Example sentences of "[pers pn] had great [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | One other peculiarity she shared with the four Atlantic states : she had great extra-European interests , though they lay across land frontiers in Asia rather than across the sea . |
2 | Another factor which made Russian foreign policy different in kind from that of the other Great Powers in 1880 was that , like Great Britain ( with whom she often came into conflict over them ) , she had great extra-European interests , both in the Far East and central Asia , where her territories , influence and commerce had been growing steadily for twenty years . |
3 | She had great artistic talents ; she was a skilled horsewoman . |
4 | The result edged Liverpool into ninth place , 11 points behind leaders Norwich , but it had great personal significance for Souness . |
5 | It was adjacent to Saint Cloud , but it was of manageable proportions and it had great romantic charm . |
6 | But it had great sentimental value . ’ |
7 | By 1880 this was more and more a matter of Great Russian chauvinism within the boundaries of the Russian Empire , and tsarist imperialism abroad , but it had great sentimental appeal among Slavs living under non-Slav rulers who were encouraged by it to look to this ‘ big brother ’ . |
8 | This hydrogen device was more powerful and ‘ dirtier ’ ( it had greater radioactive fallout ) . |
9 | He took more care of himself and he had great natural style . |