Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 've not only developed a great understanding on the pitch . |
| 2 | We 've all heard a great deal about you ! ’ |
| 3 | This book is intended as a concise account of the principles of peptide chemistry for upper-level undergraduates studying chemistry and biochemistry and the author has obviously given a great deal of thought to the needs of his readers . |
| 4 | That in turn apparently provoked a great argument afterwards among the students who had been in the congregation , with much quotation of Darwin and some rumblings among the creationists present . |
| 5 | Her importance as a future Queen Consort naturally attracted a great deal of attention in 1980 and through to that summer of 1981 . |
| 6 | If they had said no help would be forthcoming and no stock of food had been set aside and no extraordinary public works would be undertaken , they might have provided all three by stealth and so avoided a great nuisance . |
| 7 | It is dependent not so much on the generous staffing levels of PNP Phase 1 ( though that obviously helped a great deal ) as on a combination of a degree of staffing flexibility and a basic preparedness to accept that this kind of role is important and needs to be built into a school 's staffing arrangements under whatever label is deemed appropriate . |
| 8 | From 10 to 23 of the month there had been a bus-strike , which had naturally caused a great deal of inconvenience . |
| 9 | It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble . |
| 10 | After four weeks every group had interviewed four of the original subjects , plus others who came in for a single session , and they had all accumulated a great amount of material . |
| 11 | Forecasting has obviously improved a great deal over the years . |
| 12 | Gathering accurate information and perceptions on which to base our work has been a time consuming and laborious exercise but we have all learnt a great deal in the process and the model which has emerged appears to be acceptable to all of those who have been involved and the information networks have begun to do their time honoured job . |
| 13 | While this might seem to be stating the obvious , the fact is that this issue has not received a great deal of systematic ( as opposed to post hoc ) discussion in the literature . |
| 14 | It has been restored but not altered a great deal in modern times . |
| 15 | Olivia , who likes her sleep , soon developed a great loathing for our morning visitors , but all her efforts to drive them away and apart had little success , and spectacularly failed to calm the passions of the energetically copulating birds . |
| 16 | In 1807 the British again returned to Madeira under the command of General Sir William Carr Beresford , who had already won a great reputation whilst still under forty years of age . |
| 17 | The new team members have already made a great dent on the company 's lunch budget , by wining and dining garden centre owners and agricultural merchants . |
| 18 | They have lately had a great deal of it . |
| 19 | This is obviously disturbing for both the child and his or her family , particularly if they have not had a great deal of contact with hospitals previously . |
| 20 | We have not had a great deal of communication from you over the past two years , and it is questionable whether we are of use to you , and you to us . |
| 21 | Erm we have not had a great deal of time to put this together . |
| 22 | Since the Root Thesaurus did not emerge until 1981 , it has not had a great impact on existing thesauri to date , but it could well be important in the future . |
| 23 | This was Tom Chalmers , who had already had a great influence on the development of broadcasting in Nigeria and was later also to have a major impact on the development of radio in Malawi , Zambia , Botswana , Lesotho and Swaziland . |
| 24 | Such work is starting to have an effect in feminist psychology , but it has already had a great influence on feminism . |
| 25 | Hawksmoor , who had already had a great deal of experience as an architect , was brought in as clerk of works and it is quite likely that the design was by both men . |
| 26 | You wo n't put him off really , I think he 's just got a great a , he 's not , just got a great appetite I think , he 'll just eat and eat and eat |
| 27 | The church probably held some two hundred people but was not used a great deal in the 1920's . |
| 28 | and I accept that that nevertheless contributed a great deal to added uncertainty and added unrest in the Highfields area . |
| 29 | CDC has already spent a great deal of time and money on an effort to stabilise the product , but faced with pressure from customers trying to use it , is hoping to speed the process up . |
| 30 | Units are available on flexible leasing arrangements and have already proved a great success . |