Example sentences of "a great [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The annual rowing contest between the two ancient universities was a great London event with many ordinary families taking sides and wearing favours but it was hardly a matter of ‘ national ’ concern until the BBC included the Boat Race in the select band of truly British events . |
| 2 | On the Zwemmer list are Regency Design1790–1840 by John Morley ( £85 ) which traces design as manifested in gardens , architecture , interiors and furniture ; Filippo Brunelleschi : the buildings by Howard Saalman ( £85 ) ; Parmigianino : life and work , with a catalogue of the paintings and prints by Cecil Gould ( £45 ) ; and Spencer House : chronicle of a great London mansion by Joe Friedman ( £35 ) . |
| 3 | [ The Times , 10 December 1886 ; Athenaeum , no. 3,085 , 11 December 1886 , p. 790 ; George Fardo , ‘ Mark Anthony : a Great Glamorganshire Artist ’ , Cardiff Public Library Journal , vol. iv , January 1904 , pp. 91–2 , April 1904 , pp. 107–9 , July 1904 , pp. 123–5 . ] |
| 4 | It proved in due course , and in its own degree , the Life of a Great Sinner itself . |
| 5 | After 20 years of stalwart service , it also marked the perfect end to a great Highbury career though the Irishman was keeping mum about a possible move to West Ham . |
| 6 | A great Bicester win 15 points to 6 . |
| 7 | A GREAT BSB PACKAGE DEAL FROM RADIO RENTALS |
| 8 | The days when Souness was just one of the stars in a great Liverpool side are long gone . |
| 9 | Joanna Lumley had always had a passion , as she put it , for Dirk Bogarde ; Dustin Hoffman was a fan of Sting ; John Lennon had been a great Monty Python fan , and so Yoko was delighted to meet John Cleese . |
| 10 | Opener Robert Barber fell to a great Kennedy catch at mid-on , Bolton — who missed the league match through county duties — had Elliott for a duck and Maldon were 2 for 2 . |
| 11 | We did n't have a record player , but when I was about five , my sister , who 's seven years older than me , was a great Paul Anka fan — he was the great love of her life . |
| 12 | It now looks likely that this will not happen — a great RAF institution , and I use the word with care , will have passed away almost without notice … |
| 13 | Choose a great GH offer for you or your home . |
| 14 | ORGANISERS of a fete today are raising funds for children attending a Great Sutton day nursery . |
| 15 | The Prince dreamed of a great Netherlands victory , with himself as its hero . |
| 16 | But the thumb and fingers was not where my head was at , really , even though I was a great Chet Atkins fan , and Merle Travis and all those guys . |
| 17 | Roseanne Barr would make a great Liz during her older , fatter days but could have trouble slimming down for scenes of a 60-year-old Liz in her more glamorous days . |
| 18 | ’ — And if I am to be a great Kha-Khan , I ought to be able to recognise when I am being told the truth . ’ |
| 19 | Finally , my early nomination for Referee of the Year is my old friend Derek Bevan , who has built on his excellent World Cup final with a great Calcutta Cup game and an even better England v Ireland . |
| 20 | She thought : If only there was a Jonah calling me M'Lady and running frightful risks chasing after spies all across Europe in a great Bentley . |
| 21 | Perhaps Rocky could be manager … he 's never played for a great Leeds team ; - ) |
| 22 | It 's a great Jock Scott that 's doing all the damage , ’ came the reply . |
| 23 | You have no idea what a surge of adrenalin it caused when our crowd burst into voice like that , then gave such a huge cheer when a great Craig Chalmers diagonal found touch ten metres out . |
| 24 | It was the sort of goal that Giorgio Chinaglia — the Welsh-born centre-forward of the 1970s who became a great Lazio and national team hero — was famed for scoring , and how they loved seeing their new idol produce some of the same . |
| 25 | For the Wandsworth Registry Office ceremony , Alison sported a fringed pair of extremely brief black shorts teamed with a great Jasper Conran jacket . |
| 26 | As in a great Jesse window , the ancestry of the pope could be portrayed descending from the apostle to whom Christ had said " Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church " . |
| 27 | Oh yes , that 's right , of course , you 're a great Barnet supporter just an ex |
| 28 | That 's the trouble is n't it Peter , that 's so often the trouble with United as well , they 've done so well this afternoon , but such an important game against Oldham , again I 'm a great Oldham fan , I think Oldham play some delightful football . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've always been a great Archers fan but I 've been sworn to secrecy over what I will be doing . ’ |
| 30 | He was a great Wotan and Hans Sachs of his time , but he assumed many more characters , as this disc sketches in , by means of what can only be called ‘ random ’ arias . |