Example sentences of "[vb mod] do a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One of the people I talked to was a salesman for Allied Dunbar and said they 'd do a great job . |
| 2 | I also like Sheffield Wednesday 's Chris Bart-Williams — he 'd do a great job . |
| 3 | Perhaps most importantly , a clear statement of the Government 's interest could do a great deal to improve industry 's poor image in the eyes of the media and of young people , a factor which has made a major contribution to our failure as a nation to make the best of our reserves of natural talent . |
| 4 | Each reader could do a great deal of good by taking up this matter with his or her local MP or prospective candidate . |
| 5 | A vigorous mental-health association in Greece could do a great deal . |
| 6 | That type of change would enable one to say honestly that a redirection of the money already spent could do a great deal to improve the situation of farmers . |
| 7 | I think that generally they came in because they liked the style erm they , they , usually had er , in their minds what they wanted and because they go round and see all these fittings at night , I mean our shop used to be all the fittings were lit up at night so that you could have a look in , erm it 's very confusing I think when you , you 've got an awful lot of fittings in , in , in a shop and , and all of them lit , decide which one 's gon na to be the best for your house , but I think most of them already had ideas what , what sort of fitting they wanted and of course we used to do a great deal of |
| 8 | I have in mind such measures as coverage , timeliness , accuracy , ease of use , and so on , all of which if assessed and publicised by library and information professionals would do a great deal to improve the overall standard of business information sources . |
| 9 | As the Rev. Septimus Hansard , the Rector of Bethnal Green , testified to the Select Committee on the issue : ‘ I think that it [ the Married Women 's Property Bill ] would raise the social condition of the wife considerably in the eyes of her husband ; as she is , practically , the great educator of the working classes , I think it would do a great deal to raise her ’ . |
| 10 | Does he agree that more special constables would do a great deal to reduce levels of crime , particularly if they were better trained and more adequately remunerated ? |
| 11 | I hope that the changes in the Somerset Levels will do a great deal to ensure that the area is much improved for wading birds . |
| 12 | The development of the national curriculum will do a great deal to stimulate more interest in science because more pupils will have to sustain well-judged scientific programmes of study until at least the age of 16 . |
| 13 | That aspect of the parents charter will do a great deal to help . |
| 14 | I hope that the education measures that are enshrined in the citizens charter will do a great deal to improve standards for our children . |
| 15 | Second , we can do a great deal to explain what is going on within the funeral service — the symbolism , the words used , the belief that lies behind some of the things said . |
| 16 | This story should not imply that there was not still a great deal of grief to be expressed by the children , but it serves to demonstrate that enforced anticipatory grief can do a great deal of harm if the timing of it is interfered with . |
| 17 | It is clear , first of all , that we can do a great deal to restore damaged waterways by using common sense and good engineering . |
| 18 | You can do a great deal to prevent problems of disobedience and pre-empt countless confrontations if you establish useful routines and personal habits for your child to follow : |
| 19 | An understanding and patient wife can do a great deal to help . |
| 20 | Obviously we can not choose our parents but we can do a great deal to improve the shape , form and texture of these problem areas . |
| 21 | The spiritual resources of patients can do a great deal to help in their recovery or bring about a peaceful death . |
| 22 | we 're obviously now in a position where we can do a great deal more in terms of analysis . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's all important ; Roman is the foremost designer of sports and leisure clothes in the world , and you must realise he can do a great deal for my career . ’ |
| 24 | Well I do n't suppose she can do a great deal now , I mean she ca n't |
| 25 | Wigan chairman Jack Robinson said : ‘ We have had a long period of success under a lot of good coaches and we are confident John can do a great job for us . ’ |