Example sentences of "[pers pn] had a great [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teacher : Mr Y ( year head ) for example , I had a great verbal battle with him over a West Indian girl called June Green who I teach . |
| 2 | She had a great square face , with a large jaw , and cheeks that were permanently red . |
| 3 | ‘ She had a great big elephant … that 's one of those muckle beasts with two tails from Africa ! ’ |
| 4 | When we had a great big hole in the bottom of the dam , |
| 5 | ‘ He had a great long stride — like he was wearing seven league boots . |
| 6 | ‘ I think he had a great superficial knowledge , but if you delved too deeply you would probably have felt that he did n't know so much . |
| 7 | ROBBIE Sometimes when I was washing the car , he had a great big Ford estate , I 'd pick up a piece of gravel and just scratch the paint a wee bit . |
| 8 | And yeah , he had a great big bag of er naphthalene balls , and of course he , he went to a , near the villagers down here in and he knocked the door with a stick you ken ? |