Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The atmosphere and hospitality of the Orkneys made a great impression on all our crews . |
2 | Then Wayne Bullimore wasted a great opportunity for Barnsley after he beat Gittens . |
3 | Thomas Arnold made a great deal out of the distinction between the concept of service and the pursuit of profit . |
4 | That 's one of the very important advantages of this election result , and personally I think the Social Democrats in Germany made a great mistake by being equivocal on this issue . |
5 | The fact that Marianne places a great deal of store by marriage but not its permanence comes as no surprise to Warren Colman . |
6 | As he came on , Rocky got a great reception from the crowd and a yellow card from the referee . |
7 | Thorfinn drew a great breath and roared , ‘ Albanaid ! ’ and was answered by a shout that drowned that of the Normans . |
8 | Abdu retained a great loyalty to his former mistress and spoke of her with reverence . |
9 | ‘ The Yamaha has a great sound , in either passive or active modes , and there are really no more controls than are necessary to change tones , so it 's fairly user-friendly . |
10 | Even a writer as far removed from the field covered in this book as John Le Carré owes a great deal , in all but his latest work , to the blueprint detective story . |
11 | Those with kin in Ulthuan raised a great protest . |
12 | Rembrandt spent a great part of his life in Amsterdam and many of his works were painted in the city . |
13 | Arguably the most turbulent priest in the Anglo-Saxon experience , Wilfrid spent a great deal of his mature life entering into and returning from exiles imposed by English kings with whom he had quarrelled . |
14 | Lady Grubb knew a great deal about antiques and owned some beautiful pieces , but she topped up the genuine furnishings with reproduction Jacobean coffee tables and plastic cruets . |
15 | As she lay between the sheets , Hari felt a great restlessness grip her , she thought of Craig 's face so close to hers and she could barely breathe for the confused emotions that raced through her . |
16 | Afterwards , Thorfinn gave a great feast . |
17 | I 'm sure someone will tell us that Wetherall had a great game ( he must have — look at the result ! ) but surely Roecastle would have been a better bet ( or even Hodge ? ) . |
18 | One minute before the break Dundee had a great chance to equalise when Dodds broke through , but Maxwell got a hand to the attempted lob . |
19 | Pollerton 's Pride and Diane Clay have a great chance of defying a 7lb penalty in the Tyne Handicap Hurdle ( 3.05 ) . |
20 | In the early stages of his political career , Ian Paisley depended a great deal on the Free Presbyterian Church , largely because it was through his evangelistic work that he had become well known . |
21 | Last month , Mr Rocard caused a great frisson of excitement to run through the deeply-dejected Socialist ranks by calling for a political ‘ big bang ’ to allow the creation of a new centre left movement consisting of progressive-minded Communists , Ecologists , Centrists and what remained of the Socialists . |
22 | FELIPE was n't there and Maggie experienced a great deal of cowardly relief . |
23 | The Warlord represents a great chieftain and leader of the Waaagh . |
24 | Russia has a great deal of natural resources . |
25 | Bahdon Farah , however , complained in an interview on Radio Djibouti on Jan. 27 that " Alain Vivien has a great love for those who invaded Djibouti " . |
26 | The Bank of England has a great deal of power over the financial markets because of its role as lender of last resort . |
27 | Obviously , contemporary interest in Leapor owes a great deal to a general shift in eighteenth century studies . |
28 | It made Ronni feel a great deal better to say that . |
29 | It was a sparse audience and Ivy took a great interest in it . |
30 | FELIPE was gone when she woke up next morning and Maggie felt a great burst of anxiety . |