Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [verb] a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | We got a little higher on this occasion but again ran into severe icing and again we turned back in order to find less cloud and less icing , on tie third attempt we were getting quite near the Alps and we were collecting a great deal of ice . |
| 2 | And so we were involved a great deal in what we would call ‘ protesting ’ but as far as political activity , that was never my thing . |
| 3 | We were having a great time and feeling very relaxed . |
| 4 | They were running a great risk of being intercepted and possibly destroyed , unless they knew what we are bound to suspect : that the English leadership was incompetent , and perhaps divided . |
| 5 | They were making a great game of it . |
| 6 | She had become increasingly alienated from her mother and they were rowing a great deal . |
| 7 | They were having a great time looking at the animals and listening as we explained which countries they were all from . |
| 8 | An hour later , after coffee and cakes in the canteen , all three of them were feeling a great deal better . |