Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb -s] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crag contains a great selection of classic climbs ; it would be a pity to lose access to it because of the thoughtless actions of a few loud-mouthed oafs . |
| 2 | ‘ As long as you know the election feels a great privilege . ’ |
| 3 | In this case , the term does a great disservice to horses . |
| 4 | The Department owes a great deal to Noel Thomas and it is a measure of his success as Chairman that when at the end of the 1989 academic year he handed over the hot seat to Angus Easson , the latter 's first task was one of consolidation . |
| 5 | The piece includes a great deal of descriptive colour ; only try it if you feel you can bring something of your own imagination to it , and be prepared to risk some indulgence . |
| 6 | ‘ But the machine saves a great deal of time in that it automatically produces statistics and its print-outs clearly show patterns in the absences . |
| 7 | ‘ The machine has a great potential for use at the centre and its restoration has been a project that we have all been working towards for some while . ’ |
| 8 | For daytime activity , the beach , restaurants and all of Gumbet 's watersport facilities are only 100 metres from the hotel , and at night the Harmony has a great barbecue terrace which will be the focus of many Club party nights . |
| 9 | Apart from being well written and a pleasure to read the overall feeling of this book is that the Author has a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge about his subject , and it is based on personal experience . |
| 10 | The Bible has a great deal to say about the concept of the family , and the Christian ideal differs markedly from some current concepts . |
| 11 | Philips thinks that the PL has a great deal of commercial potential . |
| 12 | Quite apart from the drafting of contracts the task of the engineer involves a great deal of communication , much of it by the written word . |
| 13 | The daddy has a great interest in that kind of thing . ’ |
| 14 | The article betrays a great deal , not only in the way it constructs its narrative , but in what it omits and suppresses . |
| 15 | It is widely believed in Italy that the moon has a great influence on human beings and on nature . |
| 16 | The demands on the children are increased if the father spends a great deal of his leisure time with his men friends … |
| 17 | Her family still lives in Ostrava and Mrs Welch , who visits them three or four times a year , says the area has a great deal in common with Cleveland . |
| 18 | But it is by no means uninteresting , and the topic has a great deal to offer the English language student . |
| 19 | The Government attaches a great deal of importance to this unprecedented growth in self-employment and small businesses : it is seen as the main drive to create an enterprise culture that will hopefully lead to an increase in the numbers in work . |
| 20 | I think the government , and John by the way has been superb to us , in terms of being willing to come along , and help us do the work we 're doing , and I 'm , I believe the government has a great interest in this field . |
| 21 | Their research resources clearly play a vital role , and the firm takes a great interest in the latest technical developments which can facilitate this department 's work . |
| 22 | The Stanford School of Medicine ( which has some 8000 animals in stock ) and the University of California-San Francisco claim that ‘ the legislation creates a great irony by increasing the number of animals which each year will be euthanased instead of being transferred to research facilities . |
| 23 | The countryman takes a great interest in the weather : he has to because his living is bound up with it ; and he observes it as closely as a scientist watching a long and intricate experiment . |
| 24 | ‘ The Bill covers a great deal of ground , ’ says Committee Chairman , Philip Williams . |
| 25 | My Lords , as I would submit , the report contains a great deal which confirms and nothing which contradicts the interpretation of the word ‘ appropriates ’ which I have preferred , and a comparison of the Act with the draft Bill gives no support to the contrary view . |
| 26 | If the hunt produces a great quantity of game this proves that the gods are smiling because all is well in the community . |
| 27 | The matter needs a great deal of exploration . |
| 28 | The female lays a great number of eggs , attaching each individually to the leaf of a water plant . |
| 29 | The agency has a great ability to retain its clients . |
| 30 | The country has a great deal of sympathy for the prince and princess but the people are anxious to know the whole story . ’ |