Example sentences of "good deal of [pron] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leapor and Freemantle spent a good deal of their time talking about poetry and religion . |
| 2 | These differences led to differing perceptions of their role by the two development officers — in Ipswich the development officer was a little unsure of how she was going to ‘ work in with the existing multi-disciplinary team ’ , whereas in Newham the development officer said she felt she was probably going to spend a good deal of her time negotiating between the different services and ‘ getting them to talk to each other ’ . |
| 3 | The pursuit of happiness through developing rewarding emotional ties with other people is something most of us spend a good deal of our lives attempting . |
| 4 | On that thought , a streak of fairness smote Fabia and she became guiltily aware that , since he must spend a good deal of his time cooped up in his office , it was no wonder that he wanted to enjoy his walks without any prying journalist asking the ‘ whys and wherefores ’ of everything . |
| 5 | To correct the curve it was necessary to stretch the concavity and contract the convexity — in furtherance of which he spent a good deal of his time moving across the floor in a peculiar creeping posture , which Doctor Staples referred to as ‘ Klapp 's crawl ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Even diluted like I use it , ’ the mother told him , ‘ it makes a good deal of my hair fall out , so goodness knows what 's going to happen to you . |