Example sentences of "certainly [verb] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He certainly made a great entrance : I played a slow air , a favourite of mine , Cuaist Nam Fir-Cun Og ( The Flight of the Eaglets ) . |
| 2 | Arkwright certainly picked a great spot for his country residence : south facing and above a lazy curve in the river , with the high cliff opposite guaranteeing more than a modicum of privacy , and only five minutes from work ! |
| 3 | It certainly rained a great deal in Nuku'alofa , the gales whipping up the surf into clouds of spume and sending broken branches spinning through the air . |
| 4 | In my childhood I certainly heard a great deal of ‘ physicalistic ’ speech , such as ‘ Is n't she sweet ? |
| 5 | It will certainly take a great deal of time . |
| 6 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |
| 7 | The huge price tag attached to the iron certainly promises a great deal . |
| 8 | The latest developments , which are part of the transition from a state welfare model to that of a mixed economy , are likely to attract a similarly modest level of investment in monitoring and evaluation , and as a consequence we will certainly learn a great deal less from the reforms than might otherwise be the case . |
| 9 | It certainly makes a great difference to our lives when we see prayer as delighting in God . |
| 10 | As he himself said , it would be pointless to study such peoples with a questionnaire , since they do not write , and , while he certainly gained a great deal of essential information from conversation and discussion , it would have been quite futile to try to conduct any kind of interview until he had gained their trust and confidence , and until he had some idea of what kinds of questions he should be asking . |