Example sentences of "it a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | This gives it a great depth of field , and everything is maintained in focus . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He thought it a great feat that she had got in from the Point in an hour and a quarter . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I hope that the fans who are travelling will make it a great day for the city , have fun and enjoy themselves , and behave . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Personally , I have always thought it a great mistake to expect young people to be interested in politics . |
| 11 | ‘ Was n't it a great night out , John ? ’ |
| 12 | I have always found it a great advantage to loathe my political opponents . |
| 13 | ‘ Everyone thinks it a great idea , ’ Mrs Bean said happily . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | We consider it a great honour for all members of the band and bugles . |
| 16 | Crammed full of bars , discos and restaurants , the old town of Kissimmee is virtually a stone 's throw from Motel 6 , making it a great choice for late night revellers . |
| 17 | The Casio TV 470 has a retail value of £99.99 , which makes it a great prize for our readers . |
| 18 | I thought it a great waste of money . |
| 19 | The Evening Standard , commenting on Oz 's inaugural issue , found it a great disappointment . |
| 20 | We had to work on it a great deal . |
| 21 | One saw it a great deal elsewhere . ‘ |
| 22 | I do n't know whether you 'll think I 'm boasting but that is n't the case , but I never ever regretted it and it a great deal of respect for me , you know and I could see that and did appreciate it and I know the people appreciated it just the same and erm it 's gone on from then till now but about , I retired in seventy-three , I was sixty-five and I said I 'd only do what anybody wanted for me , cos they had me in for the tax and I never ever heard twenty-one I think it was or thirty-one in come and I 'd go before I could satisfy them at Walsall but er I 'd got , not got enough money to be taxed in the bank , which was true . |
| 23 | The weather is getting colder so I will appreciate it a great deal . |
| 24 | I 've been giving it a great deal of thought myself in recent weeks . |
| 25 | It did n't leave much time for going out to play , and I resented it a great deal . |
| 26 | That explanation comes into it a great deal really . |
| 27 | To wit , the kind of speed on to man and ball and to the breakdown which would in itself render it a great deal more difficult for the All Blacks to make the Lions ' pack look heavy-footed to the point of statuesque . |
| 28 | She considered it a great risk , and that others were involved in the company who ought to share the risk . |
| 29 | Therefore , if you really want to move the business forward and make it a great business , you 've got to live it . |
| 30 | You know birds of prey ca n't fly over water so Israel 's part of a kind of funnel for them which makes it a great place to do bird counts . |