Example sentences of "[noun] it [vb -s] a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since foxes are basically nocturnal animals it takes a great deal of time and patience to shoot a fox , and also a good shot at close range . |
| 2 | In the abstract it has a great deal of force . |
| 3 | But Dickie Arbiter , his spokesman , said : ‘ He is not badly injured he can walk but obviously as with all back problems it hurts a good deal . ’ |
| 4 | Now this is not perhaps one of the best of Spitzer 's analyses , and in any case it contains a great deal more than we have space to repeat here . |
| 5 | As the setting for a love-scene it has a great deal to be desired , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 6 | As a city it has a great deal to offer — especially to someone like myself who works in the rag trade . |