Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [art] great " in BNC.
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1 | His is the great name in Béarn , as the local king who became king of all France . |
2 | She is a great pioneer of feminism . |
3 | ‘ She is a great listener , ’ Sandra said . |
4 | She is a great believer in persistence : ‘ I believe anyone can do anything if they really want to enough . |
5 | ‘ It worries me to death bringing her to the races at long odds-on , but she is a great filly and just flies out of the stalls , ’ said trainer Richard Hannon . |
6 | ‘ I think she is a great player and she really puts a lot in the game on the court and off . |
7 | She is a great companion . ’ |
8 | She is the great chain of mothers and daughters , her life stretching from the dawn of time to an inconceivably distant future . |
9 | Yes , I agree with everything that Karen O'Neil has to say about Martina , she is the greatest woman tennis player ever . |
10 | This I can tell you is a great relief . |
11 | Behind you is the great Loretto Church of the Nativity ( 7/100 ) . |
12 | ‘ I do n't know which of you is the greatest joker , ’ Madeleine laughed . |
13 | We know that the early Church was intoxicated with the experience of the Spirit , and the comparative silence of the Gospels about him is a great credit to their historical trustworthiness in not reading back the conditions of their post resurrection situation into the days of Jesus ' life . |
14 | It is a great honour . ’ |
15 | It is a great temptation to tow a single-seater back with only the pilot on the wing-tip . |
16 | Although it is a great advantage to be just inside your weight category , some contestants forget that even a glass of water can tip them over . |
17 | It is a great exercise to improve your ability to play to length . |
18 | It is a great tribute that the Labour Party , having done so much to destroy the climate in which industry is successful , is now having to listen to what we 're saying . |
19 | There is a danger that it may displace some trouble elsewhere , but on balance it is a great step forward . |
20 | It is a great rarity in the countryside to find a Communist who does not have an icon hung up at home . |
21 | Very few Branch collecting sheets appear without the names of many cadets , and it is a great encouragement to know that so many are prepared to give up so much of their time to help the Association . |
22 | Containing glycerine , sunflower oil and a blend of mineral oils , it is a great moisturiser and , being fragrance-free and lanolin-free , it 's ideal for sensitive skins . |
23 | It is a great play precisely because it puts so much of England on the stage and because Shaw combines tragic pessimism with comic ebullience . |
24 | ‘ It is a great deal of money , ’ he adds . |
25 | It is a great compliment and a chance for us to find out about Costa Rica . ’ |
26 | It is a great joy to report that on this doctrine a growing convergence is coming about between Catholics and Protestants as we have begun the demanding task of doing theology together . |
27 | It is a great idea , we may think , but very hard to implement . |
28 | It is a great shame that such a showy and obliging plant does not seem to be sold by any nursery today . |
29 | If you do not feel you want to do this it is a great pity but at least do not avoid having your photograph taken as part of the normal course of events ( at weddings , parties , social events ) . |
30 | It is a great barn of a place which seats 5,000 but which that day was due to hold 2,500 . |