Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [pers pn] great " in BNC.
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| 1 | That disparity causes me great concern . |
| 2 | The addition of oboes to a high melodic cello passage gives it great poignancy , and at the same time counteracts the tendency towards thinness of tone which is apt to be somewhat distressing unless the cellos are both first-rate and numerous . |
| 3 | On the death of Pope Pius XII he wrote : ‘ One of my favourite phrases brings me great comfort : we are not on earth as museum-keepers , but to cultivate a flourishing garden of life and to prepare a glorious future ’ ( Capovilla , 1978a , p. 481 ) . |
| 4 | The Maastricht summit gives us great opportunities for economic , social and democratic reform . |
| 5 | A specialist creative package like Factual Design Painter allows you greater control over the way the brushes , pens and ‘ comms ’ operate , as you can see from the Brush Behaviour palette at the bottom left corner |
| 6 | Women tend to cover their mouths while laughing , and males show true merriment ( and true anger ) mainly after hours when their culture allows them greater freedom of behaviour while drinking alcohol . |
| 7 | Resistance makes him great ! |