Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a great [noun sg] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this respect , she has learnt a great deal from her husband . |
| 2 | However , Gibson had no experience on the Mossie and would have benefited a great deal from a few hours with the PFF Mossie Unit at Warboys — perhaps a couple of low-level bombing attacks on our bombing range . |
| 3 | Rodrigo must have learned a great deal from these intelligent , cultured people . |
| 4 | He must have learnt a great deal from Thomas May , and from him also acquired an enthusiasm for pottery , but he was quick to grasp the crucial principle that the changes in the form of some vessels was due to a chronological development , an idea that had eluded May , who never rose much above the level of that of ‘ an indefatigable draughtsman ’ , as his Antiquaries ' obituary rather dismissively calls him . |
| 5 | On the other hand , she comforted herself , the modern Dane , from what she had read and the little she had seen , appeared not to have inherited a great deal from his pillaging ancestors ! |
| 6 | Although upright and looking much younger than her years , she seemed to have changed a great deal from when I had seen her last , and she wore a slightly dazed expression ( as well she might , I told myself , considering her age and the difficulty of her situation ) . |
| 7 | It goes without saying that he was deeply interested in Factota Limited — and in the girls themselves , of whom he had heard a great deal from Roger Kenyon , who was his friend . |
| 8 | " You 've learned a great deal from Sister Anne and I see in you the quality which is needed at Yelton . |
| 9 | My time in submarines had brought me closer to people of a totally different background and I had learnt a great deal from my sailors about their home circumstances before the war . |
| 10 | Two consecutive wins and the signing of the year have lifted a great weight from the place . |
| 11 | Would you say that things have changed a great deal from the days when you finished your drama school training at Central in 1966 ? |