Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [verb] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Figures of this kind can not avoid concealing a great deal . |
| 2 | Lost in the malai chain of command , shuffled round from captor to captor , I would not have given a great deal for my chances . |
| 3 | So provides section 16 of the Partnership Act , 1890 , and the words have a comfortingly assured ring about them even though long and intimate acquaintance with that Act suggests that comfort will be impaired if here as at other points in the Act one indulges in deeper reflection ; and reflection need not go very deep before one becomes uneasy , because if one takes the words of section 16 into unqualified acceptance and seeks to apply them in practical situations , one does not have to envisage a great number of such situations to find some where the uncritical acceptance of section 16 will lead to manifest absurdity . |
| 4 | Kate did not seem to play a great part in her husband 's political life : she appeared on platforms with him from time to time , but she was by no means an automatic member of his entourage . |
| 5 | The latter was more likely ; he did not seem to have a great deal of time for God . |
| 6 | erm we do n't expect to see a great change in that . |
| 7 | He could n't have bled a great deal , perhaps a cupful all told . |
| 8 | You see I ca n't afford to spend a great deal on anyone this year . |
| 9 | Nothing but bills as usual — she did n't seem to get a great deal else these days . |
| 10 | Well no , it 's not but it 's they do n't get paid a great deal . |
| 11 | Therefore , I do n't propose to take a great deal of time going through this report . |