Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 2 | and also supplies me a great deal of work . |
| 3 | Ronnie 's news , I found , had given me a good deal more confidence in Fringe than I had had on Drifter , illogical though it might be . |
| 4 | Erm but you will be in that position , you may be so dedicated about something that you want to do like I did , I thoroughly enjoyed it it 's given me a great deal of pleasure , I 've worked with about a hundred different people over the years that have been in my dance group , all ages all personalities , we 've worked with some fantastic music which er erm we 've had to interpret . |
| 5 | After 32 years I continue to enjoy my Medau by doing three classes a week — with Myrtle Mott at Plumstead , with Elsie Streek at Alderwood School and with Bridget at Sidcup and I must say that this form of movement has given me a great deal of pleasure so LONG LIVE MEDAU . |
| 6 | You have hurt me a lot in the past three days , Bob , and I think you will hurt me a great deal more in the days to come . |
| 7 | ‘ Until we 've got stable testing , that worries me a great deal . ’ |
| 8 | But something about your comments worries me a great deal , and that 's the fact that many women tutors , you say , have been looking at this issue , but they have n't looked at the major part of the issue , which is from the students ' perspectives and the problem that goes on between students . |
| 9 | Ricci helped me a great deal with the fingerings and interpretation , and also gave me tips on how to improve my technique . |
| 10 | Again , the Germans did better , 22% being prepared to trust them a great deal . |
| 11 | Mr Flood was silent and blessed himself a great deal when he heard the news . |
| 12 | There , a little money will buy you a good deal of swank . |
| 13 | But Pascoe found her a great deal of help in restoring his rather worn manly pride . |
| 14 | Nissen took a personal interest in Constanze 's crusade on behalf of Mozart 's music , and helped her a great deal . |
| 15 | The fact that he had very little free consecutive time for his own writing began to worry him a great deal , and he missed the familiar life of Kensington , with its public house and local shops . |
| 16 | He knew enough about him , had done enough research on his origins and his company , to worry him a great deal . |
| 17 | Of course he had got to know him a good deal better at Ecalpemos … |
| 18 | Yeah , cost me a lot , cost me a great deal of money . |
| 19 | Chandos Herald , the Black Prince 's biographer , makes the prince reply to Charles V 's letter citing him to appear before the parlement of Paris by saying , ‘ Lords , by my faith it seems to me that the French think I am dead ; but if God gives me comfort , and I can get up from this bed , I will do them a great deal of harm even now , for God knows that they lack a good case , and they will have real cause to complain of me . ’ |
| 20 | Now Pound has interested himself a great deal in the order of the Templars , to which Pierre of Castillon belonged . |
| 21 | The thin pad can be rolled up and discarded with its coat of mulm , saving you a great deal of maintenance in the main filter . |
| 22 | This is the cheaper option , but does not generally give you a great deal of choice in terms of design , features or finish . |
| 23 | Is it any wonder that we do n't really taste our food any more ? learning to become aware of the flavour of what you eat and drink will not only give you a great deal of pleasure which you may have forgotten but it will also make you more discerning in what you choose to put into your mouth . |
| 24 | And I will also give you a good deal of freedom to look at the sea . ’ |
| 25 | It goes without saying that when a charity do is well organized and welcoming , it can be the greatest joy and can give you a good deal more than you 'd ever anticipated . |
| 26 | No , and I can give you a fair deal pack , remember on consumer rights ? |
| 27 | ‘ I could do you a great deal on a Navajo Scorpion . ’ |
| 28 | But trying to classify and understand them will show you a good deal about what is going on for that child . |
| 29 | Ellwood asked a lot of questions ; Piper told him a great deal about how the universe was ordered by the laws of music . |
| 30 | Nick , who had feared a torridly emotional hour or so was relieved by this ; grateful , he had shared half a bottle of brandy with Martin and told him a great deal about the behaviour of adolescents in certain African tribes , a safe subject , and one he was apt to enlarge on when drunk . |