Example sentences of "we [vb past] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we climbed up the canyon we made a great clatter with sticks and stones and old tin cans , announcing our presence to the denizens . |
| 2 | When Labour founded the National Health Service we lifted a great burden from the shoulders of ordinary families who were set free from the financial perils of ill health . |
| 3 | We spent a great deal of time familiarizing ourselves with the music by playing it at subscription concerts and youth concerts . |
| 4 | I think she is great , a nice person and a fine actress and we developed a great working relationship . |
| 5 | ‘ We lost a great deal of money because of their tactics and need compensation , ’ said Mr Branson . |
| 6 | Jack 's Rake is a difficult scramble and at one or two points positively frightening as we climbed the final yards we felt a great sense of achievement . |
| 7 | So we felt a great weight of responsibility . |
| 8 | Since so many of us had made love to either O or to Boy we felt that by comparing notes we knew a great deal about how they behaved when making love , and so when we saw them reappear so obviously as lovers we were pleased to see that our predictions had been correct . |
| 9 | It was a good goal erm they they played well it was a good move it , we we saw a great run by Lewis to get this corner which was a smashing bit of football . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course we saw a great deal of each other . ’ |
| 11 | ’ We did a great deal on behalf of Nicholas Brown and are very surprised to hear that he has any complaints about the Foreign Office . |
| 12 | We did a great deal of work with music and in listening to sounds and in rhythms , and then a lot of work in which I actually read to him and he followed all the time what I was reading , so that he would try to link the sounds and the words together . |
| 13 | We organized , we supported , we gave a great deal of work behind the candidates of the party as Dave has already mentioned , but we kept off the television , we kept off the radio , we kept out of the newspapers . |
| 14 | ‘ We filmed a great deal in St Petersburg . |
| 15 | Coach Mike Luke is right to stress the positive aspects of the CANZ contacts when he says : ‘ This is the single most important development tour we can undertake and we learned a great deal about some of Canada 's future World Cup players in one of the strongest and most testing environments the game has to offer . |
| 16 | We learned a great deal from those matches and this can only help us in the future , ’ he said . |
| 17 | First , I went round to her pad with my video and we had a great laugh looking at Glenys Kinnock on the verge of tears contemplating the ruin of her husband 's career . |
| 18 | Headteacher Peter Ormerod said : ‘ We had a great trip last year . |
| 19 | We had a great trip and I met lots of other children . ’ |
| 20 | We had a great sense of family responsibilities being carried into the work place . |
| 21 | My heart sank at the prospect of yet again missing the top in the thick fog , but we had a great treat in store . |
| 22 | We had a great move . |
| 23 | We had a great time . |
| 24 | ‘ But we had a great time ! |
| 25 | ‘ We both spent most of our time working on the film , walking or sitting about in our dressing gowns and we had a great time together . ’ |
| 26 | tried to call you both saturday nite and a couple of times on sunday — but no answer … the spurs game was just OK — but we had a great time at the newcastle game vs. scousers — great atmosphere — we stood among the newcastle supporters ( north bank ? ) and they made hell each time cole put it behind grobbelar … |
| 27 | And I knew I know this bloke eh , when he was a sergeant I think , anyway he was an officer , and eh , said we go to Sheppeards , I said you silly devil I ca n't get into Sheppeards Hotel I 'm a signal man I had to laugh he said , shame , he said cor , you 're about my size , get stuck into one of my uniforms we had a couple of weekends at Sheppeards Hotel , we had a great time . |
| 28 | ‘ We had a great paper , ’ he said . |
| 29 | We had a great meal |
| 30 | We had a great feast and lots to drink and afterwards there were recitations and a great singsong , and those that wanted to played poker . |