Example sentences of "good deal of [noun sg] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although a good deal of excavation has taken place at Alcester , especially in the south-western suburb around Birch Abbey , very little has received full publication.6 Excavations in the fortified area of the town have always been difficult owing to the presence of modern buildings , but with new developments taking place , they have at last become feasible ; even now , though , the line of the defences is still imperfectly known . |
| 2 | Since the Matthew poems are mysterious , a good deal of speculation has arisen , mainly biographical . |
| 3 | Director Tony Downes says that IBM has published details in the past , for example for Physical Unit 2.1 , and while these prove a useful guide , he says , there is a good deal of interpretation needed to turn them into usable products . |
| 4 | A good deal of thought has gone into devising various practical steps to check on the accuracy of analysis not carried out under the data user 's immediate control . |
| 5 | Sir , — I read the article in the October issue , When growth and stability turned to disaster ( see p 26 ) , with a good deal of interest having worked with a professional firm in the Isle of Wight in the fifties , and knowing something of the type of clientele referred to . |
| 6 | A good deal of confusion has arisen over what happened immediately following this surrender . |
| 7 | The Authority spent a good deal of time trying to persuade such Boards to avoid deficits by raising tariffs to remunerative levels , but commercial disciplines were inevitably weakened by such dual responsibility and ad hoc decisions . |
| 8 | I have spent a good deal of time trying to improve cost-efficiency without detracting too greatly from the service you enjoy , and I trust this is an acceptable compromise . |