Example sentences of "they [be] [verb] great " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , it appears that they are to take great pride in the fact that we are spending more on public services , and it is right to acknowledge that . |
| 2 | But , unfortunately , they are having great difficulty in accepting the need to cut overhead costs , which are still far in excess of the target of 18% of turnover and are preventing the Valley Hotel from making a projected net profit by the end of the year . |
| 3 | Well , I think they are making great inroads now into catching a lot of people who er simply refuse to pay er their television licence , but of course there are a lot more who er are still escaping the net . |
| 4 | ‘ They 're making great movies in Hong Kong now , you know … ’ |
| 5 | I heard they were getting great preview reaction . ’ |
| 6 | The early fusion experiments looked as if they were making great strides toward the desired goal . |