Example sentences of "great [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a dramatised version of Major 's favourite spiel about himself , used to great effect at the parliamentary selection meeting for his present seat 16 years ago . |
| 2 | 1960 The Wesker Trilogy , The Kitchen , Chicken Soup and I 'm Talking About Jerusalem open to great acclaim at the Royal Court . |
| 3 | The ceiling of the Great Hall at the old Euston Station was deliberately modelled on that of the church of St Peter extra muros in Rome . |
| 4 | Knocker had descended on the village just after the Great War at the tender age of twenty five . |
| 5 | ‘ I could see something was there ; Bernard had the persistence to obtain the site , he was doing something positive — already he 'd got a steel frame constructed for a building where the freight was formerly loaded — he was practical and a great motivator at the same time . ’ |
| 6 | You did your business but it was great fun at the same time . ’ |
| 7 | This kind of Community involvement is the subject of great argument at the Intergovernmental Conferences , and is connected to the " federal Europe " debate . |
| 8 | ‘ The President of the World , ’ he said , ‘ spoke with great feeling at the last meeting of the Council . |
| 9 | He had paused before the great mirror at the far end of the room , straightening the collar of his uniform jacket , when the door behind him opened . |
| 10 | This has no great significance at the present moment when both Departments are housed within the Register House complex and only small inconvenience and delay result . |
| 11 | It is however a magnificent piece — the work of a great polyphonist at the very height of his powers . |
| 12 | This prevents , however , dynamic studies of peristalsis and motility patterns , an area of great interest at the present time . |
| 13 | There 's a great atmosphere at the open-air bar restaurant at the Trabukos where you can sit and relax in the heat of the afternoon sun . |