Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] have [art] great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Though he had no great stock of small talk he had a great store of commonplaces , which could be adapted to any subject . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Whilst the College was in recess we had a great deal of spare time . |
4 | When animals are fleeing in panic they have the greatest need to ‘ follow the flag ’ of their own species , keeping the herd together . |
5 | Naturally , he took a great interest in horse-shoeing , and horseshoes seem to have been a main interest in his continental journeys– He had a great fondness for the application of setons , particularly in cases of lameness — a curious lapse for such a humane man . |
6 | Next instant she had a great thrill , for as the van swung into the lane past her she saw that it was full of Brownies , with luggage all around them ! |
7 | In drama we have a great advantage over other subjects in that non-verbal language and narrative are at the centre of our work . |
8 | In the abstract it has a great deal of force . |
9 | In many ways he had a great influence on me . |
10 | In Miss Weeton 's Journal of a Governess , she writes on 15th September 1810 : ‘ I would have introduced you to Mr. Green , who keeps an exhibition of drawings ( all his own ) in that village where you might have been amused for two or three hours-for he has a great number , two rooms being kept open for the purpose . |
11 | You indicated that er in a sense the strike became well organized in the sense it had a great deal of support erm both moral and material and presumably financial . |
12 | Clearly where a committee can issue a quick and reasoned comment on a topical subject it has the greatest impact . |
13 | It 's also the highest proportion of our oi erm production for these reasons and of course it has the greatest return pocket in that . |
14 | As the setting for a love-scene it has a great deal to be desired , do n't you think ? ’ |
15 | By the end I had a great admiration for Emil , Oliver and Cathy , who had neatly served and cleared three full courses with the floor swaying beneath their feet and who normally would have taken my few jobs also in their stride . |
16 | He went on to add that ‘ as a Spaniard she had the great advantage of not having any family in France who would have to be given honours and rewards ’ . |
17 | Both family and part-time farmers felt that with the farm they had a greater degree of control over their future . |
18 | As a city it has a great deal to offer — especially to someone like myself who works in the rag trade . |
19 | As professional soldiers they had a great reputation for ruthlessness both in battle and in ravaging the countryside . |
20 | No doubt it had a great deal of appeal because it suggested that , if someone could afford air travel , he must be a bit of a swinger and must be with it . |