Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] great a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A generation later , another , bound for so great a centre of civilisation as Paris , still found it necessary to take with him sixty boxes of household goods and twenty of food , seven or eight dozen chairs and armchairs , a coach , a chaise and twenty horses . |
| 2 | ‘ Was it worth so great a violation to do me such a little hurt ? ’ |
| 3 | There are few nations as proud as America , because few have instilled in its population the pride and glory of being a citizen of as great a nation as this . |
| 4 | In some respects this wish can be granted , but in general even if applicable theory exists it is often of too great a complexity to be of use to practical scientists . |
| 5 | This unique combination is of too great a value to be wasted . |
| 6 | Who was he , this dark and secret lover who had inflamed her with so great a passion ? |
| 7 | It is assumed that there will be no need for as great a level of close supervision and scrutiny as that required at lower levels , and that successful candidates will , apart from occasional stylistic errors and slips , be able to carry out successfully all the linguistic tasks and employer might set . |
| 8 | A jug of icy water brought up from the yard was splashed on to her , from as great a height as we could manage . |
| 9 | We need to preserve the past for the future in as great a variety as possible . |
| 10 | According to Wittgenstein , this initial belief is as incoherent as the solipsist 's claim to be able to set up a private language , since it relies upon too great a gap between our behaviour ( including linguistic behaviour ) and internal mental life . |
| 11 | And anyway , there will be enough public opinion in line with mine and Mike 's here ’ — he threw a brilliant smile at Mike — ‘ to protect us from too great a loss of circulation . |
| 12 | Thus in a case where the ‘ principles of good forestry ’ dictate that felling should take place , and would result in too great a sacrifice of amenity , the owner can claim compensation for the loss which he suffers . |
| 13 | Cheap currants , especially if they are used in too great a proportion to other fruits , are bitter and can ruin a cake . |
| 14 | Guy de Chauliac had pointed out that his ointment was not without dangers if used in too great a quantity . |
| 15 | The first lay in the effect it might have on teaching and learning and the second in too great a concentration of power in the hands of the government of the day and especially with one person , the Secretary of State . |
| 16 | At high temperatures , the spaces between the solvent molecules have to be reduced if mixing is to take place and when this eventually results in too great a loss of entropy , phase separation occurs . |
| 17 | Who can fail to be amazed that so few men ( and virtually unknown men too ) , could carry such a huge quantity of jewels unharmed over so great a distance ? |
| 18 | Male tail length could now evolve to so great a size that it decreased the male 's viability , for now that a preference has been established among the females , it can balance a disadvantage in the preferred character . |
| 19 | It would be quite impracticable to carry waste rock any great distance and it is quite certain that ore being produced at Coniston , was machine and hand dressed to as great a concentration as possible , before filling into strong saddle bags for the 20 mile pack-horse journey , over the mountain tops , to the Brigham smelters . |
| 20 | Since the formation of the UK Group of EEB Members we have been able to play a fuller role in the affairs of the EEB without too great a commitment of time and resources . |
| 21 | It proved technically difficult to test whether these cells fled from acid conditions because they died when exposed to too great a gradient , although they could move about well in extremely acid conditions . |
| 22 | It has cut down our industries in comparison with those of our competitors to too great a degree . |
| 23 | The dangers of professionalism are obvious , and against them Herbert Chapman steadfastly set his face … victory can be purchased at too great a price . |
| 24 | As an undergraduate , says Walton , if he had a fault it was ‘ that he kept himself retired and at too great a distance with all his inferiors ; and his clothes seemed to prove that he put too great a value on his parts and parentage ’ . |
| 25 | Above and below that size there will be a poor return for effort-either the gain is not worth bothering about , or it is achieved at too great a cost . |
| 26 | The gasifier-powered vehicle is probably at too great a disadvantage to survive the snarling dogfights of traffic in metropolitan Manila , but it seems perfectly adequate for rural use . |
| 27 | The driver , who was normally employed as a fitter , but had some driving experience with the Corporation , was acting as a relief driver and was found to be principally to blame for the accident , because of his lack of experience , which resulted in his letting the car take the curve at too great a speed and the conductor for applying the hand brake at his end so as to lock the wheels ; he had received no instruction on the proper procedure . |