Example sentences of "[verb] be [v-ing] great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In The Art Newspaper No. 16 March 1992 p. 6 we published the fears of some art historians that this exhibition might have been infiltrated by fakes ; in the event these fears have proved to be groundless and the show has been enjoying great success . |
| 2 | The golfing world has been expecting great things from Norman for years . |
| 3 | Community and leisure services committee chairman , John Palmer commented : ‘ It 's a case of great concern that the excellent work the CAB do is putting great strain on staff . |
| 4 | The Midlands ' plants had been putting great pressure on the Merseysiders to call off the strike , as a result of which a mass meeting at Pier Head , Liverpool , had been demanded to vote on the question of a return to work . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been hearing great things about you , great things . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We 've been making great progress . ’ |
| 7 | We have been making great progress as people sometimes prefer to talk to civilians . ’ |