Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I personally felt a great affinity with the people of the highlands and islands , although I know this was not so with many of our officers who preferred to work in the south . |
| 2 | Part of our case for the Radio News Network is that we must do better about telling our country about itself , not just in terms of law or education but also in terms of science , technology , medicine , the environment and an area where I personally have a great commitment — and that is coverage of business and our economy on which all our futures depend . |
| 3 | Now , I served on the island many years later and became friendly with a host of people , and I personally researched a great deal on our raid when not a single bomb fell on the seaplane base . |
| 4 | When I first moved from India ( where I was born ) to England , I obviously had a great tan , and I got called ‘ Indibum ’ and all.that . |
| 5 | I have some sympathy for the Home Secretary in these matters , he is not an Officer of State who over-occupies the position for whom I normally have a great deal of sympathy I must confess , er but on this occasion I do have some sympathy . |
| 6 | ‘ I always got a great service from Andy at Wigan . |
| 7 | I still have a great deal to learn . |
| 8 | I also knew a great deal about it for , in the records room at the Bodleian , there was a tin trunk irreverently nicknamed ‘ Miss Jourdain 's baby ’ by the staff . |
| 9 | I also did a great deal of amateur acting with the Progress Theatre in Reading . |
| 10 | I also did a great deal of business with Alfred Gates , director of Ackermann 's , and I had great respect for him . |
| 11 | They learn from me , and I also learn a great deal from them . |
| 12 | ‘ I now have a great deal of choice about everything I do , which is the great blessing of old age . |
| 13 | ‘ I sometimes feel a great sense of loss and disappointment that she never saw me grow up . |
| 14 | I never had a great respect for bandboys ; they 're all booze and troublesome . |
| 15 | In my childhood I certainly heard a great deal of ‘ physicalistic ’ speech , such as ‘ Is n't she sweet ? |
| 16 | She always made a great splashing . |
| 17 | And while she always spent a great deal of time and money on their Christmas presents , they only ever sent her a packet of scented drawer liners or a box of soap . |
| 18 | However thick the dust on your bookshelves may be you will either be reassured that you still remember a great deal of what you originally learnt from your training and former jobs , or you will be seized by momentary panic at how much you have forgotten . |
| 19 | That first tour did a lot to make the rest of the tours tremendously successful because , with all things like that , if you do play to a small group of people and you still do a great show , then by word of mouth the word spreads how wonderful you were , even though it was n't packed . |
| 20 | For instance , on St Brigid 's Day in Ireland , she once filled a great lake with ale for the poor to enjoy . |
| 21 | " Have you ever tried a great bunch of ruddy brown-red wallflowers in an old majolica vase ? |
| 22 | She also had a great interest in the English language and a strong desire to work with people . |
| 23 | But she also spends a great deal of time walking and studying , in the day , at night . |
| 24 | She also has a great sense of reserve . |
| 25 | She also has a great sense of humour . |
| 26 | And , in spite of the fact that she now knew a great deal more about the missing man , she still had no answer to the essential question : had she been examining the life of a victim of violent crime , or that of a murderer ? |
| 27 | You know your job ; you even have a great talent . ’ |
| 28 | Sometimes common ground is apparent without needing to say anything : when we 're influencing others who have the same job as ourselves , or similar type of backgrounds or lifestyles , we already have a great deal in common . |
| 29 | In any event , come again , we always have a great deal of variety here at the theatre and if you are a speedy worker , you should do very well . ’ |
| 30 | The fact is that we still have a great deal to learn about the skills that animals use to find their way around their own home ranges and to travel the globe . |