Example sentences of "[verb] it a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But I would consider it a great honour and privilege if you would allow me to help you overcome this disadvantage by making you a gift of whatever you may need . ’ |
2 | The Evening Standard , commenting on Oz 's inaugural issue , found it a great disappointment . |
3 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
4 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
5 | We consider it a great honour for all members of the band and bugles . |
6 | Personally , I have always thought it a great mistake to expect young people to be interested in politics . |
7 | As it would not fit into the studio , and also to soften the image , and hence give it a greater depth of field , Ray Cusick and Christopher Barry agreed to have all the shots of the model done on film , realising that video would show definition too harshly , making the model look too much like a model . |
8 | This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement . |
9 | But the new aircraft will have more powerful engines , combined with the Dowty propellers , to give it a greater load carrying capacity and range . |
10 | The weather is getting colder so I will appreciate it a great deal . |
11 | I 've been giving it a great deal of thought myself in recent weeks . |
12 | I have always found it a great advantage to loathe my political opponents . |
13 | One saw it a great deal elsewhere . ‘ |
14 | They did n't really need it , of course , since it was a lovely warm summer 's day , but the twins clearly thought it a great adventure , busily insisting on helping Ross by scampering about the bay in search of small pieces of wood to add to the bonfire . |
15 | He thought it a great feat that she had got in from the Point in an hour and a quarter . |
16 | I thought it a great waste of money . |
17 | They all thought it a great joke . |
18 | I hope that the fans who are travelling will make it a great day for the city , have fun and enjoy themselves , and behave . ’ |
19 | These agreements not only had the effect of gaining the Indians ' approval of the film but also lent it a greater authenticity . |
20 | This made it a greater challenge later on . |
21 | ‘ Everyone thinks it a great idea , ’ Mrs Bean said happily . |
22 | Therefore , if you really want to move the business forward and make it a great business , you 've got to live it . |
23 | To wit , the kind of speed on to man and ball and to the breakdown which would in itself render it a great deal more difficult for the All Blacks to make the Lions ' pack look heavy-footed to the point of statuesque . |
24 | Crammed full of bars , discos and restaurants , the old town of Kissimmee is virtually a stone 's throw from Motel 6 , making it a great choice for late night revellers . |
25 | Thirdly , the Act clearly adopts as the test of danger either ‘ the greater risk of harm ’ or ‘ the risk of greater harm ’ : an elephant may not in fact be very likely to get out of control and do damage , but if it does so , its bulk gives it a great capacity for harm . |
26 | This gives it a great depth of field , and everything is maintained in focus . |
27 | The tower stands at the point of a great confluence of the coursing magical energies of the vortex , a fact that lends it a greater strength than any creation of mere bricks and mortar . |
28 | It did n't leave much time for going out to play , and I resented it a great deal . |
29 | Team captain Murphy grabbed a first half hat-trick and added a fourth 15 minutes from the end to make it a great day for the Derry boys . |
30 | He can be assured , if that is so , that even those who disagreed with his decision will work together to make it a great success . |