Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] a [adj] deal [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should the discussion stray just once from generic to specific advice , however casually ( ‘ the Borsetshire Union has quite a good deal on offer at the moment ’ ) , investment business has been carried out . |
| 2 | Well-established clematis plants develop a large root system that takes up a great deal of water . |
| 3 | Although the intensive system of subject assessment takes up a good deal of time , it has been well received by these two centres . |
| 4 | That 's right , well that 's takes up a good deal of time . |
| 5 | This drives out a great deal of air through the porous clay of the mould producing a partial vacuum which helps to suck the metal quickly into place when the arrangement is inverted . |
| 6 | It 's not just that he has withdrawn from the business of running a diocese , or that he walks abroad a great deal at night but is scarcely seen during the day , or that he often wo n't accept phone calls . |
| 7 | He does n't a great deal with the , the guy cos he . |
| 8 | In A Brief History of Weston Hall ( 1927 ) he brings together a great deal of information about this unusual house . |
| 9 | The government itself , of course , through its own various research organizations , and especially in Britain the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys , carries out a great deal of valuable social research based on interviewing . |
| 10 | The drawing suggests how a great deal of attention has been paid to one area but other areas have been ignored . |