Example sentences of "[adv] take a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | Men such as Syd obviously took a great deal of pride in their work — woe betide a fireman or fitter who did not do a good job ! |
| 2 | It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble . |
| 3 | ‘ No man to upset and it did not take a great deal to upset him . ’ |
| 4 | The leather trade was one which did not take a great deal of effort to run successfully but then Craig believed that his brother had a hand in the unprofitable deals Uncle Thomas had made and had profited from them . |
| 5 | It could not be suggested that these justices in the instant case did not take time to consider the matter and it is not suggested , nor could it be , that they did not take a great deal of care in carrying out their duties . |
| 6 | However , it should be noted that additions to IBM files did not take a great deal longer than to ICL files , while random retrievals from IBM files were not markedly more rapid . |
| 7 | Eva , who felt she owed all she was , and had achieved , to her mother did not take a great deal of convincing . |
| 8 | If the person has not made a will then the process usually takes a good deal longer which may mean that a whole range of practical issues are held in abeyance whilst the situation is resolved . |
| 9 | It usually takes a great deal longer than is originally planned and hence , to a lesser degree in most cases , a larger amount of resources . |
| 10 | Although Stephen 's trips to the mills became less frequent as he appointed capable managers , the farms on the estate and the timber business still took a great deal of his life and Tamar found that time hung heavily . |
| 11 | Clive practised his exercises diligently and , when I saw him the following week , he had mastered the breathing technique — although it still took a great deal of concentration on his part and was not something he did naturally . |
| 12 | Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , some 730 ‘ cables ’ had been transmitted over the line and so Field and his colleagues had proved that a transoceanic cable was not only feasible , but could also take a great deal of traffic . |
| 14 | Mr Anderson also took a great deal of interest in the local church and contributed towards many of the improvements and alterations undertaken during the late 19th and early 20th centuries . |
| 15 | So I am pleading that the panel really take a great deal of effort in this leaflet so that it is going to be easily understood by even the people who are less well educated than some of us . |
| 16 | However Morris believes the National wo n't take a great deal of winning and reckons that Cahervillahow is one of the best handicapped horses in the race on 10st 11 . |
| 17 | and even if anybody saw you going down they would n't take a big deal of notice . |
| 18 | It will certainly take a great deal of time . |
| 19 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |