Example sentences of "[pron] have [vb pp] a great deal " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 I told him that I had heard a great deal about his sister .
2 My time in submarines had brought me closer to people of a totally different background and I had learnt a great deal from my sailors about their home circumstances before the war .
3 I had talked a great deal to her about my nights in Marcus .
4 I 've gained a great deal of experience these psst two and a half years and I think I could manage a stud farm quite easily now .
5 I 've made a great deal of progress , as you can see . ’
6 I 've had a great deal of fun reviewing Animation Works Interactive , so much so that I 've been staying in the office well past my normal time just to play with it .
7 They really must realise that time and time again being equivocal on defence when you 're on the left of centre means that voters somehow do n't vote for you , and I think they 've had to learn this lesson yet again and I only hope that by the er December elections in West Germany the Social Democratic Party who I 've got a great deal of er sympathy for on most social issues will be firm and clear about a united Germany not being neutral and within NATO .
8 He created Apollo , which I have conducted a great deal .
9 I have lived a great deal in other centuries . ’
10 I have heard a great deal about Harvard — who has n't ?
11 I have given a great deal of thought as to how much I should actually tell you about this period and what just to leave to your imagination .
12 I 'm a Catholic parent and I have seen a great deal of correspondence and adverse publicity in the local and Catholic press about this new Religious Education programme ‘ Here I Am ’ .
13 Over the past few years I have read a great deal of specifically Christian literature in the field of economics and I have been impressed by one thing : while much has been said about the immorality of the modern corporation and the injustice of the structures of international trade and while a little has been said , especially in North America , about the role of government and the need for proper control of money and credit , very little has been written about trade unions .
14 It is all guesswork , but we can not help thinking about it , and I have thought a great deal about it .
15 During this period I have learnt a great deal about what children like [ and dislike ] at parties and have gathered together a selection of games , songs and magic tricks which I can guarantee will make any party a day to remember , for both children and adults .
16 I would have thought that there would be an appreciable market for this CD , which , on a personal level , I have enjoyed a great deal .
17 One important theoretical characteristic of logogens which has stimulated a great deal of experimentation is that they mediate priming effects in word recognition , i.e. the faster recognition of a word following previous recent exposure to that word .
18 Similarly , the Transport 2000 group , which has done a great deal of work on this matter , has discovered beyond doubt that the interests of consumers in England and Wales have not been protected by privatisation .
19 ‘ It is an unspeakable breach of trust which has caused a great deal of anguish in the family . ’
20 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 .
21 A matter which has taken a great deal of time was the proposal before ITAC in relation to future arrangements for the Electronic Distribution of the Crown Court List .
22 Brian Howes , President of Kimberly-Clark 's European service and industrial sector said : ‘ The board was impressed by our partnership with the local community which has had a great deal to do with the success of our North Wales operations in establishing an award winning site of manufacturing excellence . ’
23 The way in which the RMCs have developed has been analysed most interestingly by Nancy Foy in a survey of management education undertaken on behalf of the Foundation of Management Education , itself a body which has put a great deal of effort into stimulating initiatives in management education .
24 People always knock someone who has achieved a great deal in a short time .
25 Scott looks back at it as someone who has learned a great deal and contributed to shifting opinion about private and statutory sector relationships .
26 She has achieved a great deal , and made a valuable contribution to our company 's efficiency over these last seven years .
27 She has suffered a great deal .
28 Since those days she has done a great deal of work with Steven Berkoff — particularly in his play for two people , Decadence which she has played in London , Los Angeles and Dublin .
29 In this respect , she has learnt a great deal from her husband .
30 ‘ She is a grown woman now , she has changed a great deal since she last came to stay with us eight years ago , ’ said Mrs Riddiford after meeting Kylie in her hotel after the concert .
  Next page