Example sentences of "it [art] great [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The American golf historian Herb Warren Wind has called it the greatest bunker shot in all championship play .
2 I found it the greatest fun .
3 In an ideal world the choice of harmonizing instrument would depend on what was most suitable for the particular project envisaged and carried with it the greatest prospect of successful implementation .
4 He had felt it the greatest lunacy to dispatch men to crowded city parishes with nothing more sustaining than goodwill , a knowledge of the learned tongues and an unrefined familiarity with the Bible .
5 ‘ As to that , madam , I shall go further , ’ he said gallantly , whereupon he unfastened his leather pouch and carefully removed from it the Great Seal of England .
6 This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement .
7 These agreements not only had the effect of gaining the Indians ' approval of the film but also lent it a greater authenticity .
8 At the same time there is now a more direct intervention in the nature of a school 's educational work through the introduction of the National Curriculum , bringing with it a greater concern for monitoring .
9 As it would not fit into the studio , and also to soften the image , and hence give it a greater depth of field , Ray Cusick and Christopher Barry agreed to have all the shots of the model done on film , realising that video would show definition too harshly , making the model look too much like a model .
10 Because clearly an increase in in in the allocation sends a much stronger signal to potential investors and it carries with it a greater degree of certainty as far as the district council 's concerned , as far as potential investors are concerned .
11 But the new aircraft will have more powerful engines , combined with the Dowty propellers , to give it a greater load carrying capacity and range .
12 The tower stands at the point of a great confluence of the coursing magical energies of the vortex , a fact that lends it a greater strength than any creation of mere bricks and mortar .
13 He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought .
14 He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought .
15 Was it a greater crime to let her drown or to cross the great divide to the women 's section to rescue her ?
16 This made it a greater challenge later on .
17 In fact , that situation is even more confusing than it may seem from this account because a third cultural trauma , this time representing the change from cultivation ( of plants ) to herding and pastoralism also occurred and brought with it a great intensification , not of weaning as happened with cultivation , nor of the phallic mutilations which accompanied hunting , but of toilet-training .
18 This gives it a great depth of field , and everything is maintained in focus .
19 They did n't really need it , of course , since it was a lovely warm summer 's day , but the twins clearly thought it a great adventure , busily insisting on helping Ross by scampering about the bay in search of small pieces of wood to add to the bonfire .
20 He can be assured , if that is so , that even those who disagreed with his decision will work together to make it a great success .
21 He thought it a great feat that she had got in from the Point in an hour and a quarter .
22 I saw that Exhibition , and did find it a great treat to see so far north some of the choice gems of painting from South Kensington .
23 I hope that the fans who are travelling will make it a great day for the city , have fun and enjoy themselves , and behave . ’
24 Team captain Murphy grabbed a first half hat-trick and added a fourth 15 minutes from the end to make it a great day for the Derry boys .
25 Thirdly , the Act clearly adopts as the test of danger either ‘ the greater risk of harm ’ or ‘ the risk of greater harm ’ : an elephant may not in fact be very likely to get out of control and do damage , but if it does so , its bulk gives it a great capacity for harm .
26 Personally , I have always thought it a great mistake to expect young people to be interested in politics .
27 ‘ Was n't it a great night out , John ? ’
28 I have always found it a great advantage to loathe my political opponents .
29 ‘ Everyone thinks it a great idea , ’ Mrs Bean said happily .
30 But I would consider it a great honour and privilege if you would allow me to help you overcome this disadvantage by making you a gift of whatever you may need . ’
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