Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [art] great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think Chelsea offers me the greater chance of winning something than if I 'd stayed at Carrow Road . |
| 2 | and also supplies me a great deal of work . |
| 3 | ‘ Until we 've got stable testing , that worries me a great deal . ’ |
| 4 | But something about your comments worries me a great deal , and that 's the fact that many women tutors , you say , have been looking at this issue , but they have n't looked at the major part of the issue , which is from the students ' perspectives and the problem that goes on between students . |
| 5 | Notes should therefore be taken in a consistent format that allows you the greatest flexibility when it comes to using them . |
| 6 | It transpires that the new tenant is Pris , one of the androids Deckard is hunting ( though John does not realise this until later in the story ) The presence of Pris excites him a great deal . |
| 7 | Eric has a transfer which , on the face of it , offers him a greater opportunity of first-team football . ’ |
| 8 | He spoke already in terms of collaboration — ‘ I sent you a few studies because you can see from them that she helps me a great deal by posing . |
| 9 | The clear lines leading the eye to the altar where the focus of the Christian life is celebrated in the Eucharistic Sacrifice tells you a great deal about Bishop Harris . |
| 10 | Any Cathedral tells one a great deal about those responsible for its erection . |
| 11 | Among humans , even when we do not understand the words , the manner of expression still tells us a great deal of what is being communicated , especially at a basic level of feeling , emotion and facts of physical life . |
| 12 | This search for soft touches tells us a great deal about ourselves . |
| 13 | A full discussion of that issue is beyond the scope of this book , but I would agree with those commentators who argue that its persistence tells us a great deal more about the present than the past . |
| 14 | ‘ Everyone thinks it a great idea , ’ Mrs Bean said happily . |
| 15 | Working also gives me a great sense of independence . |
| 16 | ‘ You know , Frome , it gives me a great deal of pleasure to think of you as head boy here next year . |
| 17 | And I must say that gives me a great pleasure . ’ |
| 18 | It gives me the greatest pleasure to second the nomination of Chris as the Honorary Treasurer . |
| 19 | They believe this gives them a great opportunity and I am sure they are right . ’ |
| 20 | If they have people they can talk to and relate to who are from a non-statutory body , it gives them a greater degree of self-confidence . ’ |
| 21 | For example , if the credit period were reduced for customers to pay their debts it is likely that sales would decrease as customers may trade with another company that gives them a greater period to pay . |
| 22 | In the public sector of the economy , Sellier ( 1978 ) has shown that the influence of French unions is particularly strong since the high concentration of workers within that sector reduces the costs of organisation , the bureaucratic tendencies of large undertakings encourage trade union membership , and the official role accorded by government to the unions gives them a greater authority than they possess in the private sector . |
| 23 | We use examples in the textbook , and often on audio , which gives them the greater realism of different voices and sound effects . |
| 24 | A basic skill that gives them the greatest start in life . |
| 25 | Dealing with Cystitis early gives you a greater chance of clearing it up . |
| 26 | Suppleness or flexibility gives you a greater range of movements which will help you avoid the problems of pulled muscles and tendons and sprained ligaments . |
| 27 | It is a wonderful thing to see , and somehow gives you a greater thrill than seeing a conventional float slide under the surface . |
| 28 | ESP 's and Martin 's method gives you a greater length of fret to play over , and lessens the chances of the strings falling over the edges when using the kind of vib that Kirk sometimes does . |
| 29 | What gives you the greatest cause for optimism ? |
| 30 | No doubt considerable generalisations have also been made by the French but the division into more zones ( each with different financial incentives ) gives one a greater sense of confidence that care has gone into linking agricultural supports to real variations in handicap . |