Example sentences of "she took a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took a great fancy to me , used to buy me presents . |
| 2 | She took a great interest in the Factota scheme , and helped the other two to make out a rough draft of the ‘ handbill ’ that Mr Dare had suggested . |
| 3 | And forced as she was by circumstances to bring her own dirty and vicious brood to work with her , she took a great pleasure in letting them loose on the two youngest Milligans , deliberately ignoring their torments and teases . |
| 4 | She took a great deal of satisfaction in seeing the pompous old ass upset . |
| 5 | She took a great interest in the kitchen garden too , and calculated with pleasure how many greengages and damsons they would have , how many cherries and pears and strawberries . |