Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb -s] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A tennis ball is more curved , so it has a greater curvature . ’ |
| 2 | Both keep going , even if it means a great effort and both keep their minds active by reading , talking and keeping up with what 's happening in the world . |
| 3 | ‘ Overkill ’ causes unnecessary suffering to the offender , and all suffering is bad unless it prevents a greater amount of suffering or brings about a greater quantity of pleasure . |
| 4 | Remember that a lecturer is usually appointed , not because he can teach , but because he knows a great deal about a particular topic in which he has specialised . |
| 5 | Families favour the Arts Centre over bed and breakfast accommodation because it offers a greater privacy . |
| 6 | Lighting , however , you ca n't do without for obvious reasons and also because it adds a great deal of extra interest to a room ( see Lighting is important , page 35 ) |
| 7 | It is a concession of importance , since it indicates a greater convergence between the male and female work pattern than is usually suggested . |
| 8 | And er the amount of money that 's in the appeal fund , whereas it shows a great feeling of warmth from the general public , I think I do n't I mean there 's people dying all over the world , even at home here in Orkney , there 's people that dying , they do n't receive any great compensation for that . |
| 9 | On the other hand , her workload is not reduced , as she takes a greater number of smaller prey . |
| 10 | The conceptual content required in this case to describe the institution , though it involves a great deal of cultural elaboration , does not display the same kind of break between the pre-cultural and the cultural as is found in the incest case ; and the biological pattern of explanation could recognizably run through such ideas as human beings finding certain institutions ‘ natural ’ , which does not require any appeal to a rational collective agency to understand the basic biological idea , as is damagingly the case with the incest example . |
| 11 | SERAFIN : ‘ From Greenwich to Westminster ’ — which I should think would involve somewhat similar considerations — ‘ even though it takes longer , even though I ca n't read or watch television to keep myself entertained at the same time , even though it demands a greater expenditure of concentration and nervous energy — and , one might possibly add , physical labour in pushing and pulling the various levers and pedals involved … ’ |
| 12 | Basil , my five-year-old has also been working , as he has a great deal to learn to ensure he will begin his eventing career in March filled with confidence . |