential , particularly in relation to inner city areas . |
| 4 | In the abstract it has a great deal of force . |
| 5 | It wants a great deal of working … newspaper office . |
| 6 | Lighting , however , you ca n't do without for obvious reasons and also because it adds a great deal of extra interest to a room ( see Lighting is important , page 35 ) |
| 7 | This disciplinary technique is designed to ensure that minor misdemeanours such as whining , pestering and tantrums have no reinforcing consequences , and it requires a great deal of control and consistency on your part . |
| 8 | It takes a good deal of suppleness to be able to get both your elbows onto the ground — you might only get your hands flat on the floor to begin with . |
| 9 | As Lord er the Lord Chief Justice said in a television programme Question Time er two nights ago it takes a good deal of experience before somebody 's qualified to be a judge and when you do become a judge you have a great deal to learn . |
| 10 | It takes a great deal of prestidigitatory skill to poison someone before your very eyes so to speak . ’ |
| 11 | It takes a great deal of sensitivity to provide activities which stimulate the patient 's interest , without exhausting him or making him frustrated if he can not achieve what he wants or what you hope for . |
| 12 | Since foxes are basically nocturnal animals it takes a great deal of time and patience to shoot a fox , and also a good shot at close range . |
| 13 | It takes a great deal of time to embroider a sampler in silks or wools , but it is a much swifter process when using pressed flowers . |
| 14 | It takes a great deal of time and money to establish a brand which explains why predators may be willing , when purchasing a company with strong brand identification , to pay far more than the stock market valuation of that company . |
| 15 | The major problem with the method is that it takes a great deal of time , attention and patience . |
| 16 | Inevitably it takes a great deal of time to go into these cases . |
| 17 | It reduces a great deal of pain and hardship amongst the people who live in the City , and that is money well spent . |
| 18 | Despite , though also because of , the small size of our school , it enjoys a great deal of running success . |
| 19 | Okay , so there you are you see , you 're , you 're a first aider and you come up to the person and you hold it the way you did last time and you think ah , now that 's the wrong way round of course , there 's my elbow point , there 's my injured elbow , so I have to be that way round , mm , so you turn it round the other way , right , your elbow shape goes to the injured elbow and your long line goes straight up and down the line of the body , you arrange it so that you only just covering the forearm there , with just enough above the hand to tie your reef knot that would be too little and that would be too much just enough above the hands to tie your reef knot , the first thing you do is to tuck nice , big bit of material right under the hand and anchor it into position , just keep that resting there and all the rest of this goes under the arm up between the shoulder blades there and you tie your first half of the reef knot just above the fingers in the hollow of the neck here , now that 's important because round the back here if you press on that bit of muscle there , there 's a big band of muscle , if you 've got a knot on that it gives a great deal of discomfort very quickly so you want to get the knots round in the hollow here that does n't hurt your casualty , there , draw it up half the knot , is that tight enough ? |
| 20 | It gives a great deal of pleasure of motorists and passers-by . |
| 21 | respect in order to ensure that there is adequate visibility from a single point of access from this dual property , it will be necessary to remove a considerable amount of existing hedge to the front of that property , it 's almost inevitable that it will have to come down , because it 's necessary from the visib visibility display point of view , now that will mean that the whole of these properties are clearly visible from the road , and a major part of the present hedging will have to come down , in short this proposal does n't do a great deal for the village , in fact as far as the residents of that end of the village are concerned it does a great deal of damage to the village , I |
| 22 | Not only does the successful school gain a valuable prize but also , through a skilfully handled press release , it gains a great deal of publicity and prestige . |
| 23 | It occupies a good deal of our conversation , you know , ‘ How are you ? ’ , |
| 24 | It makes a great deal of sense to include a reference on all business letters . |
| 25 | Er if I 'm going to give two weeks after anyway for the Councils , I do n't really think it makes a great deal of difference whether it be Friday er afternoon or Monday afternoon . |
| 26 | ‘ Even diluted like I use it , ’ the mother told him , ‘ it makes a good deal of my hair fall out , so goodness knows what 's going to happen to you . |