Example sentences of "'ve [verb] great [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Indeed and I 've heard great accounts of them , ’ Father Devlin said .
2 God knows how much there still is down there ; I 've seen great stacks and bales of it still with the Royal Navy markings on it , and I 've dreamed up any number of ways of getting at it , but short of tunnelling in from the shed and taking the cordite out from the back , so that the bales looked untouched from the inside of the cellar , I do n't see how I could do it .
3 ‘ I do n't think that I 've made great strides in the game ’ , he comments , ‘ but I 've made steady progress since I turned pro . ’
4 first of all we 've made great strides in terms of pollution and in terms of engineering we 've made it much safer , and new road engineering makes driving more efficient .
5 Suede do n't admire obscure little indie bands ; we admire the Stones and The Beatles , megastars who 've written great records . ’
6 Sailing away from the wind is known as running and you 've got great freedom of choice in the exact course you pick , you can even sail dead downwind .
7 ‘ Well , they 've got great stories like olden times . ’
8 ‘ They 've got great stadiums , good rugby organisations and very astute administrators from both a corporate and organisations point of view .
9 ’ I 've got great sympathy for the people of Upton because unless they understand the situation , then I can see why they 're fearful .
10 Congratulations , you 've got great taste in engagement rings … ’
11 ‘ I 've had doubts that I could play at this level but I 've had great support from everyone . ’
12 Several touring sides are having to play each other because there is no Cornish opposition to play , and we 've had great difficulty in finding referees .
13 I 've had great fun and great service from the package and used it for designing several garments for both hand and machine knitting .
14 Today we 've had great racing again and first we 're going to have a look again at the world away from the races .
15 He says we 've had great weather … great crowds and great races .
16 John Gorman says … he 's happy but in some ways disappointed that they 've had to wait so long for a win … it 's been hard week after week … but they 've shown great character and the fans have been very supportive
17 After the victory at Filbert Street , Rovers ' first away win of the season , Yates said : ‘ We 've shown great improvement in the three games since he arrived . ’
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