Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] [art] [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That is , he was pockmarked , devious and smiled a great deal when he was in trouble . ’ |
| 2 | It is a skill which can be developed — but it is not easy and requires a great deal of hard work . |
| 3 | His solution is the pragmatic one , common at the time , which involves establishing as large and vague a syllabus as possible and leaving a great deal of choice to students . |
| 4 | It is clear why ministers , who lose only a little and gain a great deal from the doctrine , should want to keep it going . |
| 5 | It is still very cold and raining a great deal . |
| 6 | People can feel impelled to find out what their confusion and disorientation of feeling is about , and while in this state they are vulnerable and need a great deal of skilled support . |
| 7 | In all fairness it must of course also be said that people who are familiar with Christian orders of service find this same collection of words extremely comforting and helpful precisely because they are familiar and mean a great deal to them . |
| 8 | People must understand that the issue is difficult and needs a great deal of give and take . |
| 9 | Most respondents said they felt secure and expressed a good deal of confidence that we would act calmly in an incident . |
| 10 | I studied his arguments at great length over the weekend and I have come to the conclusion that much of the hon. Gentleman 's argument is extremely valid and needs a great deal of further consideration . |
| 11 | Their support and messages of comfort were all the more touching and meant a great deal to the Orkney families . |