Example sentences of "but [verb] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has not brought his title holder , Quito de Baussy , but thinks a great deal of his mare , Roxanne de Gruchy . |
| 2 | It is easy enough to see why this bird has no need for the power of flight , but found a greater advantage in allowing its wings to become efficient paddles . |
| 3 | This family of views , which derives from many of the same commitments as its predecessors , but owes a great deal to the development of the computer , has among others the rather unenlightening labels functionalism , cognitive science , cognitive psychology , and artificial intelligence-several of which labels obviously have other uses . |
| 4 | The Belgian Red Pied is also a dual-purpose type but has a great deal more red in the coat than the White-and-Red . |
| 5 | Outside this was a citadel , fortified like the inner bailey , but containing a greater number of buildings . |
| 6 | Television , both BBC 's coverage for 20 years and ITV 's for the past five , not only attracted lucrative sponsorships but developed a greater interest among the young . |
| 7 | He paused during a hectic sightseeing tour of London to add : ‘ We 're shattered but having a great time . ’ |
| 8 | Wave energy conversion offers huge amounts of power but demands a great deal more new technology than wind energy . |
| 9 | It was remarkably brief , but encompassed a great deal and was consciously planned and carried through as an ecumenical Council , the first of its kind . |
| 10 | From the mid tenth century we hear — at first very occasionally , then rather more often — of great nobles from the west who went to Jerusalem , not to die , but to live a great act of penance . |
| 11 | The interest in Greece had started in the 1750s but reached a great climax in 1820 . |
| 12 | He had run himself out of breath and almost out of effort by then , but heaved a great sigh at having got the load from his shoulders . |
| 13 | Early works ( Darling , 1947 & Darling & Boyd , 1964 ) were of a general nature , but contained a great deal of botanical information from the Outer Hebrides . |
| 14 | The development of the brilliant cut supposedly under the patronage of Cardinal Mazarin during the seventeenth century intensified the effect of diamonds , but entailed a greater loss . |
| 15 | This meant that criminal laws were clarified and in some countries codified , as both Beccaria and Bentham advocated , but leaving a greater degree of flexibility and judicial discretion than either would have found congenial . |
| 16 | She answers him sternly and literally , but talks a great deal more and more fluently than usual . |
| 17 | We have produced the detailed brief already referred to , plus a singlesheet brief and a leaflet for the general public , written in popular language but packing a great deal of detail , ‘ Give Kids a Chance ! ’ . |
| 18 | Amanda said she loved the live show , that Sandra was n't particularly attractive but had a great body and showed what good hair and good clothes could do , and then , in an off-hand comment that she probably regretted almost immediately , declared that if she was ever to sleep with a woman , it would be Sandra . |
| 19 | On the way the child seemed to do nothing else but take a great deal of delight in wetting me thoroughly . |
| 20 | These plastic well casings are not only cheaper but have a greater number of slots cut in them than steel easings . |
| 21 | They have little interest in potatoes but have a great regard for brassicas of all descriptions : cabbages , kale , sprouts , cauliflowers , and the like . |