Example sentences of "man with a great " in BNC.

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1 Boomer was a handsome man with a great deal of charm and became the favourite professional of the rich who visited Paris , playing with such luminaries as Sir Philip Sassoon , who rewarded Boomer by having suits made up for him from Savile Row .
2 A man with a great bunch of keys joined us and led us down some steps to a doorway marked ‘ Luftschutzraum ’ .
3 The archdeacon — again a helpful and hospitable man with a great knowledge gleaned from more than thirty years ' experience of the paranormal — has written two books on his subject , Psychic Studies — A Christian View and Deliverance .
4 One of my friends in those days was Magary Effiong , a man with a great natural talent , at decathlon almost as great , I think , as Daley Thompson .
5 A man with a great eye for detail , he took lead role of the committee stage of the bill leaving Michael Heseltine , the environment secretary , who prefers the broad brush approach , mercifully free of the tedious bits .
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