Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been walking a great deal , he wrote . |
| 2 | It is worth remembering that only one boat in the tottering Polaris fleet is working ; serious cracks in the cooling systems of the other boats are necessitating a great deal of expenditure and causing much anxiety to the Ministry of Defence . |
| 3 | The trouble is that in England a tomato good enough to be eaten raw and unadorned is becoming a good deal more of a rarity than a ripe avocado , and nearly as elusive as a perfect fresh peach or purple fig . |
| 4 | More affectionate is his account of Minton who had , as he records , ‘ been brought along to my flat one evening by Keith Vaughan , where he sat on the floor with a drink in his hand , laughing a great deal and saying very little . |
| 5 | These teams may take part in several competitions in the area each week acquiring a great deal of knowledge and expertise as well as the prizes . |
| 6 | Cultural artefacts and occurrences often previously perceived on the margins of what constituted the culture — for example how a culture defined and treated insanity — were recognised as an aid in revealing a great deal about the cultural orders celebrated at a society 's centre ( e.g. the way court ceremony was enacted ) . |
| 7 | The unit 's financial difficulties were absorbing a great deal of the district team 's time and energy , and the promising consortia development of the previous year had foundered as each district in the consortia sought to protect its own providers . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been driving a great deal in the States but it was either a Packard or a Studebaker . ’ |
| 9 | The language form which becomes the target for many acquirers of BSL is therefore not BSL itself but rather some pidgin sign form incorporating a great deal of English syntax . |
| 10 | From the point of view of young people with special needs , many of the new courses have the virtue of being flexible , student-centred , and of incorporating a good deal of individual programming . |
| 11 | Now the 38-year-old player-manager , who has spent more than £4m in 17 months at the helm , will back Wednesday with a pledge of his own , signing a long-term deal within the next fortnight . |
| 12 | And James Herbert , another of Hodder 's biggest selling authors , is rumoured to be going the same way : he is said to be on the point of signing a two-book deal with HarperCollins worth £1.7m . |
| 13 | However , despite this and despite signing a lucrative deal in America with Sire , the band were not over impressed with the Americans . |
| 14 | She had become increasingly alienated from her mother and they were rowing a great deal . |
| 15 | Another exceptional service available to Harvey Nichols customers is Personal Shopping offering individual consultation and advice on every aspect of your image and wardrobe , with total respect for your own budget , so saving a great deal of time and indecision . |
| 16 | By 1980 the succession of troubles along the Iran-Iraq border , combined with uncertainty as to the international behaviour to be expected of post-revolutionary Iran , was provoking a good deal of disquiet in the outside world , particularly among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) states . |
| 17 | The future is now also looking a great deal rosier for children with solid tumours . |
| 18 | Klein advanced Gentle five hundred pounds to pay the rent on the studio , and left him to it , remarking only that Gentle was looking a good deal better than he 'd looked previously , though he smelt a good deal worse . |
| 19 | Viewpoint : Seeking a fair deal on salmonella policy : Richard North , an environmental health adviser , presents the small egg producer 's view of slaughtering to beat salmonella |
| 20 | This in turn made it necessary to repeat the entry for all related activities , causing a great deal of duplication of records . |
| 21 | You might have perhaps two or three dozen , causing a great deal of itching and red rashes — very , very unpleasant , but easy to get rid of . |
| 22 | Although I realise that he can not know of a particular incident that has been drawn to my attention today , is he aware that information has been sent to deceased claimants , thus causing a great deal of distress to the families concerned ? |
| 23 | Therefore during every working day many thousands of items had to be delivered causing a great deal of work , plus a security risk . |
| 24 | By killing Marius then , Nigel would have been sacrificing a great deal of money . |
| 25 | The difficulty level is pitched on the right side of frustration , adding a great deal of playability , but the cassette multiload is a pain in the bum . |
| 26 | Mind you , even he had to admit that this ‘ new ’ guitar was really not so new — more an instrument slotted between several others , not exactly copying any of them , but owing a good deal to several . |
| 27 | One could tell he was a man who had come a long way , and who intended going a great deal further . |
| 28 | In my innocence and with musical aspirations , I thought it would be lovely to be married to a professional pianist ; after all , my good friend Fraser Muirhead was paying a great deal of attention to Margaret Geddes , another of the city 's first class piano teachers . |
| 29 | I am a 40-year-old male , childless by choice , already paying a great deal of tax to satisfy the needs of women and children . |
| 30 | They were extremely grateful to the Government for stepping in with a £140 rebate because they saw their aunts , uncles , friends , cousins and others elsewhere in the country paying a great deal less . |