Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] take a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horseman took a great pride in his horses , as we have seen ; and when he turned out on the highway he was careful to see they were braided up , the brasses highly polished , and the bounces — the ‘ lovely coloured worsted ’ , as one horseman called them — properly displayed . |
| 2 | The Duke took a great deal of interest in matters culinary , and spent 15 minutes deep in conversation with Gareth , who has not yet revealed what was discussed . |
| 3 | Obviously people in the trade take a great pride in their ability to understand their customers and to predict their reactions . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The barge took a great roll , and Maurice could hear the hanger with his good suit in it , waiting for the job which never came , sliding from one end of its rail to the other . |
| 7 | In the spring of 1926 , Lewis 's own secret career as a poet took a great stride forward as he completed his long narrative poem Dymer . |