Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you put the gravel under the cloth and wipe the car you get a great mark . |
| 2 | Though he had no great stock of small talk he had a great store of commonplaces , which could be adapted to any subject . |
| 3 | It was indeed hierarchical : both in theory and practice it made a great difference where a man was born . |
| 4 | Even before the crash I took a great deal of exercise — you have to work at staying in shape . |
| 5 | As Lord er the Lord Chief Justice said in a television programme Question Time er two nights ago it takes a good deal of experience before somebody 's qualified to be a judge and when you do become a judge you have a great deal to learn . |
| 6 | Whilst the College was in recess we had a great deal of spare time . |
| 7 | It is not difficult to see that in understanding such an exchange we make a great number of detailed ( pragmatic ) inferences about the nature of the context in which ( 32 ) can be assumed to be taking place . |
| 8 | Naturally , he took a great interest in horse-shoeing , and horseshoes seem to have been a main interest in his continental journeys– He had a great fondness for the application of setons , particularly in cases of lameness — a curious lapse for such a humane man . |
| 9 | I can promise you , however , that if you walk around for three weeks with a chest pain , fearing a heart attack at the age of 43 , and you are told you have a hiatus hernia you feel a great relief . |
| 10 | Next instant she had a great thrill , for as the van swung into the lane past her she saw that it was full of Brownies , with luggage all around them ! |
| 11 | As we climbed up the canyon we made a great clatter with sticks and stones and old tin cans , announcing our presence to the denizens . |
| 12 | In drama we have a great advantage over other subjects in that non-verbal language and narrative are at the centre of our work . |
| 13 | At every turning point they put a greater distance between each other . |
| 14 | The moment he makes a great catch it surprises you , but then you think : Gee , that 's what he does . ’ |
| 15 | In the abstract it has a great deal of force . |
| 16 | In the drawing-room he took a great deal of persuading to sit down , and then , when Louise finally joined them , drifting in in her rose-silk dress , Grégoire seemed so overcome that he forgot to rise . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course we saw a great deal of each other . ’ |
| 18 | When Labour founded the National Health Service we lifted a great burden from the shoulders of ordinary families who were set free from the financial perils of ill health . |
| 19 | Every month we feature a great walk and visit an activity centre in your region of the country |
| 20 | Of course they represent a greater investment than PC cards . |
| 21 | Mum , ma I want a great hat mum |
| 22 | But I remember Philip telling me of a man he admired a great deal , and ‘ t was Guy fitzAlan of Ashby Chase . |
| 23 | For the headmaster he did a great act as the old-style schoolboy of the boys ’ weeklies : ‘ Play up , play up , and play the game ’ , and all that kind of thing . |
| 24 | You indicated that er in a sense the strike became well organized in the sense it had a great deal of support erm both moral and material and presumably financial . |
| 25 | I 'm afraid that when I dropped out of sight it created a great deal of concern in the village . |
| 26 | Now this is not perhaps one of the best of Spitzer 's analyses , and in any case it contains a great deal more than we have space to repeat here . |
| 27 | The Selkirk coach , John Rutherford , anticipates an open contest and noted : ‘ When you see the Watsonian back division it represents a great challenge for our boys . |
| 28 | As the setting for a love-scene it has a great deal to be desired , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 29 | I think all along the line I felt a great sense of privilege at being able to share the gospel , and that God had chosen , and was going to use me . |
| 30 | By the end I had a great admiration for Emil , Oliver and Cathy , who had neatly served and cleared three full courses with the floor swaying beneath their feet and who normally would have taken my few jobs also in their stride . |