Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [vb pp] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the hon. Gentleman will know , the Government have done a great deal to assist the Scottish economy . |
| 2 | The Government have put a great deal of effort into persuading employers to take seriously the issues involving minorities in employment , including people with disabilities . |
| 3 | In practice , writers on style have differed a great deal in their understanding of the subject , and one source of disagreement has been the question " To what or whom do we attribute style ? " |
| 4 | ‘ Senior officials in the Executive have spoken a great deal and written much about delivering a quality service . |
| 5 | Two consecutive wins and the signing of the year have lifted a great weight from the place . |
| 6 | An implication , of course , is not only that marriage and the family have taken a great variety of forms , but that when political and economic conditions change in the future they will continue to change . |