Example sentences of "had taken a great [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Joan had taken a great liking to Alianor Woodville who , during the past restless weeks , had regaled her with colourful tales of the court in earlier days when Henry the Sixth and Edward the Fourth had played turn-and- turn about for the English crown .
2 He had always found that once you knew where you were wrong , then you had taken a great step towards being right .
3 She said carrying the water up from the well had taken a great deal of time which , when I saw her filling the bucket , I was not surprised since she lowered the rope slow enough to make me fall asleep watching .
4 He had taken a great deal of trouble .
5 Our shares plummeted because the City felt we had taken a great risk .
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