Example sentences of "and [v-ing] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is still very cold and raining a great deal . |
| 2 | Oliver wondered what the connection was between playing at stealing from the old gentleman 's pocket and becoming a great man . |
| 3 | erm the best candidate for that kind of deposit are deep see cores — I mean there 's a continuous rain of stuff falling from the surface of the sea to the bottom of the sea and forming a great sort of ooze on the bottom and gradually compacting down into rock — cores of this stuff are now available and palaeontologists can look and see what happens . |
| 4 | After a spell in Australia Biddles is back and celebrating a great victory … its a great story for our Friday Feature |
| 5 | The Muslim 's bird had gone back on to the offensive , swooping down with its spurs and ripping a great gash along its enemy 's cheek . |
| 6 | He is up there and having a great time . |
| 7 | Laura 's father Les said : ‘ We are looking forward to getting back and living a normal life and having a great Christmas together as a family . ’ |
| 8 | hike a herd of antelope , grazing indifferently while one of their number was being savaged by lions , they would go on , singing and clapping their hands and making a great noise against the darkness . |
| 9 | She began to get up at two or three every morning , and was in church most of the day , often sobbing ‘ boisterously ’ , and making a great outcry for her sins . |
| 10 | Use logic and reasoning a great deal . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Instead of nodding enthusiastically , saying ‘ yes ’ , ‘ aaha ’ and smiling a great deal , continue to listen attentively but use words like ‘ perhaps ’ , ‘ maybe ’ and ‘ that 's possible ’ to show that you are also assessing the content . |