Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was best fulfilled by a voluntary association independent of all authority so free to criticise it , and prepared to conduct a mission against apathy and escapism aware that there would be small returns for great effort . |
| 2 | Tatra 's trucks have a reputation among lorry drivers for great toughness . |
| 3 | The East Layton Singers are to give an old-time music hall concert to raise funds for Great Stainton church . |
| 4 | Rudolf 's reign saw a growing interest in decorative arts of great refinement and opulence , as found in the work in gold and jewels of the Jamnitzers or the designs of the Vredeman de Vries family , the pietra dura panels of the Castrucci or the glass and cameos of the Miseroni family ( see p. 121 ) . |
| 5 | After all , the new towns have been built in a car-familiar age and do not have accident rates inflated by large numbers of pre-car districts of great traffic danger . |
| 6 | Harrison argued that an enduring Afghan settlement would have to be accompanied by parallel understandings between the United States , the USSR and China designed to neutralise Pakistan and Iran as arenas of Great Power conflict , which would rule out military alliances and special military relationships . |
| 7 | was taken out of his chair of majestie , having upon him an upper robe adorned with precious stones of all sorts , orient pearls of great quantitie , but always augmented in riches . |
| 8 | By this stage of your career you will have built up a small personal library comprising books of great variety . |
| 9 | Those administrations faced biennial balance-of-payments crises of great severity which shaped their whole approach to economic policy-making . |
| 10 | To that end , the organisers have opted for a less familiar face of Francis Bacon and tracked down rare and unusual material as well as pictures of great significance . |
| 11 | April 15 was the centenary of the first ascent of Eagle 's Nest Ridge Direct on the Napes crags of Great Gable . |
| 12 | In the military monarchies of central and eastern Europe , however , soldiers in posts of this kind could play roles of great importance outside the normal diplomatic channels , uncontrolled by diplomats or foreign offices . |
| 13 | There was a fraught silence , then he sat down again and crossed his legs with great deliberation . |
| 14 | Lloyds , Southeys and Wordsworths appeared on most subscribers ' lists with great regularity . |
| 15 | However he looked after his animals with great care , brushing and combing them every evening , giving them the same food as he had himself , and chopping wood to make a fire so that they should be warm at night . |
| 16 | In a consideration of terraces it is probably better to cover large areas with an accuracy of measurement of approximately + or 1.5–3.0 m ( 5–10 ft ) than to measure a few terrace fragments with great accuracy . |
| 17 | She and Donald were discussing cars with great enthusiasm . |
| 18 | Paul , as always , used his words with great care . |
| 19 | Jennifer was silent again as if choosing her words with great care , then slowly she said , ‘ Before I answer that , Rachel , there 's something I want to ask you . ’ |
| 20 | Dame Gillian Brown thanked the speakers with great enthusiasm , congratulated the Principal on ensuring the succession , and also thanked Patricia Hutchinson and Mary Keen for a successful meeting , and the University Womens ' Club ( worth joining even if it is known as Pussy Cat Hall by my irreverent 88 year old cousin , a St. Hugh 's gal ) gave us rather a good tea . |
| 21 | Often needed in the first stage of high grade inflammations , fevers and congestions with great anxiety , heat and restlessness ; tosses about , throws off the covers . |
| 22 | Candy sat back on her heels with great satisfaction , an expectant look on her small , pert features . |
| 23 | Most of the gentlemen farmers have turnips , rye-grass. and clovers in great perfection , and the smaller tenants are anxious to follow their example . |
| 24 | Instead he uses his elongated sentence constructions to great effect , looping coils of verbal rope around his inquisitors until so weighed down with sub-clauses , extended definitions and qualifications they lose both the beginning and the end , leaving them like Sir Robin , spluttering and blinking crossly ; an elderly and bad-tempered owl offered a rubber mouse to play with . |
| 25 | It seems certain that the blend of characteristics at Great Witcombe is attributable to a mosaicist who had worked on the St. Nicholas Street mosaic . |
| 26 | Thus great areas of central Spain were condemned to the extensive farming of cereals for low yields at great expense of labour . |
| 27 | I defended myself stoutly by pointing out that the alternative was to break off negotiations , with a dispute that could have gone on for months at great cost to the health of the nation . |
| 28 | When the issue about state education was simply for or against comprehensive schools , I was absolutely sure where I stood : against , on principle , the principle being that it was wrong to destroy precious educational institutions of great antiquity and the highest quality — the grammar schools — in favour of some abstract egalitarian theory . |
| 29 | This is the inevitable product of a period during which the adults have failed to instil in the children truly effective consciences , resulting in an increase in uncivilised behaviour in all its endlessly varied forms , from the unfair ‘ jumping ’ of otherwise orderly queues waiting for goods or services , to acts of great cruelty and violence . |
| 30 | Yet we are equally certain that IBM 's creative urges will ultimately be expressed in the form of cinematic accomplishments of great merit and cultural value , to say nothing of bankability . |