Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | 121 , as to which Parke B. , in Cooper v. Parker ( 1855 ) 15 C.B. 828 , said , ‘ Whenever the question may arise as to whether Down v. Hatcher is good law , I should have a great deal to say against it , ’ yet there certainly are cases in which great judges have treated the dictum in Pinnel 's Case as good law . |
| 2 | I could spend a great deal of time extolling the history of the two countries . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd give a great deal , ’ Flavia said , ‘ to know about you , to know what your life is really like ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd need a great deal more money before I could start up my own stud farm here . |
| 5 | Or trying to , but I 'd have a great deal more chance of success if people did n't keep trying to drag the whole sordid mess out into the open . |
| 6 | As regards size , to come to the second point , the Government amendments still seem to contemplate that sixteen should be the norm er but in practice , I would expect a great many exceptions to be made where for example there are number of constituent authorities er as in Greater Manchester er where there 's er a combination of urban areas and large rural areas , or where the authority tends to function through a lot of sub-committees each of which have to be manned as in Greater Man as in Merseyside . |
| 7 | I would place a great deal of emphasis on my own impressions , the comments of people in authority and I would focus on the key personalities in the ‘ drama ’ . |
| 8 | He himself had gone to University College , Oxford , so he thought I should apply there , because I would have a greater chance of getting in . |
| 9 | And I would have a great deal of sympathy with that view , quite frankly . |
| 10 | I shall build a great fire , and lie down on it to die . |
| 11 | I will feel a greater feeling of personal well being … a greater feeling of personal safety … and security … than I have felt for a long , long time . |
| 12 | And that will be chucked into the building society so that I can , when I get my Marks and Spencers debt come through , I can pay a great wodge off . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've found I can discover a great deal more by simply walking in , ’ he returned grimly . |
| 14 | Among other things there is no sign of any late qualms about his reliance on the Apollo-Dionysus formula : as he had remarked to Rohde a few months earlier , " I really believe I can get a great deal out of the polarity . " |
| 15 | ‘ If Clinton can not get the economy started and has trouble financing his ambitious spending programme , you may expect a greater withdrawal from foreign commitments , trade sanctions — whatever he thinks it will take , ’ said one analyst . |
| 16 | In historical writing you may need a great deal of factual information to support your argument or opinion . |
| 17 | To till properly , you must know a great deal about every bit of your land — you will find variations between different parts of even one small field — soil texture , structure , acidity , drainage , and history must all be considered ; as must the significance of the life within the soil and its relationship to fertility . |
| 18 | ‘ You work all over the place , and you must spend a great deal of time away from home . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You must have a great father then . |
| 20 | You must have a great deal to talk about . ’ |
| 21 | Instead , you should make a greater fuss of the established dog , and so reinforce its dominant position over the newcomer . |
| 22 | So instead of immediately looking for the weakness in a woman , I will look for the strength and I will discount the fact that she might have a great body or be simply beautiful . |
| 23 | Stroll into town and you 'll find a great choice of restaurants serving all types of food from traditional Greek and international food to typical English . |
| 24 | ( If you do you 'll find a great deal of information and illustration in common . ) |
| 25 | Send us your top tip , and if it 's the best of the batch , you 'll win a great prize ! |
| 26 | Send us your top tip , and if it 's the best of the batch , you 'll win a great prize ! |
| 27 | Whereas a system by thirds means that it 's unlikely that the council or at least a lot of councils , will suddenly have a quick switch around and you 'll get a greater continuity of policy . |
| 28 | And secondly , you 'll get a greater , obviously a greater amount of litter , because they do eat as they walk across the sites . |
| 29 | Buy the full package and you 'll get a great discount booklet which will save you £££ 's in resort . |
| 30 | Anyway , you 'll be out of there and you 'll get a great job and be able to do what you like . ’ |