Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] had a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though he had no great stock of small talk he had a great store of commonplaces , which could be adapted to any subject . |
| 2 | Whilst the College was in recess we had a great deal of spare time . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ! |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Both family and part-time farmers felt that with the farm they had a greater degree of control over their future . |
| 8 | No doubt it had a great deal of appeal because it suggested that , if someone could afford air travel , he must be a bit of a swinger and must be with it . |