Example sentences of "[coord] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the promisingly-titled Bad Lord Byron ( 1949 ) , for example , Box remarked that ‘ nothing was artificially concocted , ’ but the film is also deathly dull to watch as various figures from Byron 's life come into a court room to debate whether he was a great poet or a great cad . |
| 2 | In such cases , it may be quite difficult to distinguish hyperkinetic syndrome from normal' behaviour — emotional upset and misconduct may be due to family tensions , lack of discipline , an unsettled home life , difficulties at school , or a great variety of other causes . |
| 3 | I 've got some power in this place , Dr. Briant , even though I 'm not a doctor or a great scientist ! |
| 4 | ‘ Prue ! ’ exclaims Howard , very pleased to hear the familiar impossible voice at such a moment , when he is feeling so raw and exposed from watching himself , and so uncertain whether he is a great man or a great fool . |
| 5 | Or a great space hulk might be reported drifting in the void or in the warp , harbouring suspected pirates or , worse , those fierce cunning invasive Genestealers which could infest a human world just as termites infest a house — so that it seems to remain firm timber until it crumbles apart . |
| 6 | For a few it is immensely strong , and the search for law or a great master at Bologna — for theology and Abelard at Paris — played its part in bringing students to distant schools in the early twelfth century , the first great creative age in the formation of medieval universities . |
| 7 | By the end of the second day she had it firmly fixed in her head that Alain was simply ignoring the fact that she was here , and as this was his house she could n't make her mind up whether this was discourteous or a great relief . |
| 8 | She would be a great actress or a great painter , or perhaps the first woman Prime Minister . |
| 9 | So he was either a man of great courage , or a great masochist . |
| 10 | Service to a king or a great lord was often the key to patronage and status . |
| 11 | Pot and container-grown plants are the most at risk ; if you grow begonias , cyclamen , coleus , primulas or fuchsias and have managed to escape this horrible little pest , you 're either extremely fortunate or a great deal craftier than I am . |
| 12 | It seemed a wise precaution to lunge him first , as he had not been ridden for three days , and this was accomplished in a corner of the field without either difficulties or a great deal of finesse . |
| 13 | AROMATHERAPY can do a little or a great deal for you , depending on how much effort you are prepared to put into safeguarding your health and increasing your vitality . |
| 14 | And is ‘ one of the great silent film stars ’ like Arnold Schwarzenegger , a star who does n't say much , or a great filmstar of the silent days ? |
| 15 | Contemporary records suggest she possessed neither classic beauty nor a great voice : simply the built-in spotlight of the incandescent star . |
| 16 | He sent waggon-loads of treasure and a great entourage of knights to Saragossa with requests for a formal reconciliation . |
| 17 | The Maréchal de Bassompierre , again a military man , after another brief embassy to London five years later , was given by Charles I " four diamonds set in a lozenge , and a great stone at the end " : this was said to be worth £7,000 and was perhaps the most valuable present ever given by any English ruler to a foreign diplomat . |
| 18 | The Committee led by Michael Boyes , wish to thank all those who made this an enjoyable event and a great reunion ; as well as a financial success . |
| 19 | I knew the man , my dear master and a great king , who brought the leopards into the shield of England … |
| 20 | This was alleged to be a very serious omission , and a great handicap to the efficacy of the scheme . |
| 21 | And of course another thing and and my Uncle Jonathan was a very great liberal and a great believer in free trade , but I think his faith in free trade started to take a a bashing because he was inundated by French and Belgian sl er er not slate er |
| 22 | He bad a good platform manner and a great capacity for work but he was an inveterate intriguer . |
| 23 | He was touchingly devoted to the beautiful Nildro-hain ; and he evidently had moods of gaiety and a great capacity for enjoyment . |
| 24 | She has a very strong sense of duty and a great capacity for making relationships , and so far , by some miracle , perhaps because of the very close bond between her and her mother , her experience does not seem to have coarsened her or made her cynical . |
| 25 | ‘ Inside that defensive shield you 've built around you , you have a warm and generous spirit and a great capacity for loving … |
| 26 | Babies are born with a sense of fairness , justice , morality , and a great capacity for kindness and forbearance , and it is sheer disappointment in the character and nature of parent and world that changes this eager infant into a murderous teenager . |
| 27 | They have shown tremendous enthusiasm and a great appetite for work . |
| 28 | Kostya had access to the specific molecular biological ‘ probes ’ that the detection method required and a great appetite for laboratory work . |
| 29 | Your brother was sixteen months older than you , and a great spur to your competitive instincts . |
| 30 | Originally called Takshasila , the city was named after the great Naga Chief , Takshaka , referred to as a ‘ carpenter ’ and a great healer in Vedic literature , possessing the power to cure diseases as well as snakebite . |