Example sentences of "who [verb] a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their leaders — who keep in touch with their friends in the Senate — are Tim Penny , of Minnesota , and Dave McCurdy , of Oklahoma , both members of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council ( which is chaired by Mr Breaux ) together with Charles Stenholm , who represents a great chunk of west Texas . |
| 2 | I believe he was the first westerner to make contact with the Dalai Lama , who became a great friend . |
| 3 | Another favourite at our CBR recital series was a young pianist from Winnipeg , Jack Henderson , who became a great friend and companion to Arthur Benjamin , and who accompanied him when he returned to London some years later . |
| 4 | It was the sort of goal that Giorgio Chinaglia — the Welsh-born centre-forward of the 1970s who became a great Lazio and national team hero — was famed for scoring , and how they loved seeing their new idol produce some of the same . |
| 5 | Furthermore , this ‘ coolness ’ is carried over into a somewhat dull performance of the final movement Precipitato — I can certainly think of several lesser mortals who bring a greater degree of excitement to the music than does Gavrilov . |
| 6 | Those who advocate a greater emphasis on technology and depreciate the importance of art in education might remember that even the mathematical formulae used by engineers are habitually judged in terms of their elegance . |
| 7 | ( This is how the story is recorded in Luke 13:6–9 , where the fig tree stood for the self-righteous people , such as the Pharisees , who made a great show of their religion but produced few results . |
| 8 | Because Miyagi did not stay in Japan for long periods , it was Yamaguchi who made a great headway with his own system of goju-kai . |
| 9 | In the middle are figures such as Godfrey Bradman and Stuart Lipton who build a great deal . |
| 10 | Even if you are drawn against an élite performer who has a great deal of experience , the fact that you may be younger , hungrier , fitter could be to your advantage . |
| 11 | Similarly , the person who has a great love of music might find blindness less of a handicap in obtaining pleasure than would the person who had a passion for football . |
| 12 | The hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth ( Mr. Pawsey ) , who has a great interest in education , spoke for a long time , as did other hon. Members on both sides of the House . |
| 13 | Arthur Bennett was a builder and house decorator , living in Croydon , England , who devoted a great deal of time and energy to the study of the Scottish flora . |
| 14 | Indeed , even those who endure a great deal of suffering and loneliness will nonetheless claim that life still offers rich and satisfying experiences . |
| 15 | I am grateful both to the Education spokespersons who put a great deal of time in , in order to carry out erm their preparations towards this report and to and to take part in the consultation exercises and to my own colleagues . |
| 16 | Only the Paternoster , he recalled , would have described a revival of Priestley 's An Inspector Calls as a play about a very tiresome girl who caused a great deal of trouble to a respectable family . |
| 17 | Marketing for Managers — an intensive three-day residential course specifically designed for managers who seek a greater understanding of the use and practice of marketing , and who wish to maximise the effectiveness of the working relationship between themselves , their marketing colleagues and their customers . |
| 18 | For readers there were books and rooms set apart as libraries , and there were people who learnt a great deal and people who read furiously and learnt nothing . |
| 19 | Our strong regional and branch structure is a tremendous asset and I pay tribute to the many members centrally and regionally who give a great deal of voluntary time to the profession and their Institute . |
| 20 | I AM ONE OF MANY mountaineers who owe a great debt of gratitude to international climber and outdoor gear retailer Graham Tiso . |
| 21 | ‘ I must put on record my admiration for Pc Court who showed a great deal of bravery in bringing this action . ’ |
| 22 | It seemed to have the knack of attracting some of the most bizarre characters who spent a great deal of the inter-war years building up little empires for themselves with scant regard for any overall espionage policy . |
| 23 | Englishmen who spent a great deal of their time on horseback around 200 hundred years ago liked to bathe and change before dining . |
| 24 | Jill Ireland renewed her cuddling relationship with Williams and Donald Sinden , Donald Houston and Andrew Ray were among those who spent a great deal of their time wearing bathrobes and dressing gowns , hopping in and out of bed — for strictly medical reasons , of course . |
| 25 | And that was someone from Nottingham University who spent a great deal of time grumbling about the bus service from Mansfield to Edwinstowe . |
| 26 | DUCHESS ‘ A LOVELY LADY WHO TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST IN PEOPLE ’ |
| 27 | ‘ She is a lovely lady who takes a great interest in people , ’ said Miss George . |
| 28 | Debbie said : ‘ She is a lovely lady who takes a great interest in people . |
| 29 | These may not always be the people who sparkle a great deal because they often have a maverick quality . |
| 30 | Royston Lambert , who undertook a great deal of research for the Commission , recorded the prayer of a twelve-year-old boy : |