Example sentences of "great to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The volume passing grows too great to be sorted properly . |
| 2 | ‘ It 'd be great to be there but I 'm not that fussed . |
| 3 | It must be great to be a bird — you know , just flying over people and buildings and that . |
| 4 | It 's great to be out somewhere and then decide to go home , and there it is , waiting for you , and all you got to do is walk a bit and then you 'll be home and everything 'll be OK . |
| 5 | The former England midfielder , who is expected to be player-coach , said before leaving for the talks : ‘ I would be happy to come back north and it will be great to be working with Howard again . ’ |
| 6 | It was great to be home again . |
| 7 | ‘ It s great to be home , darling . |
| 8 | It was surely great to be an American going up in the greatest company in the world and in the greatest country in the world . |
| 9 | I think it 's only due to the way I was brought up by my mum that I did n't grow up with this real block , thinking it 's great to be white . |
| 10 | ‘ And it 's great to be here working with Stock , Aitken and Waterman . |
| 11 | Alighting from the battle bus in Cornwall last week , he said : ‘ It 's great to be back in Devon . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Obviously I 'm hopeful of getting to Sweden and it 's been great to be involved with the England squad . ’ |
| 13 | The money involved , the ruthlessness , and the organisation , were all far too great to be explained by the political opposition to the President wanting to discredit the Government prior to the coming election . |
| 14 | ‘ Gloves , cane and collar astonish these artists in shirt-sleeves — they have always looked on them as the insignia of feeble-mindedness … still , it 's great to be in the thick of the dog-fights of great art . ’ |
| 15 | Is n't it great to be a genius ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It is great to be involved with them because they are sane , normal human beings in the world of rock 'n' roll , where just finding a sane and normal human being is very hard . |
| 17 | More and more I was enjoying my evenings with Frank and Sarge , and it was great to be accepted warmly into such a compatible family . |
| 18 | All businesses were examined except those where the technical complexity was too great to be understood by central corporate staff . |
| 19 | It would take a million years to tell you all the things I have done , and some of the things I would n't tell even you , ’ she said mischievously , ‘ but it 's great to be home . |
| 20 | It was sure great to be alive . |
| 21 | Smith himself insisted that his other commitments did not interfere with his mathematics , as that demanded a concentration too great to be maintained for more than a few hours a day . |
| 22 | In 1859 , the number of winners ' medals had become too great to be attached to the silver arrow and the trophy was re-modelled in its present form , in which the original arrow is supported by a silver bow and crossed bolts , all standing on an ebony and silver plinth . |
| 23 | Santiago itself is ten kilometres from the airport , and after two solid days of flying it was great to be cycling . |
| 24 | It was great to be working in one place for a few nights on the trot so that I could afford to go to that amount of trouble . ’ |
| 25 | It 's really great to be able to play with your icon , your main cat . |
| 26 | At the Tribute and subsequently in Seville , it must have been great to be surrounded by so many people who openly acknowledge Queen as a huge influence . |
| 27 | It is great to be around friends who have never had a weight problem and find that I have a lot more energy than them and certainly a lot more breath ! |
| 28 | It 's great to be instantly famous — and that 's how A&M makes them feel — but let us not forget what the company 's really interested in . |
| 29 | Sadly , Mr Donovan said , ‘ I 'm just relaxing — it 's great to be back with friends . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ So I would get hold of a lot of avid church users and have them saying things like , ‘ It 's great to be involved ’ , ‘ The whole family enjoy it ’ and ‘ An hour well-spent once a week ’ . |