Example sentences of "[adv] a great number " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would n't have be so a great number . |
| 2 | As with the British economy , there are not a great number of options and no amount of breast-beating or hair shirts will alter that fact . |
| 3 | ‘ In Ambleside there are several lodging houses , but it is a matter of surprise to the writer that there are not a greater number , as during the travelling season , when all such houses are full , more are enquired for by those who wish to see the country apart from the bustle , not to speak of the expense , of an inn . |
| 4 | There were already a great number of the little red sold labels on many of their antique boxes , and other exhibits , which had been quickly snapped up when the Fair officially opened earlier . |
| 5 | The last few months of '91 brought about a great number of changes , which does give hope . |
| 6 | I know people get tired of appeals , but I urge them to organise fundraising for the echo-cardiograph equipment as undoubtedly a great number of people will follow me through the coronary unit and the machine will surely be of great help to them . |
| 7 | These captives may even have been used to lure and help catch wild elephants of which there were then a great number . |
| 8 | I have developed considerable regard and affection over the years for Jack Profumo , who has worked his passage after having been what is technically described as ‘ disgraced ’ in circumstances where a great number of people would not have been over-censorious . |
| 9 | We do not really know why a greater number of people began to survive into adulthood during this period . |