Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] [be] a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | At seven years old I determined to be a great footballer . |
| 2 | Ot Moor just a couple of miles east of Islip is a low-lying wilderness area of 6 square miles , mainly of wet marshlands , which proves to be a great attraction to naturalists . |
| 3 | In addition there will be films of railway and tramway interest showing throughout the exhibition , which promises to be a great day for parents and children alike . |
| 4 | If you want to be a great player , it takes extra effort . ’ |
| 5 | Chris Bonington said ‘ This year we are hoping to attract teams from all over the country to an event that we believe to be a great way of linking people here with the millions still suffering from probably the world 's most disabling disease . ’ |
| 6 | 5 There needs to be a greater appreciation that writing is a distinct mode of language use . |
| 7 | There needs to be a greater recognition of the way in which theoretical knowledge is constructed through dominance of certain discourses . |
| 8 | Behind every great candidate , there has to be a great agent and who could be better than Mr Joe McLean MBE , the Conservative agent for Bishop Auckland , with his 41 years ' experience ? |
| 9 | There seemed to be a great urgency to get married , to live in London and start a family because we were trying to be the same as everyone else . |
| 10 | Several speakers agreed that there seemed to be a great waste of resources in the whole training area . |
| 11 | In fact , she found in her review that there seemed to be a great of continuity , that again and again over these forty years researchers were reporting similar sorts of social and psychological impacts of unemployment . |
| 12 | There began to be a great fall-off in attendance . |
| 13 | The work has been quite hard , actually little short of the 24 hours ' teaching a week which I originally feared we might have to teach , but it 's a pity not to offer the course as we prepared it in Peking , complete with extra lectures , as there seems to be a great demand for anything we teach , which is understandable considering that it 's a chance of a lifetime for some of the teachers ; in fact , some have never spoken to a foreigner in their lives before ! |
| 14 | John Bancroft has highlighted an important observation that recently there seems to be a greater willingness to disclose socially censured sexual behaviour . |
| 15 | However , the significance of all this is unclear : in the southeastern part of the province there appears to be a greater inter-relationship of designs than in the west . |
| 16 | Would it grow to be a great big love some day |
| 17 | The romantic is attracted to Jesus because he seemed to be a great charmer who attracted others . |
| 18 | ‘ I told him if he wanted to be a great athlete he would have to stop chasing them . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But I am very disappointed as I was looking forward to going to the West Indies and seeing what promised to be a great series . ’ |
| 20 | He saw what seemed to be a great sheet coming down from heaven . |
| 21 | Still driven by the storm they were carried west for some hours into another narrow passage , though now the current had reversed , so what appeared to be a great ebb-tide came rushing towards them . |
| 22 | Leo was standing at the Aga wielding the frying-pan with what appeared to be a great deal of skill , and the smell of frying bacon made Hilary 's mouth water . |