Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] a great [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pest Control Division did not have a great start to 1991 . |
| 2 | The right hon. Member for Worcester has said in characteristically self-deprecating phrases that he does not have a great desire to be remembered but I am sure that , given his record , he will take it as an accolade to be thought of , in H. L. Mencken 's happy phrase , as a politician who could sit on the fence and have both ears to the ground at the same time . |
| 3 | In reality , from the study of the videotapes made of the language performance of most of the 150 people who took part , the language level actually being achieved did not bear a great similarity to the BSL as used by deaf people . |
| 4 | Since she was capable of loving so deeply , she can still , if she chooses , remain in the business of giving and receiving love for as long as she lives , for although she may feel that she is no longer everything to anyone , she can still mean a great deal to a number of people . |
| 5 | More attention to auditory and visual needs , and the provision of appropriate aids and adaptations can also make a great difference to quality of life and confidence . |
| 6 | The ending can also owe a great deal to the composer or arranger of music . |
| 7 | British patients wait longer than most of their European neighbours to be seen by a hospital doctor , and for many the wait is not just weeks but months — months that may potentially make a great difference to their condition , as German et al show ( p 429 ) . |