Example sentences of "it as a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Some took it as a great laugh ; others as a brave attempt to champion a little-known music ; and others just hated it . |
2 | That while recognising that the men have had a real grievance in that some firms have employed an unfair proportion of young girls at apprentice wages , or nearly so , we women regard it as a great injustice that one of the main skilled industries open to Edinburgh women should be closed against them . |
3 | She also thought of it as a great household , in which her son could find a favoured place . |
4 | Federalists and functionalists alike regarded it as a great achievement and a decisive breakthrough in the fight for a united Europe , and immediately set out to make the new body a more effective organ of integration than was apparent in its charter . |
5 | The Government have put large sums of money into the public services for many years , but have not proclaimed it as a great virtue . |
6 | We call it now , the Battle of Britain , and think of it as a great victory . |
7 | Toby , next morning , was inclined to regard it as a great victory . |
8 | ‘ I actually saw it as a great challenge . |
9 | I felt it as a great loss because even after her retirement she remained a wonderful source of advice and inspiration to young singers . |
10 | Barry Humphries ' cartoon hero Barry McKenzie made cracks about Château Chunder , the star wine from down under , fondly describing it as a great emetic . |