Example sentences of "to have a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | So the missionary had to try to take the place of the doctor and the nurse , and had to keep with him a stock of basic medicines — iodine , castor oil , Epsom salts , santonin ( for worms ) , quinine tablets for malaria , and a plentiful supply of aspirin in which the village people seemed to have a great faith . |
2 | Mr Spurgeon and Mr Spurgeon 's people were determined to have a great chapel . ’ |
3 | To understand life today , you have to have a great sense of humour . |
4 | ‘ I do n't really know much about Doctor Reid , ’ I admitted , ‘ except that he seems to have a great sense of humour and is — well , perhaps a bit unconventional . ’ |
5 | There are two puppy opens , with Williams ' ever-improving Arfur Daley , a recent open winner at Brough Park , looking to have a great chance alongside Gordon Rooks ' Movealong Sharp and Tommy Robinson 's Just Right Air . |
6 | 700 little whirling dirvishes from all over the region packed onto Cheltenham racecourse with just one thing in mind , to have a great day out . |
7 | This book provided a fundamental basis for the conservation movement ( Mumford , 1931 ) , it proved to have a great influence upon the way in which land was visualized and used ( Lowenthal , 1965 ) , and its full title Man and Nature or Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action clearly indicates the direction in which it was pointing . |
8 | Well they , they had to do the , it had n't used to have very good drainage and far more of a slope , it , it 's far more level today than it used to be , it used to have a great slope towards the long end which was considered an advantage to Walsall and the water used to gather , but I believe the improved the drainage and had pipes put under which it , it does n't seem to gather water so much now down at the railway end . |
9 | The approach , however , is fundamentally marginal : it is not going to have a great effect on urban economies faced with the impact of massive corporate restructuring ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
10 | ‘ One woman told me she used to have a great view from her window across a local park . |
11 | Phelan and Staunton seem to have a great understanding on the left wing and I doubt Charlton will move either . |
12 | As Menachem Begin recalled ‘ Ben Gurion used to say that if you 're pursuing a policy that may lead to war , it 's vital to have a great power behind you . ’ |
13 | Perhaps it is the fault of the world in which we live , but people seem to have a great fear of failing , forgetting that failing at something does not mean that one is a ‘ failure ’ at life . |
14 | No holiday in Florida would be complete without a trip to Disneyworld or the Epcot Centre — and with Club 18–30 you 're sure to have a great time ! |
15 | ‘ I want you to have a great time tonight , ’ he said several times , ‘ but do n't go without taking away 12 business cards . ’ |
16 | For a week or so after we moved to Cornwall , I was free to have a great time exploring my new habitat . |
17 | I just want my dancers to have a great time . ’ |
18 | This self-confessedly wilful boy always contrived to have a great deal of his own way and seemed able to follow his bent whenever the weather permitted . |
19 | ‘ I can hardly be expected to have a great deal of time for gardening , ’ she said , ‘ I am forced to pay out money for gardening help . ’ |
20 | The laws of war ought to have a great deal to say about , or rather against , the use of nuclear weaponry . |
21 | It is going to have a great deal of influence on the future of Unix because it is going to influence , for example , how we spend our money on research and development . ’ |
22 | Many of them are likely to have a great deal more sharp , down-to-earth commonsense than you have . |
23 | I happen to have a great deal on my mind at the moment . |
24 | The latter was more likely ; he did not seem to have a great deal of time for God . |
25 | We 've also been able to have a great deal more equality . |