Example sentences of "and he [verb] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His specialities were country houses , churches and vicarages , and he had a great love for bricks , which he used brilliantly and ingeniously . |
| 2 | Again I think if Freud and Bullitt were here today , they 'd say , well look we did , in fact , have quite a lot of data , because I , Bullitt knew Wilson intimately for several years and worked with him , and er , Freud had rarely the stuff in erm , in all papers of Woodrow Wilson in the library of Congress or wherever they were , and he had a great deal of data . |
| 3 | And he knew a great deal about the Secret Police hit squads . |
| 4 | Ras Tafari 's army came in and he received a great ovation ; in his army were the captured guns and chiefs . |
| 5 | His expertise as a children 's bookseller was highly valued by his colleagues , and he made a great contribution over a number of years to the work of the BA 's Children 's Executive , as a member and , more recently , as a vice-chairman . |
| 6 | He also enjoyed the ornamentation provided by an attractive , vivacious woman and he made a great fuss of Susan in public , as he did also of Wally Fawkes 's girlfriend and later wife , the red-haired Sandy Carmichael , of whom he was genuinely fond . |
| 7 | That 's right , yes I mean , the goalkeeper was fantastic first half , and really we only had one chance second half , and he made a great save from Fossey. erm First half , it was a case of just throwing himself into the right area and the ball was hitting his body and you know , he was just a good example of how to be a good goalkeeper . |
| 8 | and before them a knight of great stature upon a white horse with a bloody cross , who bore in one hand a white banner , and in the other a sword which seemed to be of fire , and he made a great mortality among the Moors who were flying . |
| 9 | He 's my dead brother 's son and he means a great deal to me . |
| 10 | She hesitated ; and he gave a great sigh and turned away , going heavily from the room . |
| 11 | Kate looked bewildered , and he gave a great sigh . |
| 12 | On the first day we got to the 17th , the Road Hole of course , which was a par-5 in those days , and he hit a great tee-shot . |
| 13 | Caring for him became an almost full-time job because he could do so little for himself ; and it was difficult for Mary and Jim to go out together , especially as her father grew less able to get around , and he needed a great deal of help at home . |
| 14 | And he attributes a great deal of that to the rapid growth of the development of private homes within his area . |
| 15 | If Gala 's Image wins , and he has a great chance , the tears of celebration will flow . |