Example sentences of "[modal v] have [vb pp] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That some very large companies should have lost a great deal of money on their little experiment shows only how unwise their decision to pursue the technology was . |
| 2 | All the same , he should have thought a great deal more about what lay behind the exhibits . |
| 3 | Looking back on that then , you must have lost a great number of colleagues and workmates that it must give you sort of mixed feelings looking back on it ? |
| 4 | The loss of territorial control , with minority Russian populations in so many of the new countries , must have created a great deal of resentment , again not unlike Germany after World War l . |
| 5 | Erm , that that that that is a point where the discovery in itself , must have given a great deal of pleasure to a a er a number of people who 've been involved in the , in the research . |
| 6 | Rodrigo must have learned a great deal from these intelligent , cultured people . |
| 7 | The move of Kenneth MacAlpin 's capital to Scone must have meant a great deal more physical comfort for kings and their retainers after the rocks and raw rain of Argyll , but the heads wearing the crown were offered little chance of lying easy . |
| 8 | He must have learnt a great deal from Thomas May , and from him also acquired an enthusiasm for pottery , but he was quick to grasp the crucial principle that the changes in the form of some vessels was due to a chronological development , an idea that had eluded May , who never rose much above the level of that of ‘ an indefatigable draughtsman ’ , as his Antiquaries ' obituary rather dismissively calls him . |
| 9 | He and Mother must have thought a great deal of the place to go to that expense at a time when money was so short . |
| 10 | He might have met a great hero , or the cunningest of thieves , or some wise and great sage . |
| 11 | Piggy might have been able to save the boys ; as with his sensible , mature attitude resulting from the trauma caused by his parents ' death , he could have made a great impact on the boys . |
| 12 | ‘ But without the special cover I 'd have had to pursue that claim on my own and it would have cost a great deal more . |
| 13 | Here you would have seen a great attraction and opportunities to do well in expanding industries . |
| 14 | ‘ I can well comprehend your daughter 's being upset but , I assure you , I would have given a great deal to prevent it . |
| 15 | The Consul General would have given a great deal to stop this exchange going any further but he could hardly say anything without worsening the situation for himself . |
| 16 | He would have given a great deal to have sounded less incredulous . |
| 17 | Pumfrey would have given a great deal to know . |
| 18 | This left him an enormous amount of scope for demonstrating the kind of narrative energy that most English fiction-writers would have given a great deal to acquire . |
| 19 | ‘ I would have done a great deal more , Hilary , ’ he told her seriously . |
| 20 | In some circumstances this remained true even in straightforward administrative interactions where strings of questions about what was going to happen next sometimes led to complicated and unproductive guessing games , and where a simple clear statement would have saved a great deal of time . |
| 21 | Such an outcome would have caused a great deal of trouble for the council which could have been largely avoided if the resolution had been directly challenged soon after it was made under Ord. 53 . |
| 22 | ‘ I would have made a great secretary , I love organising things . |
| 23 | I am afraid I believe a caution would have come a great deal more quickly . |
| 24 | But this would have left a great swath of territory to the west in Republican control . |
| 25 | However , Gibson had no experience on the Mossie and would have benefited a great deal from a few hours with the PFF Mossie Unit at Warboys — perhaps a couple of low-level bombing attacks on our bombing range . |
| 26 | If you have developed the skills for effective study from your course , then you will have achieved a great deal . |
| 27 | If he approaches the fun level achieved by Gary , they he will have had a great year . |