Example sentences of "deal of [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , step back from engagement , never forward ; an exciting bout generates a great deal of noise and sometimes the opponent does n't hear the referee 's call to stop the bout . |
| 2 | There was a great deal of noise and the shouts of ‘ Cover ! ’ and ‘ Touchee ! ’ were as loud as any Australian Test Team appealing for L.B.W. and often with the same lack of justification . |
| 3 | Men and machinery arrived with a great deal of noise and bustle . |
| 4 | Does the Minister agree that the loans scheme has turned out to be an administrative nightmare and that it has caused a great deal of bureaucracy and hardship to students , especially since they have been removed from the safety net of social security ? |
| 5 | The staff who work in the reservation section have a great deal of responsibility and it is their task to see that all reservations are dealt with promptly and efficiently . |
| 6 | These were , first , that ‘ there is a good deal of concern that the planning system should permit town centre and residential development that is sometimes strikingly out of scale or sympathy with the area affected ’ . |
| 7 | I find it difficult to understand how they are going to carry on experimental work at other depots that are n't really equipped to carry out experimental work , and so for that reason , I mean , there 's a great deal of concern that these cuts are n't rather more cosmetic that they 've been made out to be . |
| 8 | I would first like to explain your obligations on an issue which has caused a great deal of concern and confusion for returners by being made to appear much more complicated than it actually is . |
| 9 | Yet the children show a great deal of ingenuity and imagination in finding objects for their play . |
| 10 | Jill Duffy is certainly highly involved with the state of her home and she does a great deal of housework that many other people would consider unnecessary . |
| 11 | A great deal of erudition and ingenuity has been exercised by art historians of this persuasion to demonstrate interconnections of this sort . |
| 12 | A boy with a great deal of tact and delicacy . ’ |
| 13 | Indeed , even those who endure a great deal of suffering and loneliness will nonetheless claim that life still offers rich and satisfying experiences . |
| 14 | There was a great deal of activity as they landed . |
| 15 | Whilst at Abu Sueir I managed to get a great deal of tennis but my rugger was curtailed slightly , I played for a scratch side called the Canal Zone but was not allowed to take part in away matches because of the time I would have to spend away from the course due to travelling . |
| 16 | Before I knew where I was , I had been wagered a great deal of money that I could not do it , and shortly before midnight I was leaving the hallowed portals of Ronnie Scott 's Club . |
| 17 | This sounds a great deal of money but was the same amount that the world spent on weapons in four hours and ten minutes . |
| 18 | A great deal of money and time had been spent by the 13 political associations in their efforts to win approval from the government-appointed National Electoral Commission ( NEC ) . |
| 19 | A good deal of money and effort is therefore going into study of the human factor , which should ultimately lead to further reduction of accidents and risk . |
| 20 | Even if you have to pay for specialist advice you will still save money if you can do your own survey — moreover you will be in control , and you will gain a knowledge of the house you are buying before your are committed , which could save you a great deal of money and anxiety . |
| 21 | Mr Paul might be making a great deal of money and becoming famous , and she 'd heard they had asked him to accept an honorary doctorate , whatever good that might do . |
| 22 | A great deal of money and effort had been wasted , but at least some useful lessons had been learned . |
| 23 | It was obvious that someone had robbed the company of a great deal of money and Craig was trusting her to find out who . |
| 24 | She also talked of naked greed , although it takes a curious kind of logic to see the deprived as greedy while company directors were awarding themselves large pay increases and the ‘ yuppies ’ in the city were making a great deal of money and spending it as conspicuously as possible . |
| 25 | Someone must be doing their housekeeping rather better at those hospitals , especially when one thinks of the help the Memorial Hospital gets from the WRVS and the Friends of the Hospital who raise a good deal of money and have done so for many years . |
| 26 | Islington could have saved its council and charge payers a great deal of money if it had just asked the advice of a local geography teacher and been told that it is better to go to France to learn French . |
| 27 | The next two owners were wealthy Shrewsbury drapers , each of whom lost a great deal of money when their London connections went bankrupt and were forced to sell again . |
| 28 | The old videotapes lost a great deal of money because they were immediately taken and sold in pirate copies . |
| 29 | ‘ We lost a great deal of money because of their tactics and need compensation , ’ said Mr Branson . |
| 30 | Well I mean I do n't wan na put in er a great deal of money because most of it 's ploughed back into the business . |