Example sentences of "[vb base] it [be] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They both say it 's a great idea and it attracts a lot of attention ! |
| 2 | Oh it 's terrific you know it 's a great building I like it I like what 's going on and you say will you come back again ? |
| 3 | Now I know it was a great honour but I could see no way of accepting , so I put it on the mantelpiece and more or less prepared to forget all about it . |
| 4 | And it was a you know it was a great happiness and release to shed a million other activities and flying in all directions thinking the acting was n't enough and I was n't enough for acting . |
| 5 | But now Taylor , who worked with Ward at Watford and Aston Villa , has written to City chairman Douglas Craig asking if Ward can help England this summer and Craig and the City board have immediately agreed as they believe it is a great honour for the club . |
| 6 | I also feel it was a great honour being a woman and having achieved it in such a short space of time as I have only been in hairdressing for around six years . |
| 7 | I certainly feel it was a great delight to him during the last days of his life . ’ |
| 8 | I certainly feel it was a great delight to him during the last days of his life . ’ |
| 9 | For my part I feel it was a great shame that this reminder to us all of a man 's bravery should have disappeared . |
| 10 | Still , those who make it are a great bunch — and they know exactly what to expect — ‘ Holidays that Satisfy ’ — I 'll say . |
| 11 | I think it 's a great idea . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ We think it 's a great idea . ’ ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I think it 's a great idea . ’ |
| 14 | I might just say one other thing , though , that I think it 's a great mistake to see the I D S , which as I said is a national institute at Sussex , as somehow just a British institution on its own looking at these problems . |
| 15 | ‘ I think it 's a great shirt . |
| 16 | Or you could just write about how you enjoyed the story or you did n't enjoy the story , or you think it 's a great story , or what actually happened in the story . |
| 17 | I think it 's a great pity . |
| 18 | I think it 's a great start to make sure we can help ostrich farmers and others to understand the difficulties of ostrich farming and to make sure these birds are properly protected . |
| 19 | I think it 's a great programme mind you . |
| 20 | I think it is , yes , I think it 's a great thing really . |
| 21 | I think it 's a great tragedy that Wales considers itself to be the poor relation within the United Reform Church and the answer can only lie within Wales ! |
| 22 | I think it 's a great game ! |
| 23 | ‘ I think it is a great pity , ’ she said . |
| 24 | He may derive some support from the statement of Templeman LJ in Amalgamated Estates Ltd v Joystretch Manufacturing Ltd : I think it is a great pity that any landlord should require , or that any tenant should accept , a provision making time of the essence when the consequences are so onerous . |
| 25 | And I think it is a great pity , that this council is losing some of it 's capacity to produce reports which are independent of the departments which are the most affected by them . |
| 26 | ‘ I think it is a great way to give something back to the donors because they can have a thoroughly enjoyable evening 's entertainment while raising money for good causes . ’ |
| 27 | Much that was written in those days now sounds appallingly snobbish , and I think it is a great tribute to my parents that we were kept ignorant of such distinctions . |
| 28 | Mr Clarke said : ‘ I think it is a great boost to the area and extremely important . ’ |
| 29 | I THINK it is a great shame that people are still discriminated against because of their appearance . |
| 30 | When he was younger he 'd write songs about a laughing gnome , or a song about a laughing policeman , and I think it was a great outlet for David because he could almost blow his character out of all proportion and be able to pretend whatever he wanted to pretend , which is what actors and pop stars do . |