Example sentences of "[coord] a great [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was alleged to be a very serious omission , and a great handicap to the efficacy of the scheme . |
| 2 | Your brother was sixteen months older than you , and a great spur to your competitive instincts . |
| 3 | Does my right hon. Friend appreciate that this is wonderful news for Glasgow and for Scotland and a great tribute to the work force and management , some of whom were in the House this week to meet an all-party group ? |
| 4 | On the first point , I think it is a wonderful move and a great help to the amateur game . |
| 5 | ‘ William is my apprentice , ’ Hari said , ‘ and though he may look very young he 's a good cobbler and a great help to me . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ New Cross Crescent is an outstanding project and a great credit to all involved . ’ |
| 7 | He wanted it to be called the Chemical Engineering Society but this proved to be too avant-garde , and a great opportunity to be first was lost . |
| 8 | Maria Iñes was dumpy and talkative ; Maria Teresa was dark and very like João , though not quite so good looking , and Maria de Graça was taller , plainer , and so intent upon winning herself a place in Heaven that she had little conversation for anyone apart from Padre Jorge , an oily man with plump little hands and a great anxiety to be first to agree with Dom João in everything he said . |
| 9 | Gumbet is very much a daytime sort of place and a great compliment to Bodrum . |