Example sentences of "has [adv] [verb] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book is intended as a concise account of the principles of peptide chemistry for upper-level undergraduates studying chemistry and biochemistry and the author has obviously given a great deal of thought to the needs of his readers . |
| 2 | It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble . |
| 3 | Forecasting has obviously improved a great deal over the years . |
| 4 | Such work is starting to have an effect in feminist psychology , but it has already had a great influence on feminism . |
| 5 | CDC has already spent a great deal of time and money on an effort to stabilise the product , but faced with pressure from customers trying to use it , is hoping to speed the process up . |
| 6 | Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ . |
| 7 | Conran asked this manager to carry out a feasibility study , the result of which convinced him that Habitat should move into France , a country for which he has always had a great fondness . |
| 8 | Leeds has always had a great market tradition : the original Penny Bazaar , forerunner of Marks & Spencer , was founded in the city in 1884 by Michael Marks . |
| 9 | Winston Churchill , who had just been defeated as Liberal candidate for Leicester , West , declared that a Labour Government would be a ‘ national misfortune such as has usually befallen a great state only on the morrow of defeat in war ’ . |
| 10 | Capped at Under 21 level for England , Andy 's powerful and creative displays have stood the Palace in fine stead and he has again become a great favourite with our supporters , while his long-throw technique , developed largely during our first season back in the top flight , added another potent weapon to our armoury . |
| 11 | The situation has recently become a great deal clearer , with the break in oil prices , which to some extent forces us to make up our minds . |
| 12 | Another example is Beatrix Potter , who has recently undergone a great deal of research to establish which are truly ‘ firsts ’ and which are only reprints without any indication of the fact . |
| 13 | Free range chicken production has recently attracted a great deal of interest from our friends in Brussels and for months now a battle royal has been going on to tie up the system of rearing birds to a ‘ given ’ free range name . |
| 14 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |
| 15 | She has never used a great deal of make-up . |