Example sentences of "to be a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | This person claims to be a great detective and yet he has detected nothing , nothing at all . |
| 2 | If you want to be a great player , it takes extra effort . ’ |
| 3 | The new latrine in its fairly protected situation , and the newly appointed shithouse clerk was to be a great boost to Commando morale during the days ahead . |
| 4 | It has proved to be a great grace for the Church . |
| 5 | This one does seem to be a great boost to Gen Aoun , who stood in lonely defiance of the Arab and international communities , his Muslim compatriots , and many in his own Maronite enclave . |
| 6 | This one does seem to be a great boost to Gen Aoun , who stood in lonely defiance of the Arab and international communities , his Muslim compatriots , and many in his own Maronite enclave . |
| 7 | Ot Moor just a couple of miles east of Islip is a low-lying wilderness area of 6 square miles , mainly of wet marshlands , which proves to be a great attraction to naturalists . |
| 8 | The proof of the pudding was in the eating : the modus vivendi turned out to be a great disappointment . |
| 9 | And the Democrats among them also know that if they went on record against a war that turned out to be a great victory , President Bush would be even harder to beat in 1992 . |
| 10 | There began to be a great fall-off in attendance . |
| 11 | I have always longed to be a great lady but it 's not easy when you spend your time queuing for slug-pellets and flea-powder . |
| 12 | But try to channel your activities to the canine crowd so as to avoid a show-down which could prove to be a great embarrassment . |
| 13 | The first-ever Chelsea Show garden venture for BBC Gardeners ' World Magazine and sponsor Fuji film was a real challenge that proved to be a great success ! |
| 14 | But Knox could always afford to be a great deal more cavalier about the dangers of rebellion against established authority than those who , being themselves great lords who ruled over men , knew very well the chaos which could result if the bonds of obedience and loyalty were violently broken . |
| 15 | But the result , the Thomas Neal Centre , sparkles and ought to be a great success ; as a development it works well . |
| 16 | There is going to be a great deal of pain in the market place now . ’ |
| 17 | Combine that with the world 's greatest sporting occasion and we have the ability to be a great success . ’ |
| 18 | After his death at the age of ninety-four on 2 November 1950 , following a fall in his garden , his will was recognised to be a great public-spirited document . |
| 19 | Nick found Miami , and America in general , to be a great place to work , ‘ Models , agencies and people in general have a good attitude over there ’ , he told us . |
| 20 | The romantic is attracted to Jesus because he seemed to be a great charmer who attracted others . |
| 21 | More junior staff came , who were to be a great help to us . |
| 22 | The singer , for instance , believed himself to be a great tenor performing before an adoring audience at La Scala . |
| 23 | He had the misfortune to be a great goalkeeper in an age of great goalkeepers ; Gordon Banks , Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence , to name but three . |
| 24 | The emphasis on councillors , officers and pressure groups proved to be a great limitation . |
| 25 | Rev. Thomas Burns proved to be a great colonizer and to this day his memory is revered in New Zealand . |
| 26 | The year of 1980 turned out to be a great one for British sprinting . |
| 27 | ‘ I suppose he has ambitions to be a great international racing owner like his dad . |
| 28 | The ancient town of Montreuil with its twisting cobbled streets and lovely old buildings is full of character and turned out to be a great favourite of ours . |
| 29 | IT 'S going to be a great summer for Richmond , the Swaledale town famous for its wonderful Norman castle and its tiny Georgian theatre . |
| 30 | Unless your elderly parent is known to be both very slow to take offence , and also to be a great lover of ‘ lists ’ for everything in life , it would be useless and irritating to her to be presented with a series of sensible menus to follow . |