Example sentences of "they be [verb] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Never feel uncomfortable warning people you encounter halfway up a mountain who are dressed for the beach that they are taking a great risk proceeding without extra clothing and food .
2 The methodology in Advance with English leads the learners gradually from exercises in which they are given a great deal of guidance , to ones in which there is almost no guidance .
3 I think they 're doing a great job , just listening , it 's er , it 's the best anyone can do .
4 Yeah I do n't think they 're doing a great er I do n't think they 're making a great deal of money out of it themselves .
5 All said they were experiencing a greater sense of control over their eating .
6 They were running a great risk of being intercepted and possibly destroyed , unless they knew what we are bound to suspect : that the English leadership was incompetent , and perhaps divided .
7 They were making a great game of it .
8 She had become increasingly alienated from her mother and they were rowing a great deal .
9 They were having a great time looking at the animals and listening as we explained which countries they were all from .
10 An hour later , after coffee and cakes in the canteen , all three of them were feeling a great deal better .
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