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Example sentences for "great things"

  • How the Master-General of Ordnance granted the huntsman his life and held out hopes of great things Chap.

  • But I care not to speak further of these matters: get ye to the bees and see how they make wax and honey, and then come again and tell me how ye think of it.

  • We continued in fasting and prayer till three o'clock, and then parted with a full conviction that God was going to do great things among us.

  • God loves to do great things by weak instruments, that the power may be of God, and not of man.

  • Great things I trust will come out of Georgia.

  • To do great things by small means, is the law of God.

  • God exercised him in small things that he might be able to stand firm in great things.

  • To do great things by imperceptible means is the law of God.

  • Without the guard and protection of the Inquisition, Spain would not have effected the great things in her history.

  • Saran is capable of great things, but will probably fail to accomplish them, as this period of our century especially discourages development.

  • Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend' (Job 37:5).

  • And the time speedily cometh that great things are to be shown forth unto the children of men; 11.

  • Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.

  • As great things as we have heard done in Capharnaum, do also here in thy own country.

  • Have you suffered so great things in vain?

  • So I clung in my silly heart to the thought that I was born to be great, and was capable to do great things, would they but come in my way.

  • Or how could I ever look to do great things, here in Derwent dale?

  • But I am quite content with mine own place, only I feel within me that I could do great things.

  • And how can a woman do great things, without she be rare high in place, such like as the Queen's Majesty, or my Lady Duchess of Suffolk?

  • God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

  • Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail.

  • For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

  • A consideration of petty circumstances is the tomb of great things.

  • It requires ability to make what we seem agree with what we are,--and humility to feel that we are no great things.

  • Those who habitually sacrifice truth in small things will find it difficult to pay her the respect they should do in great things.

  • There are a thousand causes tending to the loss of time, and any one who imagines that they would do great things if they only had leisure are mistaken.

  • The most unsuccessful men are usually the ones who think they could do great things if they only had the opportunity.

  • Then said she, 'Art thou truly in search of great things, O youth?

  • I think, the readers of planets were right, and thou art thus early within reach of great things--nigh grasping them.

  • And he thought, 'I have been long in chase of great things, and the hope of attaining them is great; yet, wullahy!

  • The sister mentioned can never hope to do great things as other people might count them.

  • But all these are like the dreamer who says, “Tomorrow I will do great things,” and yet today he does nothing.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    great abundance; great assistance; great attention; great band; great concern; great demand; great desire; great favourite; great hall; great improvement; great king; great knowledge; great library; great misfortune; great mortality; great passion; great perplexity; great prosperity; great quantity; great series; great service; great sigh; great social; great soldier; great victory; greatly diminished