Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , the Germans did better , 22% being prepared to trust them a great deal . |
| 2 | The fact that he had very little free consecutive time for his own writing began to worry him a great deal , and he missed the familiar life of Kensington , with its public house and local shops . |
| 3 | He knew enough about him , had done enough research on his origins and his company , to worry him a great deal . |
| 4 | ‘ Something has happened to cause her a great deal of distress . |
| 5 | And they are , they are interested in cyclists but from what I could make out reading this they 're not really going to help us a great deal . |
| 6 | She will be able to give you a great deal too , if you are prepared to open your mind to her memories and experience of life , realising the significance of her ‘ past ’ to your ‘ present ’ ; and when you understand that the old are by no means always on the receiving end of their relationships , then you are ready to assemble the love , time , patience and energy you have to offer , and decide on the best way of presenting them . |
| 7 | However , if you now have the determination to become a bigger fish in a bigger pool , then you will take what occurred around the lunar eclipse on August 6th as a signal to put the past behind you and devote all your energy to plants designed to give you a greater degree of freedom . |
| 8 | All in all , building your own machine can be a worthwhile exercise — not only for the savings in cost , but also for the experience and knowledge you will gain to give you a greater understanding of your Personal Computer . |
| 9 | This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement . |
| 10 | But the new aircraft will have more powerful engines , combined with the Dowty propellers , to give it a greater load carrying capacity and range . |
| 11 | Until we remove the present government from Westminster , then Europe is going to struggle to do us a great deal of good . |
| 12 | In a way , it was n't a gamble as he was relatively young at 26 , and it was n't going to cost us a great deal . |
| 13 | He 's my oldest friend , so I 'm allowed to call him a great pedant . |
| 14 | The Youth Hostel Association of Northern Ireland has combined with the Ulsterbus and Citybus Freedom of Northern Ireland ticket to offer you a great value passport to see our country . |
| 15 | He could also afford to offer her a great deal of money for her share in this house , enough to tempt anyone . |
| 16 | In 1168 Geoffrey stood on the threshold of a long and turbulent career which was to earn him a great reputation as a knight both in Europe and on crusade and to help lift his dynasty out of the ranks of the barons of Poitou and place it firmly among the leading princes of Christendom . |
| 17 | going to miss us a great opportunity to learn how to do it right |
| 18 | Kirsty was able to tell me a great deal of what had taken place in the operating theatre . |
| 19 | Team captain Murphy grabbed a first half hat-trick and added a fourth 15 minutes from the end to make it a great day for the Derry boys . |
| 20 | He can be assured , if that is so , that even those who disagreed with his decision will work together to make it a great success . |