Example sentences of "good deal [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final contractions are less painful and , indeed , pain varies a good deal between women and between births . |
| 2 | From his visit to the Burgers , Wycliffe had learned something about art , more about the art trade , and a good deal about Edwin Garland , but he wondered whether it had brought him any closer to establishing a motive for the murder of Francis . |
| 3 | Francis knew that ; in fact , he knew a good deal about Warner , though he avoided using the name , as if anxious to extend his own reticence to others . |
| 4 | I 've written a good deal about traps . |
| 5 | They have learnt a good deal about nature from the aquarium and its inhabitants which was the general purpose of the aquarium . |
| 6 | But Cromwell had cared a good deal about religion , thought Karelius . |
| 7 | By and large the characteristic enterprise of the first half of the century had been financed privately — e.g. from family assets — and expanded by reinvesting profits , though this might well mean that , with most of capital tied up in this way , the firm might rely a good deal on credit for its current operations . |
| 8 | As Harrison comments : ‘ Smaller investors get a good deal on commission , as it will be cheaper than an hourly fee . ’ |
| 9 | Should the discussion stray just once from generic to specific advice , however casually ( ‘ the Borsetshire Union has quite a good deal on offer at the moment ’ ) , investment business has been carried out . |
| 10 | She relied a good deal on Lessing , whom she disliked but who had qualities that made him useful to her ; he was able to work out salaries , including those of his cousins in the Hampstead house , the expenses of running the theatre , lighting , heating , cleaning . |
| 11 | It all rests upon a possible impressionableness in me , and relies a good deal on mystery or mist. , The allegory in ‘ Shadows of the Hills ’ is crystal-clear , in spite of the involved style : ‘ For Nature took him and held him fast like a jealous lover … |
| 12 | I happen to think it was a good deal for Leeds . |
| 13 | He said that ‘ Every player has their price , if the offer were 2M Id have rejected it , but as it nudged 3M I felt it was a good deal for Leeds ’ . |
| 14 | He said that ‘ Every player has their price , if the offer were 2M Id have rejected it , but as it nudged 3M I felt it was a good deal for Leeds ’ . |
| 15 | With pre-tax profits of £1.3 million and a purchase price of around £8 million , FUS was a good deal for Norton . |
| 16 | There was a severe , worn pressure of thought about his temples , a fire in his eye ( as if he saw something in objects more than outward appearance ) , an intense , high , narrow forehead , a Roman nose , cheeks furrowed by a strong purpose , and a convulsive inclination to laughter about the mouth , a good deal at variance with the solemn , stately expression of |
| 17 | Families get a good deal with Extrasure which offers every insured person free cover for a child aged 11 or under , and with ABTA 's special policy rates of £33.50 ( £79 ) for a couple and all dependent children under 16 . |
| 18 | After the nationalization of the coffee industry in 1979 , the company made a good deal with INCAFE , the state marketing board . |
| 19 | you know we do n't get a good deal with Dave because we 're paying hundred percent overheads on the seat he 's sitting |
| 20 | By 1980 the succession of troubles along the Iran-Iraq border , combined with uncertainty as to the international behaviour to be expected of post-revolutionary Iran , was provoking a good deal of disquiet in the outside world , particularly among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) states . |
| 21 | In the opening ‘ Funeral March ’ , for instance , Ozawa chooses tempi which allow for a good deal of flexibility , but although the Boston strings produce much expressive warmth in their long melodic lines , the doom-laden atmosphere is not immediately obvious . |
| 22 | There was usually a good deal of flexibility in the organisation of these political departments : their number and scope altered easily and often to meet changing demands . |
| 23 | The Benefits Agency spokesman said the discretionary nature of the Social Fund scheme permitted local officers a good deal of flexibility in cases where they could provide assistance . |
| 24 | Figure E9.1 gives the age-sex profiles for two countries that have experienced a good deal of immigration . |
| 25 | Although a good deal of excavation has taken place at Alcester , especially in the south-western suburb around Birch Abbey , very little has received full publication.6 Excavations in the fortified area of the town have always been difficult owing to the presence of modern buildings , but with new developments taking place , they have at last become feasible ; even now , though , the line of the defences is still imperfectly known . |
| 26 | I continued walking the streets for three years , sometimes making a good deal of money , sometimes none , feasting one day and starving the next . |
| 27 | I have run upstairs and downstairs , ironed huge sheets and four pillowcases at a time , spent a good deal of money on nourishing and delicate foods and extra milk . |
| 28 | A good deal of money and effort is therefore going into study of the human factor , which should ultimately lead to further reduction of accidents and risk . |
| 29 | These are , of course , commercially important questions and a good deal of money is going into the collection of such data by insurance companies . |
| 30 | It might otherwise cost a good deal of money to do this . |