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 . |