Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] a [adj] deal [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chant would have given a good deal to break the bastard 's nose so he bled on it . |
| 2 | I would have given a good deal to have the stalwart Lord Byron by me , armed with the handgun . |
| 3 | This left him an enormous amount of scope for demonstrating the kind of narrative energy that most English fiction-writers would have given a great deal to acquire . |
| 4 | The Consul General would have given a great deal to stop this exchange going any further but he could hardly say anything without worsening the situation for himself . |
| 5 | He would have given a great deal to have sounded less incredulous . |
| 6 | ‘ I can well comprehend your daughter 's being upset but , I assure you , I would have given a great deal to prevent it . |
| 7 | Pumfrey would have given a great deal to know . |