Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many respects the adoption of this approach increases the problems of containment and control and thereby demands a greater degree of commitment . |
| 2 | The government 's aim is evidently to shift the taxation of motorists on to petrol ; this will link the tax more closely to vehicle use , and so provide a greater incentive to economise on fuel . |
| 3 | If they had said no help would be forthcoming and no stock of food had been set aside and no extraordinary public works would be undertaken , they might have provided all three by stealth and so avoided a great nuisance . |
| 4 | Shin/instep protectors which close with velcro are more heavily padded than the tube variety and so allow a greater leeway in impact . |
| 5 | He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir . |
| 6 | To a certain extent this bias is rectified in the snowball samples as those interviewed were in various stages of involvement in heroin use and thus show a greater degree of variation in terms of both their social and heroin career profiles . |
| 7 | LDCs ' governments also insisted on domestically-generated funds being used to finance economic development programmes and thus sought a greater degree of control over the operations of British banks . |
| 8 | Instead , its objective was to reduce exchange rate volatility and thus promote a greater degree of exchange rate predictability . |
| 9 | But I love the way Ry Cooder sounds , y'know ; he uses bottles and just has a great sound . |
| 10 | For an offence of such relative insignificance , the mental element is one of considerable complexity , and possibly places a greater onus on the prosecutor than is warranted . |
| 11 | Although Sprake got and still gets a great deal of stick , including from me , he was in fact an excellent keeper . |
| 12 | I was from a family in Northern California , about thirty miles out of San Francisco ; I had an older brother who had and still has a great collection of 45s , but we were actually swimmers . |
| 13 | We think that Kos is an exceptional place for seeing traditional Greece and still having a great holiday with all the nightlife you can imagine . |
| 14 | He scored on a header and also had a great run chasing a pole from 10 meters behind and almost catched him over a 30 m run . |
| 15 | This sense of ‘ apartness ’ reinforces the internal reliance of the mining community — or ‘ cohesive mass segregation ’ ( p. 69 ) — and also promotes a greater level of strike-proneness than is the case in more heterogeneous industrial settlements . |
| 16 | Georgina Naylor of the National Heritage Memorial Fund explained that securing the house under the charity was a cheaper solution than placing it with the National Trust and also allowed a greater individuality . |
| 17 | It symbolises power and control , and also looks a great deal more chic . |
| 18 | I am pleased to report further extensions of home care over the last year to meet the growing needs in Glasgow and also to cover a greater area of the South Coast and the East Midlands . |
| 19 | A while later , 20MB would suffice admirably , and probably leave a great chunk unused for many people . |
| 20 | Recruitment policies are not touched on , with one brief prewar exception ( p. 10 ) , which means that we are kept in ignorance of the kinds of men and women ( reputedly mostly Oxbridge dons ) who augmented MI5 's strength and clearly had a great impact on its whole character and competence at the beginning of the war . |
| 21 | But Derek is the right age and tomorrow presents a great opportunity for the lad . ’ |
| 22 | It is logical that this should be so for actuarial skills are in limited supply , are in increasing demand , and frequently carry a great deal of responsibility . |
| 23 | Interactive Systems Corp — now SunSoft Inc — began by marketing the product strongly , but later faced a barrage of complaints and problems over speed and stability , and reportedly lost a great deal of money over the venture . |
| 24 | And then came a great booming from overhead . |
| 25 | Tim Smith put them ahead with a penalty and then scored a great opening try . |
| 26 | ‘ The girls responded with considerable enthusiasm and undoubtedly gained a great deal from the experience . |
| 27 | Unquoted companies are not subject to such disclosure requirements and accordingly represent a greater risk . |
| 28 | ‘ I never felt that Jesus was a friend and I do n't think that I really ever loved him before this half but now he seems always near to me and I like to think of Him more than I ever did before Mama 's dying so suddenly and unexpectedly made a great impression on me … ’ |
| 29 | Some people are more aware of the goals they are working towards than others and subsequently have a greater sense of direction and purpose . |
| 30 | It does not ensure that the buyer will acknowledge the debt or indeed settle the invoice when due and therefore demands a great deal of trust between both parties . |