Example sentences of "[det] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 By 1914 , the Germans had found that they could conduct most of their correspondence with village headmen in Swahili , and the British also found this a great advantage .
2 Sally-Anne thought all this a great to-do about nothing .
3 This Meeting consider this a great hardship , Lint being a staple article of the Island they therefore wish Shawfield may have the Goodness to order matters upon such a footing as to enable his Tenantry to put their manufacture to the best avail . "
4 Most hobbies cost some money , some a great deal , why not occupy time with machine knitting ?
5 It 's like a photo-op , a big spread will appear and everybody says he 's such a great photographer , when there 's another ten photographers there making the same images .
6 Time is such a great healer — ’
7 Well , a little thing like that should not be allowed to stand in the way of such a great man , so Mr Pozsgay now spends one hour a week in the gym .
8 His parents ' cottage was restored to make it a suitable birthplace for such a great man .
9 I would gladly say , ‘ Heil Hitler ! ’ and at once part company with him , realizing what a pitiable insult it is to such a great man to try to tlatter him with an imitation which he has always disdained .
10 It 's not been such a great campaign for those formed by 1969 rather than 1968 ; in other words , for female journalists who were reared on Greer .
11 He said : ‘ It is always a pleasure to be that close to such a great golfer . ’
12 He made such a great hole in my gum that he had to stitch me up afterwards . "
13 A friend of mine in Houston , who has followed the orchestra since the 1940s , explained why Eschenbach has been such a great success in Houston .
14 Many thanks to everyone who helped to make the ‘ Fitness for Fun ’ session at Crystal Palace such a great success .
15 There 's nowhere else with such a great choice of books , nowhere where I can trawl through such a selection
16 They want him to detonate such a great burst of passion that all those millions of waverers upon whom so much depends will rush to support him .
17 They would claim God showed such a great love for people that he even allowed Jesus to die on the cross in order that his love might persuade them to return and belong once more to him .
18 In our first encounter with Satan we find him within the burning lake of Hell , having fallen from such a great height to such a great depth and now engulfed in fire , licked by flames , seemingly in pain , according to Milton 's narration , yet still able to speak with an uncanny strength and courage against ‘ the potent Victor ’ ( I. 95 ) .
19 Please pass on our thanks to all the Mums , Dads and kids who gave us such a great present for our involvement with the creche over the past couple of years .
20 there was a communicating door in one corner of the room and from behind it came the third movement of the Mozart , which was working itself up to that frantic minor-key Turkish routine which I 've never thought a good enough ending for such a great beginning ; but then that complaint went for just about everything in my life .
21 ‘ An expedition such as this is very good experience for students , ’ Kate added , ‘ Most zoology students do n't get such a great chance to visit an area as remote as the Serrania . ’
22 What makes this such a great play is Shakespeare 's analytical power : as John Barton once pointed out , Shakespeare is neither right-wing nor left-wing but wing-less .
23 And to be visible at such a great distance , the object must be very bright , must , in other words , be emitting a huge amount of energy .
24 Tess was not surprised at Mrs d'Urberville 's cold manner , and did not expect any more of such a great lady .
25 Not such a great idea on long flights as it tends to cut off circulation in several different places .
26 However , after a number of fatal accidents this year , some people are questioning whether grooming is such a great idea .
27 Considering the number of PFK readers who would like to see their Puffers inflate just once ( though arguably as a sign of stress this is n't such a great idea ) many marine fishkeepers would have been thrilled .
28 The shell suit is such a great idea in sportswear .
29 The next day Mel came in and said , ‘ Actually , I do n't think it 's such a great idea … .
30 The use of a ‘ killer phrase ’ such as ‘ Well , if that 's such a great idea , why has n't someone else done it ? ’ is like telling a parent that their child has no talent .
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