Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [verb] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our recommendations for the teaching of literature aroused a great deal of controversy . |
| 2 | For example , as it is very time-consuming to produce a teaching unit , one approach would be only to accept an idea if it could produce a unit that ; ( i ) can be used by a wide range of teachers whose style of teaching varies a great deal ( ii ) can be of use to a wide age-range of pupils ( iii ) can be of use to a wide ability-range of pupils ( iv ) can encourage work on concepts as well as on content ( v ) may be of use in more than one subject discipline ( vi ) is suitable for demonstration mode with a large class ( vii ) is suitable for small groups or individuals to use ( viii ) can be used to produce further teaching materials ( ix ) can be used in teacher-training . |
| 3 | We fitted our seat belts this February and then concentrated on painting her flying surfaces — the paint-spraying booth at Malcolm 's place of work helped a great deal ! |
| 4 | The shade of purple varies a great deal because purple dye is notoriously difficult to make fast . |
| 5 | He is still a child of nature as well as being a child of the spirit , and the practice of non-violence requires a great deal of discipline and courage . |
| 6 | THE COLOUR OF FLOORING HAS A GREAT IMPACT ON A ROOM , SO IT 'S VITAL TO GET IT RIGHT . |
| 7 | But the Board of Trade had a great deal of latitude to vary the precise details of the arrangement , and insisted that , for discs , the records should bear the stamps , not the sleeves . |
| 8 | Different sociologists have adopted these different views , and others fall in between , but it is certain that any theory of stratification owes a great debt to Marx 's account of classes , even if the sociologist ends up rejecting Marx as mistaken or overtaken by history . |
| 9 | Roughly speaking , the parts of England most affected by this type of planning form a great belt which sweeps round from Flamborough Head on the Yorkshire coast , down through the Midlands as far as the Dorset coast , and thence north-eastwards along the chalk uplands to the Norfolk coast . |
| 10 | Er , the other thing is of course colleagues that the doors at the side are , are open for very good reasons and I mentioned yesterday from time to time that once we get er we get talking there 's a that goes and colleagues at the side of Congress have a great deal of difficulty in hearing and listening to the debate . |
| 11 | This might seem at first sight to express the naive view that onomatopoeia and other kinds of sound symbolism constitute essential features of poetry , but Wimsatt 's conception of the iconic function of language embraces a great deal more than this . |
| 12 | Used effectively , drama can change a roomful of strangers into a happy cohesive group and make the process of language learning a great deal more creative and enjoyable . |