Example sentences of "[coord] a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pot and container-grown plants are the most at risk ; if you grow begonias , cyclamen , coleus , primulas or fuchsias and have managed to escape this horrible little pest , you 're either extremely fortunate or a great deal craftier than I am . |
| 2 | It seemed a wise precaution to lunge him first , as he had not been ridden for three days , and this was accomplished in a corner of the field without either difficulties or a great deal of finesse . |
| 3 | AROMATHERAPY can do a little or a great deal for you , depending on how much effort you are prepared to put into safeguarding your health and increasing your vitality . |
| 4 | A lower interest rate or a special deal from another lender may make a remortgage worthwhile . |
| 5 | Thomson themselves ( 01 435 8431 ) offer 14 nights half-board at a 4-T hotel ( Thomson 's own classification ) in Palma Nova in Mallorca for two adults and two children at £842 , or a self-catering deal in Santa Ponsa at a similar class apartment for £508 . |
| 6 | A printed DXF file is quickly recognisable by consisting mainly of a narrow strip of short lines down the left hand margin of each page , usually a large number of pages , and a great deal of white paper . |
| 7 | Henningsvær , Nusfjord , Reine are all the way the picture postcards show them , and a great deal more besides . |
| 8 | If the East Europeans could have offered a bit more in the loose and a great deal more behind the scrum , they would have reaped some reward for their excellent work in the line-out . |
| 9 | When we first met , there was a great deal of affection — there was a great deal of love and a great deal of admiration and respect as well you know . |
| 10 | Greenpeace 's international HQ produces an amazing amount of campaign literature : sea turtle fact sheets , Everyone 's Guide to Toxics in the Home , five major arguments against kangaroo farming , ocean incineration of toxic waste , driftnets , the destruction of red coral , campaign to end nuclear weapon testing , save Antarctica , let's save the Mediterranean , and a great deal more . |
| 11 | And a great deal of noise : people continually shouting across the room . |
| 12 | For this the Getty Oil Company , which paid the bill , got a headquarters and a great deal of publicity , on the whole favourable , since Mr Getty was bowing to the style which England expects . |
| 13 | Her visits were a cause for much speculation and a great deal of dread because her power was infinite . |
| 14 | Weismann did offer some direct experimental evidence for the non-inheritance of acquired characters , and a great deal more is available today . |
| 15 | All this — and a great deal more — has been put under one roof at the first Daily Telegraph Individual Homes Show , to be held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham over Easter . |
| 16 | In the gannet there is strong competition for sites with much aggression , little aerial display , and a great deal of mutual social stimulation . |
| 17 | On the proposal of Harold Fishwick , the Ladies ' Captain 's photograph — at that time Shirley Stevens — was hung in the lounge alongside that of the Club Captain , and a great deal prettier it was too ! |
| 18 | In the mean time the practical farmer must get on with his husbandry , relying on his limited knowledge and a great deal of intuitive instinct . |
| 19 | Genetics deals with how genes are passed on from parents to their offspring and a great deal is known about the mechanisms governing this process . |
| 20 | Basic rocks form the other end of the spectrum , they contain much less silicon dioxide , there is no free quartz ( all the silica is present as silicates ) , but there is a lot of feldspar , and a great deal of pyroxene , olivine and oxide minerals . |
| 21 | The farm dance was the only way that young people could get together in those parts , and a great deal of matchmaking went on . |
| 22 | However , today the standard colour is black-and-white pied and indeed many have Friesian blood but are much smaller , shorter and more compact than the Friesian and a great deal hardier . |
| 23 | Pip 's servant at Barnard 's Inn , whom he nicknames ‘ the Avenger ’ because ‘ after I had made the monster ( out of the refuse of my washerwoman 's family ) and had clothed him with a blue coat , canary waistcoat , white cravat , creamy breeches , and [ top boots ] , I had to find him a little to do and a great deal to eat ; and with both of those horrible requirements he haunted my existence ’ . |
| 24 | As is usual with a carnival , it started with a Fancy Dress Procession around the parish , which finished at the Shady Bower Field , and a great deal of thought went into the entries . |
| 25 | Per capita costs of material appear low , but the project is so small that production costs are minimal and a great deal of good will and free time has gone into material production and distribution . |
| 26 | So Cedric 's precious irises had to be confined to a corral for safety , and a great deal of thought had to go into making the grounds of the priory into the fine and eccentric garden it is today . |
| 27 | Excellent progress is being made , but there are still many problems to solve and a great deal of blood , sweat , and tears ahead ! |
| 28 | There is a great deal of this kind of description in the Song of Roland , and a great deal more : action , speech and sentiment . |
| 29 | In the full light she was surprised to see he was much younger than his bulky , overcoat-clad figure had led her to believe — and a great deal better looking . |
| 30 | The showrooms of the House of Oliver were smaller and less grand than those at the House of Mattli but the décor was newer and fresher , pale grey drapes , ultra modern black furniture and a great deal of gleaming stainless steel . |