Example sentences of "we have [verb] a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have completed a great deal and the team knows exactly how a thing must be done , so it is simply a question of completing the sequence , designing our record packaging , and also seeing how the market is developing for the video players and monitors . |
| 2 | We have heard a great deal about the upheavals in Eastern Europe in recent months . |
| 3 | We have heard a great deal about the assistance that will be given to buy-outs . |
| 4 | It was sold as part of the National Bus Company sale to a company about which we have heard a great deal in our deliberations , Stagecoach , which is based in Perth . |
| 5 | On the distinction between education and training , we have done a great deal to bring together the best of education and of training . |
| 6 | ‘ Our intention was always to purchase a CT scanner in our business plan this year and we have done a great deal of work , ’ he said . |
| 7 | On the contrary , it draws attention to the dangers of introducing western technology outside , and even in the west it 's a good illustration this of the extent to which or work in countries overseas has relevance for Britain , because we have done a great deal of work on the implications for the unemployment problem of having technology which requires too much capital , which has a very ratio of capital to labour . |
| 8 | We have repaid a great deal of debt over recent years . |
| 9 | Since the end of the war , we have lost a great deal more of our forest land . |
| 10 | He added : ‘ We have achieved a great deal together over the past six years . |
| 11 | Tim Holton said : ‘ We have achieved a great deal in a short time but there is still a long way to go . |
| 12 | We have negotiated a special deal with one of the world 's leading car hire organisations , that enables us to pass on to you the corporate rates and preferential service for car hire that they usually offer only to large companies . |
| 13 | We have spent a great deal of time recognising and analysing the political problems we face and comparatively less time looking at ways to get rid of them . |
| 14 | The Mnchener is suing Atlantic Richfield for nearly $150m , alleging that the company knew that the products the unit was developing would never be commercially viable , and according to the Wall Street Journal citing electronic mail messages , one of which says that as it appears the development ‘ is a pipe dream , let Siemens have the pipe , ’ and another that says ‘ We will attempt to finesse past Siemens the fact that we have had a great deal of trouble in successfully transitioning technology from the laboratory to the factory ’ ; Atlantic Richfield denies attempting to mislead Siemens over the unit . |
| 15 | The reason why we have not been able to debate the report is that we have had a great deal of other business to do . |
| 16 | However , the Select Committee report is based on clean coal technology , on which we have taken a great deal of evidence from expert witnesses . |
| 17 | Social services chairman Bob Pitt said : ‘ We have put a great deal of effort into preparing contracts , which we believe are both fair to the homes and ensure that resources are used effectively . ’ |