Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Germans are a great people , a very great people ’ , declared de Gaulle at Stalingrad . |
| 2 | LIFE insurance endowment policies are a great way to build up a family nest egg for the future . |
| 3 | By any standards , the conifers are a great success . |
| 4 | In face-to-face meetings all the visual signals are a great aid to getting on the same wavelength with someone . |
| 5 | Simple natural remedies are a great antidote to today 's high tech , high pressure lifestyles . |
| 6 | Plants in pots and vases are a great feature of the garden in summer . |
| 7 | Nevertheless computers are a great help with credit management in preparing invoices , statements , follow-up letters and a wide range of analysis reports . |
| 8 | Those last two months were a great joy to me . " |
| 9 | A particularly puzzling aspect of the ammonoids is a great resemblance between external shell features that can be produced at different times by otherwise unrelated ammonoids . |
| 10 | Tramping feet are a great threat to the vulnerable eggs and chicks of the central plateau . |
| 11 | Residents at Parklands think the visitors are a great idea . |
| 12 | The trusts are a great success . |
| 13 | On a backpacking trip side pockets are a great benefit , allowing on-the-road brews , by giving easy access to water bottle , billies , stove and food . |
| 14 | ‘ The Lothian European Lectures were a great success and attracted large numbers of people to hear speakers such as . |
| 15 | Thinking on your feet is a great skill . |
| 16 | ‘ A managing director of one of my companies is a great believer in studying the star signs of applicants before employing them in the company . |
| 17 | However , in unstructured riding , like hacking ; or in a situation where the horse 's instinct is valued , like with a stock or cow horse , its anticipation of the rider 's wants is a great asset . |
| 18 | Now I know that 's always dead simple I mean erm one of , one of our directors is a great wine maker is n't he ? |
| 19 | ‘ But saving lives is a great thrill and gives tremendous satisfaction . |
| 20 | Daily Post Editor Keith Ely said last night : ‘ These awards are a great achievement on the part of those involved and continue the paper 's winning record . ’ |
| 21 | Sheila admits that food additives are a great worry — so much so that she is investigating the possibility of growing her own exotic vegetables in a hothouse . |
| 22 | Her turmeric pies are a great favourite — cream cheese flavoured with turmeric in pastry . |
| 23 | Cutaways are a great help when you are trying to build a sequence of events over which you have little or no control . |
| 24 | Both days were a great success and it was good to see so many people looking round the plant and seeing for themselves where our effort is going and what is being achieved . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Schatzie , I am going to pay you what for a man of my years is a great compliment . |
| 26 | Keeping a balance between the competing needs was a great test of leadership and she was still only in her mid thirties . |
| 27 | The annual rowing contest between the two ancient universities was a great London event with many ordinary families taking sides and wearing favours but it was hardly a matter of ‘ national ’ concern until the BBC included the Boat Race in the select band of truly British events . |
| 28 | The medium of the films was a great escape for him . |
| 29 | The publication of Forbes ' theory to explain the spread of arctic plants was a great disappointment to Lyell 's better-known disciple , Charles Darwin ( 1809–82 ) . |
| 30 | Our national and county display teams are a great asset to the Society but need to be seen by a much wider public to promote our work ( indoors ) . |