Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [pron] [art] great " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most companies have a lackadaisical approach to recruitment — as if they 're doing us a great favour . ’ |
| 2 | People who think they 're being persecuted always think people are paying them a great deal of attention so they come to believe that they must in a sense be very important people , ’ he said . |
| 3 | I am afraid I am giving you a great deal of trouble . ’ |
| 4 | I 've been giving it a great deal of thought myself in recent weeks . |
| 5 | But sometimes it is disturbing to mothers , so if you feel uncomfortable about it you can try giving him a toy to hold while he 's on the toilet seat ’ ; and in general : ‘ If you take it easy in caring for your baby , you will be doing him a great service . ’ |
| 6 | He believes that sheep farmers who think only about the pound in their pocket could be doing themselves a great disservice . |
| 7 | Here 's wishing you a great New Year of walking ! |
| 8 | Cloudbase Paragliding are offering you a great opportunity to take to the air and raise money for the charity Barnardos . |
| 9 | Hugh , who had worn the uniform of a verderer for less than a twelvemonth , was no use to them as a guide and as the day grew on it became evident that his arm was causing him a great deal of pain . |
| 10 | Sien was causing him a great deal of worry as the year wore on . |
| 11 | Mat. , she had managed to give the impression authority was granting me a great favour . |
| 12 | Of course , in thinking like this , I was doing him a great injustice : the change was not so much in him , as in the way I saw him . |
| 13 | ‘ All I do know is that when we were on the way here he was asking me a great many questions about what went on in the village . |
| 14 | Until the mishap he was giving me a great feel and I was delighted how he was going in the blinkers . ’ |
| 15 | And we did it first half , and when we were in possession , we were winning it in their sort of last third of the field , and that was giving us a great chance to create scoring chances and that 's what we 've done again today which has worked very well . |