Example sentences of "has [adv] [verb] a great " in BNC.

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1 This book is intended as a concise account of the principles of peptide chemistry for upper-level undergraduates studying chemistry and biochemistry and the author has obviously given a great deal of thought to the needs of his readers .
2 It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble .
3 Forecasting has obviously improved a great deal over the years .
4 While this might seem to be stating the obvious , the fact is that this issue has not received a great deal of systematic ( as opposed to post hoc ) discussion in the literature .
5 The common law has not proved a great source of procedural protection for aliens .
6 Since the Root Thesaurus did not emerge until 1981 , it has not had a great impact on existing thesauri to date , but it could well be important in the future .
7 It also shows women are over-represented in education , languages and literature and music/drama/art/design , whereas men are over-represented in engineering and technology and science , and that this pattern has not changed a great deal over the period , despite attempts to even out the balance , and in particular to attract more women on to science and technology courses .
8 Such work is starting to have an effect in feminist psychology , but it has already had a great influence on feminism .
9 CDC has already spent a great deal of time and money on an effort to stabilise the product , but faced with pressure from customers trying to use it , is hoping to speed the process up .
10 Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ .
11 Conran asked this manager to carry out a feasibility study , the result of which convinced him that Habitat should move into France , a country for which he has always had a great fondness .
12 Leeds has always had a great market tradition : the original Penny Bazaar , forerunner of Marks & Spencer , was founded in the city in 1884 by Michael Marks .
13 Winston Churchill , who had just been defeated as Liberal candidate for Leicester , West , declared that a Labour Government would be a ‘ national misfortune such as has usually befallen a great state only on the morrow of defeat in war ’ .
14 Up to now , the patch of land off Whessoe Road has n't had a great deal going for it .
15 In the winding it 's just their lot has n't changed a great deal .
16 Capped at Under 21 level for England , Andy 's powerful and creative displays have stood the Palace in fine stead and he has again become a great favourite with our supporters , while his long-throw technique , developed largely during our first season back in the top flight , added another potent weapon to our armoury .
17 The situation has recently become a great deal clearer , with the break in oil prices , which to some extent forces us to make up our minds .
18 Another example is Beatrix Potter , who has recently undergone a great deal of research to establish which are truly ‘ firsts ’ and which are only reprints without any indication of the fact .
19 Free range chicken production has recently attracted a great deal of interest from our friends in Brussels and for months now a battle royal has been going on to tie up the system of rearing birds to a ‘ given ’ free range name .
20 ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee .
21 She has never used a great deal of make-up .
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