Example sentences of "do a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I feel quite capable of using the miracle of science to forge links of friendship and do a great deal of good throughout the world , ’ Cook said . |
| 2 | So the , the groups are very important though , because the groups do a great deal of the work for Amnesty , cos Amnesty 's different from many organisations erm in that er , what the groups do , particularly the letter writing erm , helps to make the organisation work , it 's not just a matter of raising money , we do things to , to fund raise or two , er have a proper publicity erm , the le the letters we write for prisoners and helps Amnesty to do it 's work and not many other organisations operate like that . |
| 3 | One is scratching — not the ground ( which they do a great deal ) but of themselves . |
| 4 | It is true that when they use words like " aggression " and - " altruism " ( which they do a great deal ) they make a pretence that they have somehow dissociated these terms from their human behavioural origins — but it is only a pretence . |
| 5 | We feel we do a great deal of work in this area but the majority of it is incorporated in thematic work or incidental . |
| 6 | If you do a great deal of formal or business entertaining then this sort of dining room is essential . |
| 7 | In the United States , it is considered necessary that prospective veterinarians and medical students do a good deal of practice work with animals in order to develop technical abilities , for example , surgical skills … . |
| 8 | ‘ We certainly do a good deal of counselling these days , ’ Rachel agreed . |