Example sentences of "and have [vb pp] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gaian hypothesis was first promoted by the atmospheric chemist James Lovelock , and has stimulated a great debate about whether the fundamental controls on the Earth 's warming gases are biological or abiotic ( physical ) . |
| 2 | Starting with Camco , the newly appointed Chief Executive er , has been very , very active and has made a great impact already . |
| 3 | ‘ He was depressed and has suffered a great deal of mental anguish . ’ |
| 4 | He now shares a house near the hostel with four other care-leavers and has stabilised a great deal . |
| 5 | This initiative has presented the bank in a very positive way and has generated a great deal of media coverage . |
| 6 | She has been a member of the Finance Committee for the past two and a half years and has taken a great interest in the Society 's financial affairs . |
| 7 | The association is in touch with thousands of people caring for relatives and friends and has learned a great deal about the difficulties they face . |
| 8 | not because he was Mansfield , but because he was a man of their own party and had done a great deal of work in connection with municipal , industrial and trade union affairs generally … |
| 9 | On taking her history , it was discovered that when she was twelve or thirteen she had had frequent nose bleeds and had lost a great deal of blood . |
| 10 | The lecture had kept her mind occupied all through breakfast , and had contained a great deal of sound advice on the best method of dealing with fitzAlan , which had not included embracing him as if he were in truth her husband . |
| 11 | Black Holes are fascinating , and have caused a great deal of excitement over the past 20 years . |
| 12 | ‘ We played the leading role in bringing Zimbabwe to independence and have given a great deal of help to Zimbabwe since independence , ’ she said . |
| 13 | Some buildings are larger and better known than others , and have had a great deal of publicity ; others are perhaps more modest in both scale and workmanship , but still deserving of attention as an important part of the local scene . |
| 14 | Tutorial colleges responded speedily to the new demand — and have changed a great deal as a result . |