Example sentences of "taken a great " in BNC.
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1 | The Romanian Government , WHO and UNICEF have taken a great interest in our education programme and are actively looking for ways to use it as a model for Health Education in Romania . |
2 | Our shares plummeted because the City felt we had taken a great risk . |
3 | An implication , of course , is not only that marriage and the family have taken a great variety of forms , but that when political and economic conditions change in the future they will continue to change . |
4 | She said carrying the water up from the well had taken a great deal of time which , when I saw her filling the bucket , I was not surprised since she lowered the rope slow enough to make me fall asleep watching . |
5 | It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble . |
6 | She said , ‘ I have taken a great risk in coming to see you tonight . ’ |
7 | Joan had taken a great liking to Alianor Woodville who , during the past restless weeks , had regaled her with colourful tales of the court in earlier days when Henry the Sixth and Edward the Fourth had played turn-and- turn about for the English crown . |
8 | He was angry with the Colonel , who seemed to have taken a great deal upon himself . |
9 | He 's confident , too , claiming : ‘ Benn has taken a great risk in fighting me because , like Ruddock , he is very predictable and I aim to exploit his lack of variety . |
10 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |
11 | Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ . |
12 | He had taken a great deal of trouble . |
13 | He had always found that once you knew where you were wrong , then you had taken a great step towards being right . |
14 | He will be aware that I have taken a great interest in Sri Lanka since I have been in the House . |
15 | However , the Select Committee report is based on clean coal technology , on which we have taken a great deal of evidence from expert witnesses . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | As many of you will have noticed from your Q.T. day programme Beryl will not be teaching this year ; for some time she has taken a great interest in the Back Pain Association and has now become involved particularly at weekends in special classes for back-pain sufferers . |
18 | Erm , she asked if we were very keen to involve the school , I said yes we were cos she said nobody really taken a great interest in the Royal Quays not |
19 | Local pupils have taken a great interest in the British Gas work , which is bringing gas supplies for the first time to the Bere Alston and Bere Ferrers communities , where more than a third of the 1042 homes in the area have taken up the offer of gas . |
20 | She has been a member of the Finance Committee for the past two and a half years and has taken a great interest in the Society 's financial affairs . |
21 | In recent years however , scientists have taken a greater interest in the exciting possibilities of observing animals in their natural surroundings . |
22 | She had already noticed that when he walked he limped more than a little , favouring his left leg , but his face had taken a greater hurt . |
23 | Will the hon. Gentleman tell the constituent of mine who is over 21 and earns £50 for a 40-hour week why he has taken a greater percentage of the young man 's earnings than he has from his right hon. and hon. Friends who go to the City and , for part-time work , earn hundreds of thousands of pounds ? |