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Example sentences for "had great"

  • Roldan was not by any means the best of Spanish sculptors, but he had great skill in the composition of his works, and the draperies and all the details were carefully studied.

  • The ancient writers say very little of the art of Scopas, but when all that we can learn is brought together, it shows that he had great fertility in expressing his own ideas, that his genius was creative and his works original.

  • He had great courage to speak his anger thus publicly in the midst of those who could easily destroy him.

  • Here the ebb-tide was against us, and we had great difficulty in making progress.

  • We had great difficulty in finding a place to land.

  • I think I had great reason to be proud of my force.

  • In many places we had great difficulty in proceeding, the track being obliterated by the rains, torrents, and landslips.

  • The change, on passing from off the snow to the dark earth and rock, was so bewildering, that I had great difficulty in picking my way.

  • The boulders forming the moraine were so enormous and angular, that I had great difficulty in ascending it.

  • But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

  • And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

  • Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

  • Standing now to the southward, we had great expectations of falling in with the Spanish squadron under Pizarro; as, during our stay at Port St Julian, there had generally been hard gales between W.

  • We found ourselves before the cataract of Cariven, and the impulse of the waters was so strong, that we had great difficulty in gaining the land.

  • We regretted that we had not stopped to rest near the Piedra del Tigre; for on going up the Atabapo we had great difficulty to find a spot of dry ground, open and spacious enough to light a fire, and place our instrument and our hammocks.

  • Both at and after dinner we had great discourses of the nature and power-of spirits, and whether they can animate dead bodies; in all which, as of the general appearance of spirits, my Lord Sandwich is very scepticall.

  • By barge to Stepney with my Lord, where at Trinity House we had great entertainment.

  • Lady Chatterton carelessly remarked, in presence of her friends, the husband of the latter was summoned to the death-bed of a relative, from whom he had great expectations.

  • Of this he had at the time no intention, but he was at length induced to submit the manuscript to the examination of the late Charles Wilkes, of this city, in whose literary opinions he had great confidence.

  • I had great trouble in procuring my father's consent to this; he wished me to turn her out of the house.

  • When your royal highness arrived D'Harville was profoundly affected; he had great trouble to conceal it.

  • Jacques Ferrand had excellent sight, but under the shelter of his spectacles he had great advantages, observing without being observed; he knew how much a glance of the eye is often and involuntarily significant.

  • He had great talents of conversation, was witty, artful, and polite.

  • The writings of William Law, also, had great influence on the mind of Wesley; but his religious views were not matured until after his return from Georgia, where he had labored as a missionary, under the auspices of Oglethorpe.

  • He was moreover, perplexed by the same embarrassments, was involved in debt, had great necessities, and was dependent on the House of Commons for aid to prosecute his wars and support the dignity of the crown.

  • It was near midnight when we left, but the place was so crowded that we had great difficulty in reaching the hotel where we had taken rooms.

  • We had great difficulty in walking; the ice was wet and slippery, with numerous dangerous holes.

  • We had great difficulty in procuring a carriage to take us, and at last agreed with a man to take Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, and fetch them back, for the sum of £6 sterling.

  • Huge shell holes, half filled with water, pitted the fields in every direction, and on the slippery wood I had great difficulty to keep from sliding into those which were skirted by the path.

  • The fog was heavier on our return and some of us had great difficulty in finding our lines.

  • I rejoined the bearers and we had great difficulty in getting back, as we could not find the gap in the wire, which seemed to go in all directions.

  • Towards the end of the day Bailey's horse Tommy fairly gave in, and we had great difficulty in getting him to camp, which Mr. Hamersley and I did not reach until an hour after dark.


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