Example sentences of "[pers pn] take great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took great pleasure in travelling across the straits to Victoria to spend most of an afternoon with Emily at the old family house at 215 St Andrew Street . |
| 2 | Well , the Dean and I took great joy in disabusing that person of that mistaken view . |
| 3 | who might vote S.D. P. Because I take Great Issue |
| 4 | He often before said , ‘ I take great delight in reading it . ’ |
| 5 | Now , when the old man jerked his head round in astonishment , she looked past him to smile encouragingly at her husband , saying , ‘ Forgive me for interrupting , David , but I was within earshot and , as you know , I take great exception to Mr Reynolds ’ particular brand of cruelty . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I love our business and I take great pride in it . |
| 7 | But I take great pride in the officer 's performance . ’ |
| 8 | I take great comfort from that assurance . |
| 9 | As one who joined the Labour party to support my predecessor John Mackintosh as a great European enthusiast , I take great pleasure in the position that has been taken by my party in recent months on this important issue . |
| 10 | I take great pleasure in being able to second this amendment . |
| 11 | She wears a pink suede jacket with a studded fringe which she takes great care to hang . |
| 12 | She took great delight in physical freedom , was one of the first women to cycle , loved to row , and climbed the Matterhorn twice . |
| 13 | ‘ Clarice Cliff was a hard taskmistress — I had to report to her every day — but she took great interest in the progress of young trainees and her husband , Colley Shorter , the chairman of her company , arranged for me to take day classes at Newcastle College of Art when I was doing National Service with the RAF stationed in Northumberland , ’ he recounted . |
| 14 | She took great pleasure in watching my growing admiration for Estella , and my unhappiness when Estella laughed at me . |
| 15 | You take great delight on that do n't you ? |
| 16 | We took great care to avoid these . |
| 17 | Some multicentre studies have been published in aggregate and separately , and we took great care to avoid including the same results more than once . |
| 18 | We were very close in the sense that I could ask him anything at any time , and we took great pleasure in each other 's company . ’ |
| 19 | We take great pride in our shows , we get right off on playing live , always have done . |
| 20 | We take great pride in the rich heritage and tradition of our the brands , and I am determined that we will preserve and develop their strength with consumers all around the world . |
| 21 | For myself and the family we take great pride in his military service and his awards for bravery . |
| 22 | You will be pleases to know that altogether we have raised £1,314.53 during 1987 and we take great pleasure in thanking you all most sincerely . |
| 23 | It apologised for his distress , adding : ‘ We have recently re-staffed the Middlesbrough office and although we take great care in choosing recruits , unfortunately occasionally people do let you down . |
| 24 | Some of them took great satisfaction in provocative statements of their position : there is no such thing as law , they said , or law is only the prediction of what the courts will do or only a matter of what the judge ate for breakfast . |
| 25 | They seemed to work extremely quickly using graining combs , brushes , even feathers to produce finishes in which they took great pride . |
| 26 | They took great care and were concentrating on a small area , trying hard not to tread on the bones . |
| 27 | He and his journalist wife , Rosamund , are very welcoming and helpful hosts ; they take great trouble to ensure their guests enjoy their stay at Eagle House to the full , booking sports activities ( including hot air ballooning ) , theatre seats , and dinner reservations . |
| 28 | In drawing up their lists they take great care to achieve a balance that reflects the diversity of the electorate 's concerns . |
| 29 | Officials at the John Radcliffe in Oxford , say they take great care over security . |
| 30 | It takes great patience to build up a new technological business . |