Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] it [prep] great [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I enjoy receiving the newsletter and I read it with great nostalgia .
2 I remember it with great nostalgia . ’
3 Having twice swum in this tunnel I treat it with great respect and lots of fear .
4 Out of the corner of her mouth — and she did it with great flair — Sorrel said :
5 What was the object , I know we discussed it at great length , but what was the object of it going that way in the first place ?
6 The process may sound wasteful , but they conduct it with great economy .
7 The box having been placed upon the table , he ordered it with great eagerness to be opened .
8 He managed to turn Llewelyn 's imposing new title , compounded of the old sacred name for a reassurance to the Welsh , and the added flourish for English ears that had scarcely heard of Aberffraw , into a satirical comment , but he did it with great delicacy .
9 Persuading others to accept the hard financial facts of life is not usually a very popular job , but he does it with great tact and skill , and under his guidance I do believe that our deficit is under control , and that it will be reduced .
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