Example sentences of "[vb past] it [prep] great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed his sanguine response to his discovery lent colour to the story when it reached the evening news , and assured it of greater coverage than it might otherwise have merited , that focus in turn bringing a penetrating eye to bear on the identity of the dead man . |
| 2 | The box having been placed upon the table , he ordered it with great eagerness to be opened . |
| 3 | Cornelius passed the something to his father , who examined it with great interest . |
| 4 | This was the theme tune at last month 's revolutionary rallies , where the crowds sang it with great gusto and clapped to the jaunty rhythm of its concluding lines . |
| 5 | Out of the corner of her mouth — and she did it with great flair — Sorrel said : |
| 6 | He managed to turn Llewelyn 's imposing new title , compounded of the old sacred name for a reassurance to the Welsh , and the added flourish for English ears that had scarcely heard of Aberffraw , into a satirical comment , but he did it with great delicacy . |
| 7 | What was the object , I know we discussed it at great length , but what was the object of it going that way in the first place ? |
| 8 | That conference discussed it , discussed it in great detail . |
| 9 | Soon her father returned and he continued it in greater detail . |
| 10 | Adam lifted the latch on one of the gates and pushed it with great care ; but it did n't move , obviously bolted . |
| 11 | The Rev. Thomas Tolming , incumbent of Church Coniston , not surprisingly was of the opinion that the Sunday School was excellent ; certain ladies of the parish superintended it with great care and attention , improving the moral conditions of their young charges , and no doubt at the same time driving home the virtue of obedience , and respect for God and their betters . |