Example sentences of "[pers pn] has a great [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Germany 's failure to achieve political greatness further encourages the view that she has a great future before her .
2 Her spirit is infinitely stronger than Charles 's and she has a greater sense of her own destiny than he has .
3 Normally , Mr Rigby says , he has a great admiration for predators but only of the kind that need to be conserved .
4 He has a great vision of the game , and can play stunning rugby — just as he did in the test against New Zealand when some of his tactical options were simply excellent .
5 This film proves he has a great range as an actor . ’
6 He has a great sense of humour and will keep you all well-amused .
7 ‘ Well , ’ Ellen said , ‘ I am very fond of my husband , in spite of my western ways , and I know he has a great respect for you , Nerina ; and is thrilled about your publishing contract , and any betrayal of confidence has been totally inadvertent .
8 Apparently he has a great estate beyond the Sierra Nevada — big hacienda or some such thing .
9 He has a great generosity of spirit and a vast encyclopaedic knowledge that far outstrips the cozy insularity of his contemporaries . ’
10 On the other hand , he has a great deal of confidence in Noorda 's intellectual prowess and innate capitalism to deliver for Sun what Sun needs from USL as USL 's ‘ largest customer ’ : low royalties , available source , open interfaces , technological innovation and resolution of any channel conflict with SunSoft .
11 He has a great deal of land , his fingers in numerous profit-making pies , owns racehorses — and , of course , the added bonus of being extremely attractive to women .
12 Plus it has a great speech about robins .
13 When an animal is shot or caught in a snare , or chased and caught , it has a great deal of suffering .
14 Such an approach is not without its difficulties , but it has a great deal of potential , particularly in relation to inner city areas .
15 In the abstract it has a great deal of force .
16 As the setting for a love-scene it has a great deal to be desired , do n't you think ? ’
17 Aluminium likes silicon : it has a greater affinity for inorganic silicate than for anything else .
18 Secondly , because a tax allowance reduces the total income on which a person pays tax , it has a greater value to a high-income person on a high marginal rate of tax than to a low-income one who may , if he or she pays no tax , not gain at all .
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