Example sentences of "never been a great [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It 's funny they 've never been a great juice freak really
2 Getting power out of the Honda NSR has never been a great problem though .
3 Puzzled , for Dermot had never been a great correspondent , Kelly read :
4 ‘ There 's never been a great woman composer , ’ said my mother with an air of triumph , not because she delighted in this deficiency of her sex , but because she thought it percipient to have noticed .
5 There had never been a great deal of money , but no one had ever gone hungry and the feelings of warmth and love between the members of the family had more than made up for the lack of luxuries .
6 He had never been a great wine drinker , but on every visit to the Mayfair Hotel in London ( which he used often ) he was presented with a complimentary bottle of wine .
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