Example sentences of "[adj] deal of money " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alongside its other main protagonists , the amateur architects Dr Henry Aldrich of Christ Church and Dr George Clarke of All Souls [ qq.v. ] , and the professional Nicholas Hawksmoor [ q.v. ] , he was a prominent figure in this development ; and the statement of the antiquarian Thomas Hearne [ q.v. ] in 1720 , that he ‘ hath a hand in all the Buildings of Oxford , and gets a vast deal of Money that way ’ , was no exaggeration . |
| 2 | Complaining in print about one restaurant 's service charge policy — giving both the restaurant and proprietor 's name — could cost that establishment a great deal of money in bad publicity . |
| 3 | Turning a blind eye could cost you a great deal of money in lost orders and lost production , and it certainly wo n't help them or their colleagues who have to work with them . |
| 4 | That some very large companies should have lost a great deal of money on their little experiment shows only how unwise their decision to pursue the technology was . |
| 5 | A great deal of money and time had been spent by the 13 political associations in their efforts to win approval from the government-appointed National Electoral Commission ( NEC ) . |
| 6 | To give Londoners the range and quality of rail services enjoyed by Parisians will cost a great deal of money , but this money will have to be spent if our public transport is not to slip once again on to the mad downhill spiral of reduced investment , reduced service , reduced passengers , reduced investment and so on . |
| 7 | Before I knew where I was , I had been wagered a great deal of money that I could not do it , and shortly before midnight I was leaving the hallowed portals of Ronnie Scott 's Club . |
| 8 | There is a great deal of money to be made from income generated by composers ' royalties and fees as well as the earnings from performing and recording . |
| 9 | By lunchtime Wexford and Burden had interviewed all those members of the darts club that had been present at Jack Pertwee 's stag party with the exception of Maurice Cullam , but none of them had been able to do more than confirm that Hatton had been aggressive , vain and malicious and that he had been carrying a great deal of money . |
| 10 | ‘ It is a great deal of money , ’ he adds . |
| 11 | The old videotapes lost a great deal of money because they were immediately taken and sold in pirate copies . |
| 12 | That is a great deal of money Minnie which I do not need to tell you and would without doubt enable me to bring over my first-born at long last . |
| 13 | A great deal of money has been spent conserving a block of less-than-distinguished Victorian slums and warehouses . |
| 14 | Large companies such as Coca Cola , Mars and many others pay a great deal of money for the privilege of using the logo . |
| 15 | This sounds a great deal of money but was the same amount that the world spent on weapons in four hours and ten minutes . |
| 16 | As well as maintaining a good posture , women were expected to move with grace , which was the principal reason for dancing lessons A woman attempting to achieve this ideal of beauty needed to spend a great deal of money , and so labouring class women were automatically excluded , even if they were possessed of ‘ natural ’ beauty . |
| 17 | Spend a Saturday lunch time in any town in Britain and you are bound to come across several fast food outlets crowded with teenagers , young children and their parents spending a great deal of money . |
| 18 | Shots of unadulterated paradise — images of soft sand , azure skies and palm-fringed beaches can , when they are well done , bring in a great deal of money , yet , all too often , there is something empty about such shots . |
| 19 | Even if you have to pay for specialist advice you will still save money if you can do your own survey — moreover you will be in control , and you will gain a knowledge of the house you are buying before your are committed , which could save you a great deal of money and anxiety . |
| 20 | It was the Carling tournament at Royal Birkdale , a big event with a great deal of money as first prize . |
| 21 | This means a great deal of money is spent on fuel imports — particularly oil . |
| 22 | The use of sunlight to generate electricity is being vigorously pursued — a great deal of money is being invested in the improvement of photovoltaic cell technology . |
| 23 | Sir Henry Norris was an archetype of the old-style football club chairman , combining a slight knowledge of the game with a great deal of money to put into it , and he fitted the popular image with a walrus moustache that quivered when he was angry , and a pince-nez that had the disconcerting effect of partially obscuring the direction of his gaze . |
| 24 | Of course , preventing accidents and promoting safety also costs a great deal of money . |
| 25 | In a similar way , ‘ mat ’ might be a neutral word for you — unless , perhaps , you are a member of the Islamic faith when it may be associated with your religious observances , or ( at a lower level ) you may have just lost a great deal of money in an investment in floor coverings ! |
| 26 | The Prince of Wales , he claimed , wanted money to support his horse racing ; the Duke of York to pay his bets and preserve his credit at Mucklow 's Tennis Court where he spent much of his time and lost a great deal of money estimated at £200,000 . |
| 27 | This does not necessarily mean spending a great deal of money on it , but careful and considerate planning of the whole day . |
| 28 | There had never been a great deal of money , but no one had ever gone hungry and the feelings of warmth and love between the members of the family had more than made up for the lack of luxuries . |
| 29 | And of course there is a great deal of money to be made . ’ |
| 30 | There is , in fact , a basic stratum of truth in it ; but there are so many exceptions that the collector who took the dictum as gospel would make many blunders and lose a great deal of money . |