Example sentences of "[verb] proved a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although his Cooking in Ten Minutes ( Bruno Cassirer , distributed by Faber , 15s. ) , a lighthearted treatise on how to make the most of charcuterie or delicatessen food — first published in England in 1948 — has proved a great favourite , there exists a much more representative book , a collection of lectures , radio talks , recipes and articles , called Cooking with Pomiane ( Bruno Cassirer , distributed by Faber , 18s . ) . |
| 2 | The Independent Living Fund has proved a great success in giving severely disabled people an opportunity to live in the community . |
| 3 | The Contemporary Art Society 's idea of shopping for art at low prices and in an informal environment , has proved a great success over the past nine years . |
| 4 | To date parishioners have been extremely generous in their giving and the scheme has proved a great success . |
| 5 | The recently electrified East Coast route has proved a great success … but could such modern technology be adapted to a railway designed more than a hundred and fifty years ago ? |
| 6 | This residential healing centre has proved a great blessing to many of my friends . |
| 7 | One teacher showed a brief extract from a historical film that had proved a great box office success . |