Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know the piece ’ , he wrote ; ‘ it is a very silly play and the translation will have to be altered a great deal if it is to work as an opera … |
| 2 | In Germany , too , pressures for the Reichstag to be given a greater say in the conduct of foreign policy could be felt . |
| 3 | An ordinary NHS patient can ask to be given a greater degree of privacy in a separate room if it is not needed on medical grounds for other patients , and can pay for the privilege . |
| 4 | During the summit , Heads of Government will decide whether the European regions should be given a greater role in decision making in the Community . |
| 5 | Market forces would over the next five years be given a greater role so as to boost production and secure an average growth rate of 5 per cent ( against 3.2 per cent during the 1980s ) . |
| 6 | I was lucky to be given a great deal of freedom with the first draft . |
| 7 | You wo n't be given a great deal of feedback in that session , just enough to get you going . |
| 8 | As Guthrie foresaw and wrote to me after attending an early performance : I feel confident that Gloriana will survive and be considered a great work … that disastrous miscalculation of opening it to an audience and on an occasion that required an all-star Iolanthe will set it back twenty years . |
| 9 | He is a good midfielder but without the goals he 'll never really be considered a great player . |
| 10 | Our working relationship , I am sure , would be made a great deal easier . ’ |
| 11 | As my hon. Friend knows , our fundamental position on reform is that the intervention system must be made a great deal less attractive . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , the word continues to be used a great deal , even by those who do not wish to pinpoint its meaning . |
| 13 | In traffic terms however , these streets are quiet , safe and free from excessive through travel and aggressive driving ; as such they must be judged a great improvement on what went before . |
| 14 | Diana could choose to stay within the Royal Family and be allowed a greater measure of freedom . |
| 15 | Indeed , you can not expect to be paid a great deal , but on the credit side you have no overheads and you will find the practice valuable , both in reading the pattern and using the machine . |