Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] [art] great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But where we feel the greatest pressure is in Cologne 's diminished capacity to launch major exhibitions . |
| 2 | It is a measure of the fundamental instincts of Citrine and his colleagues that , where they had the greater power to centralise , it was centralisation , and not devolved responsibility , which was their watchword . |
| 3 | The Remingtons emigrated to America in the 18th century , where they founded the great engineering company which bears their name . |
| 4 | The sick flocked to him , and in 1666 he toured England , staying for several months in Lincoln 's Inn Fields , where he treated a great number of sufferers with varying success . |
| 5 | As he journeyed on horseback through Palestine and then up the coast of southern Lebanon in the 1830s , he was an adventurer , staying overnight with the governor of Tyre , crossing the snows of the Chouf mountain chain to the gentleness of the Bekaa Valley where he sketched the great temples of the Roman city of Heliopolis . |
| 6 | It was far easier than might now be supposed to remain ignorant of the deplorable housing in English cities , even where it affected the great majority , as in the London of Little Dorrit , with its 10,000 responsible houses and 50,000 lairs , ‘ where people lived so unwholesomely , that fair water put into their crowded rooms on Saturday night , would be corrupt on Sunday morning ’ . |
| 7 | The newt clutched desperately at the cotton smock where it covered the great chest and there it clung with its little claw-like feet . |
| 8 | Was he strengthening his border where it faced the great Angevin arsenal and treasury at Chinon , which would one day come into the hands of his feckless elder brother ? |
| 9 | Although I read a great deal , and wrote a great deal , meal-times were still what kept me going . |
| 10 | I decided to study linguistics at M.I.T. Although I learned a great deal , particularly regarding rigorous methods in linguistics , I must confess that the M.I.T. approach to linguistics was too narrow for my taste , and I found the hothouse atmosphere there somewhat uncomfortable . |
| 11 | I know it 's a bit of tenuous link but there we are — other than that I 've no great claims to knowing any Leeds players |
| 12 | You must understand , however , that I take a great interest in poor Hyde . |
| 13 | Then Romano took me to one side — my father was sitting at his desk — and told me that I had a great future in front of me and that people would be prepared to sell property to the Damianis . |
| 14 | But it was when I came to ask myself the reason for such a wild suggestion that I received a greater shock . |
| 15 | Apart from that , I do not think that I learned a great deal from Conservative Members ' contributions to the debate — except , perhaps , that the hon. Member for Chelmsford ( Mr. Burns ) , who is not noted for his breadth of vision , does not like Labour councillors , which did not seem to me to advance the argument very much . |
| 16 | Dick , thank you for those kind words , er , specially about er my book , and I think I am considering appointing you as my agent er , you also said er that I 'd dr drawn the short straw indeed you er whispered to me that I was the sacrificial lamb this morning well we 'll see about that but I do know that I have the great honour to be invited to speak to congress this morning on behalf of the G M B parliamentary group . |
| 17 | I was so surprised that I gave a great shout . |
| 18 | I had the feeling on reading it that a dam had just burst , and that she had a great deal more to say . |
| 19 | The manners which Topaz had been taught at the convent were good enough as a basis for acceptable behaviour , but she soon discovered that she had a great deal more to learn , and would also have to adopt a whole new set of values . |
| 20 | Claudia was so outraged that she had the greatest difficulty in keeping the rage she felt enough under control for her to be coherent . |
| 21 | ‘ Only that I have an impression that she depends a great deal on the doctor . ’ |
| 22 | Germany 's failure to achieve political greatness further encourages the view that she has a great future before her . |
| 23 | I did n't think that you knew a great deal about art . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Yeah , there are times , because certain guitars do n't have a wangy bar , that you get a great solo for most of the song and right at the end you want to maybe slide down and you ca n't do it , so you 'd have to find a guitar that would do that , and then blend it in . ’ |
| 25 | It simply occurs to me that you know a great deal about me , whereas I know nothing about you other than your name . ’ |
| 26 | Through our experience and knowledge derived from sales in the area we are able to ensure that you have the greatest chance of selling at the highest figure . |
| 27 | I suppose yeah but you , you , sometimes you get the hole wears does n't it were the er blade is and all this business so you get a great wadge of wood jamming in there but er , I could do spending a few hundred quid on tools , but what can you do ? |
| 28 | It 's tempting to stop the drama at such morally dubious moments , but it is precisely here that we find the greatest learning opportunities . |
| 29 | ‘ Bidding for the feasibility study starts later this year and I am confident that we have a great chance . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ The more I see of you , the more I 'm convinced that we have a great deal more in common than being related to a tiresome adolescent . |