Example sentences of "[adv] do a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir . |
| 2 | I also did a great deal of amateur acting with the Progress Theatre in Reading . |
| 3 | ‘ Mabs ’ , as she was affectionately called , also did a great deal of choreography . |
| 4 | I also did a great deal of business with Alfred Gates , director of Ackermann 's , and I had great respect for him . |
| 5 | Every letter contains a message — it may confirm an order , complain about a late delivery or clarify a point — but it also does a great deal more . |
| 6 | His failure to gain much of Bavaria in 1778–79 , to exchange the whole electorate for the Austrian Netherlands some years later ( see pp. 303–5 below ) , or to achieve real military success against the Turks in the war of 1788–90 , undoubtedly did a good deal to increase the difficulties he faced within his own dominions . |
| 7 | She has recently done a six-figure deal with Carol Smith for world volume rights in three books by ‘ bestselling novelist and TV personality ’ Denise Robertson , the first of which will be published in September 1994 . |
| 8 | ‘ We certainly do a good deal of counselling these days , ’ Rachel agreed . |