Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [adv] [verb] great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you also show great restraint over a lot of the stuff that 's written about you in the press , a lot of which is ill-informed gossip . |
| 2 | And then , just as Laura was opening her mouth to explain exactly why motherhood was n't an item on her agenda , she was dumbfounded when Carole added , in a matter-of-fact voice , ‘ Leo ladies may be stylish and glamorous , but they also make great wives and mothers . ’ |
| 3 | The responsible show great loyalty , but they also make great demands upon other people . |
| 4 | There were no immediate changes to the tram services , but they gradually assumed greater importance as fuels for other forms of transport became more scarce . |
| 5 | Many fishermen have done well in recent years but they now face great pressure on the fish stocks . |
| 6 | Gould was immediately attracted to the art of lithography for the same reasons as Lear — the relative inexpensiveness of production and the lack of training required — but he also saw great potential for Lear 's large-size format and colourful plates , which could , Gould thought , if properly promoted and well managed , prove extremely lucrative . |
| 7 | Milton and Pooley had had this ritual described fully to them , graphically and with actions , but it still held great fascination . |