Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] have a great [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | This powder has a great attraction for all animals , and the horse itself . |
2 | Magnetic saturation has a great influence on the torque produced by a stepping motor ( Fig.3.1 ) and its effects can be included in pull-out torque calculations ( Acarnley and Hughes , 1981 ) . |
3 | Gently , Anna tried to suggest that a life free of an ageing queen had a great deal to recommend it . |
4 | To judge from that response , I think that my hon. Friend has a great deal of support in the House . |
5 | The findings certainly highlight the risk of hypotension ; elderly people and patients with inferior myocardial infarction have a greater propensity for this complication . |
6 | This road had a greater significance in past centuries when it was the regular route to Skye , the way taken by Dr Johnson and Boswell in their tour of exploration ; a glance at the map shows that it followed a direct line from Shiel Bridge to Broadford across the Kylerhea ferry . |
7 | This idea had a great influence upon the thinking of Schopenhauer who followed up its implications more thoroughly than did Kant. 9 . |
8 | Yet this country has a great diversity and quality of books , almost 100 publishing concerns and several hundred bookshops . |
9 | This subtle shift has a great deal to do with the current fashion accessory of an eligible husband rather than an eligible boss . |
10 | ‘ I know that people are not going out of their way to create problems but I believe the national side has a great role to play in terms of providing players with status , confidence and a substantially increased market value . |
11 | PAMELA : That poor gentleman has a great deal to mend in himself before he can begin such a practice in his family . |
12 | The Black Boar had a great crest running from his head along his spine , like the dorsal fin of a fish , the hairstyle of a Mohawk or the rays of the sun . |
13 | It is always difficult to combine the hard-headed actuarial principles of insurance with a concern for effective and comprehensive social security ; yet , as Beveridge recognized , when the only viable political alternative is means testing the contributory principle has a great appeal . |
14 | Food : As we have seen in an earlier chapter , our physical condition has a great influence on our minds and our emotions — the reverse also being true . |
15 | posture and physical balance have a great deal to contribute |
16 | Kirsten Matz , Expressen 's money page editor , said : ‘ It proves that sheer luck has a great deal to say about the stock market . ’ |
17 | The reader might wonder why paper money has almost superseded the use of metal coins when even one coin has a greater value in metal than the largest banknote has as a piece of paper . |
18 | Someone at general command had a great idea , a cheap-rate sequel to GI Blues in which a young Scottish footballer plays the part of a handsome conscript . |
19 | Those who sell dogs in the first place have a great deal to answer for when it comes to explaining why the human-dog relationship is so often a disastrous mismatch . |
20 | Ken was rediscovered in the nineteenth century by the Oxford Movement , for whom his idea of the Church of England as part of the Universal Church and his ascetic character had a great appeal . |
21 | The mobilizing style has a greater appeal when there is dissatisfaction with the status quo and a feeling that new policies are required . |
22 | Marital status has a greater impact on the mortality rates for men than those for women ( see Table 1 ) . |
23 | Erm , it has actually worked , erm , in that it seems that there 's a very fair chance that er , in spite of the very discouraging things that were said by some of the people on my right when I moved this , erm , there is a very good chance now for a reasonable er , settlement in South Africa , which I think should erm , make everyone in this chamber very happy , and it is that , undoubtedly the case that economic pressure had a great deal to do with that . |
24 | The vapour is a mixture of the more volatile component A and the less volatile component B. The particles of the more volatile component have a greater tendency to escape from the liquid than the particles of the less volatile component . |
25 | This may imply that the difference in total lipid concentration of diluted bile has a greater influence on the nucleation time compared with that of concentrated bile , as shown in model bile . |
26 | ‘ For me a classic pop song has a great hook , but you always leave something out for people to put in themselves , ’ says John . |
27 | Someone who has a lot of overt status has a great deal to do : their time and attention are very precious . |
28 | Altogether , the female cuckoo has a great deal of spying to do . |
29 | It is true that a comparison of the generally accepted life-expectancy figures between the West and the Third World countries , or a comparison between ourselves and our grandparents ' generation , would show that modern Western man has a great advantage in average expectation of life . |
30 | His new personality had a great dislike of Ralph and Jack ordered a hunt to be started out after him . |