Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] have [been] a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Donne may have been a great frequenter of plays , but the catalogue of his books he produced in the early seventeenth century reveals no dramatist among the many contemporary English writers he assembled . |
| 2 | Frantic attempts to have my bags recalled came to nought and by half-past-one the Taiwan Timberland lookalikes hit deep slush at Torino after a salivating glimpse of Monte Bianco and blanketed environs a few feet to the left wingtip. 10 December must have been a great day for skiing . |
| 3 | In retrospect , she said , the Budget could have been a great deal worse for disabled people considering what issues had been bandied about in the media recently . |
| 4 | A hairless chest would have been a great advantage for a bisexual like myself . |
| 5 | Terence Rigby and his pals were eyeing him and Mallachy with clear intent , and Rosie 's presence would have been a great embarrassment . |
| 6 | After all , South Africa was a long way off in those days and home leave must have been a great rarity . ’ |
| 7 | The visit should have been a great success for both the tall and the short mavericks of the respective alliances . |
| 8 | Hugh Kenner veers unexpectedly into the idiom of the British schoolboy : ‘ Blast should have been a great lark ’ . |