Example sentences of "[noun] be a great [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In face-to-face meetings all the visual signals are a great aid to getting on the same wavelength with someone . |
| 2 | Simple natural remedies are a great antidote to today 's high tech , high pressure lifestyles . |
| 3 | Plants in pots and vases are a great feature of the garden in summer . |
| 4 | Nevertheless computers are a great help with credit management in preparing invoices , statements , follow-up letters and a wide range of analysis reports . |
| 5 | Those last two months were a great joy to me . " |
| 6 | ‘ It went much better for me on Sunday and the result is a great boost for everybody . ’ |
| 7 | Cycling is a great way of getting around Somerset and exploring the countryside . |
| 8 | The tape 's a great success at first , |
| 9 | The Worsley Trail running from Brighstone Forest to the holiday town of Shanklin is a great way of getting to see the interior of the Isle of Wight . |
| 10 | Her 1.7m draft keel is a great boon for shoal draft cruising , and she is otherwise well equipped above and below deck , always well maintained , she is seriously for sale at a sensible price . |
| 11 | His poem about Mesmer is a great puzzle to me , as I can not tell with any certainty what is his attitude to Animal Magnetism , whether mocking or endorsing , and this is so with other of his work , so that often one is led to wonder whether there is not a great pother of talk about nothing much . |
| 12 | A particularly puzzling aspect of the ammonoids is a great resemblance between external shell features that can be produced at different times by otherwise unrelated ammonoids . |
| 13 | But it was worth waiting , for ‘ Montini was a great talker of great subtlety , the very opposite of the earthy and outspoken Tardini ’ . |
| 14 | His loss was a great blow for Kaifu as with him fell the strategy of forging a close working relationship between the LDP , the DSP and Komeito . |
| 15 | But before he got into his aircraft to complete his detail he presented 20 piastres to Fagan , Fagan looked at the 20 piastres — and the 20 piastre piece was a great thing like a cartwheel , very large and bigger by far than an old-fashioned crown , some 2-2 ½ ″ wide , Fagan looked at this and the doctor said : I am sorry about the shit I blew over everybody — there is my fine , " Fagan looked at it and said " Doe , the fine was only 10 piastres . " |
| 16 | The overthrow of the Al Sabah family in Kuwait was a great shock to the other five Gulf monarchies . |
| 17 | Austin Farrer came on a visit to Lincoln and reported that Ramsey was a great man in the college and held his audiences spellbound and was less mad . |
| 18 | Ken was a great observer at all times . |
| 19 | Ken was a great fan of the then Archbishop of Canterbury , Dr Ramsey , and talked about him a great deal . |
| 20 | His friendship was a great comfort to me in those bleak days . |
| 21 | You will remember that Molly was a great advocate of Alexander work and I know that several of you have benefited from the System . |
| 22 | Tramping feet are a great threat to the vulnerable eggs and chicks of the central plateau . |
| 23 | This comfortable yet compact village is a great base for exploring this typically alpine domain . |
| 24 | The transfer is a great coup for Alex Ferguson and , at £1.2m has got to be classed as a bargain . |
| 25 | A flask is a great source of comfort and solace on a winter walk , no matter what it contains . |
| 26 | Divorce is a great blight on your life . |
| 27 | The Giant Panda is a great favourite with children and adults and makes a wonderful subject for a knitting design . |
| 28 | ‘ A managing director of one of my companies is a great believer in studying the star signs of applicants before employing them in the company . |
| 29 | Giles Aplin 's a great believer in justice — but only within the law . ’ |
| 30 | In the conch of the apse is a great cross within a circle and with a background of stars . |