Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] as a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | That must rank as a greater own goal than any in football . |
| 2 | Staring into the pretty face for a moment , Agnes nodded , saying , ‘ That 'll come as a great surprise to him . |
| 3 | Such a change of rule would act as a great deterrent to those guilty of such offences on a regular basis . |
| 4 | It may come as a greater surprise to discover that much humbler , less social insects than bees can also show features of learning and memory . |
| 5 | THERE ARE moments in Barry Kyle 's partly dismal , partly enchanting production of All 's Well that Ends Well , that will come as a great comfort to anyone who is exceptionally slow-witted . |
| 6 | This will come as a great shock to him . |
| 7 | She has found a number of old photographs that will come as a great surprise to me . |
| 8 | Jonathan 's sister says news that Clarke 's sentence has been reduced will come as a great shock to her mother , who 's ill … |