Example sentences of "[prep] so 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 | Who was he , this dark and secret lover who had inflamed her with so great a passion ? |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | 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 . |