Example sentences of "do it [prep] great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Clarke told the Commons he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 2 | Mr Clarke told the Commons he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 3 | Mr Clarke told the House of Commons that he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 4 | Out of the corner of her mouth — and she did it with great flair — Sorrel said : |
| 5 | He managed to turn Llewelyn 's imposing new title , compounded of the old sacred name for a reassurance to the Welsh , and the added flourish for English ears that had scarcely heard of Aberffraw , into a satirical comment , but he did it with great delicacy . |
| 6 | Persuading others to accept the hard financial facts of life is not usually a very popular job , but he does it with great tact and skill , and under his guidance I do believe that our deficit is under control , and that it will be reduced . |
| 7 | Anyone who has served with him at the Department — and I am talking not just about his present ministerial team — knows that he not only brings a greater degree of expertise to his job than anyone I can remember but does it with great inventiveness in terms of improving benefits and with an exceptional degree of compassion and , above all , integrity . |