Example sentences of "[adv] do a great [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir . |
2 | That first tour did a lot to make the rest of the tours tremendously successful because , with all things like that , if you do play to a small group of people and you still do a great show , then by word of mouth the word spreads how wonderful you were , even though it was n't packed . |
3 | I also did a great deal of amateur acting with the Progress Theatre in Reading . |
4 | ‘ Mabs ’ , as she was affectionately called , also did a great deal of choreography . |
5 | I also did a great deal of business with Alfred Gates , director of Ackermann 's , and I had great respect for him . |
6 | Every letter contains a message — it may confirm an order , complain about a late delivery or clarify a point — but it also does a great deal more . |
7 | The security actually did a great job . |
8 | The security actually did a great job . |