Example sentences of "in a great [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Linseed oil is used in a greater proportion for most colours , although colours such as blues and particularly whites are most made using poppy , safflower of sunflower oil because they are less yellow than linseed . |
| 2 | Linseed oil is used in a greater proportion for most colours , although colours such as blues and particularly whites are most made using poppy , safflower of sunflower oil because they are less yellow than linseed . |
| 3 | The feeling of sharing in a great enterprise for the relief of man 's estate was also good ; and the hope was that the method of science would prove applicable in politics , in the arts and in religion . |
| 4 | My first visit to Vancouver had resulted in a great liking for the west coast , and I was determined to return . |
| 5 | The great Civil War battle of Marston Moor , in the vales of Yorkshire , in July 1644 , with Parliamentary troops under the command of Cromwell , Fairfax and Leven , with Lord Manchester in overall command , resulted in a great victory for Parliament , but it was not followed up by Lord Manchester , much to the chagrin of Cromwell , and the Royalists managed a considerable victory in September of that year , at Lostwithiel , thirty miles west of Plymouth . |
| 6 | The Battle of Naseby which took place in June 1645 , with Fairfax and Cromwell in charge of the Parliamentary forces and Prince Rupert , Astley and Langdale in charge of the Royalist troops , resulted in a great victory for Parliament , achieved — according to Cromwell — ‘ none other than the hand of God ’ . |