Example sentences of "but it was a great [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Last year we went into the race blind , but it was a great success . |
2 | But it was a great nuisance , anyway , and we did not suffer in silence . |
3 | But it was a great show to be in . ’ |
4 | The football might n't have been very good but it was a great time , magic . |
5 | keith richardson says that most people thought Gloucester were going to lose but it was a great win … they looked like a different side and played exceptionally well and were lifted by the supporters |
6 | The syntax was not perfect , perhaps , but it was a great deal better than Higginbotham 's , and the use of such lengthy phrases as " venture to approach " and " await your response " showed some acquaintance with the useful cliches of the language . |