Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [been] [prep] great [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The distinction between blending inheritance and particulate inheritance has been of great importance in the history of evolutionary ideas .
2 Massett has been in great form all season , a fact not lost on his boss Joe Gibiliru .
3 ‘ This knowledge has been of great use .
4 I am a family man , and mine has been of great help to me .
5 Over recent years , the parish has been of great interest archaeologically and excavations have revealed signs of occupation from neolithic man to the Middle Ages .
6 Although he admits having joined the authority as a complete outsider to the health service , his wide experience in the business world has been of great help .
7 Again the design of the sea-lion enclosure has been of great help in the management of these attractive marine mammals .
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