The phrase "a great sight of" is not correct in standard written English.
It is not commonly used and may lead to confusion; instead, "a great deal of" or "a great sight" would be more appropriate depending on the context.
Example: "The view from the mountain was a great sight."
Alternatives: "a large amount of" or "a significant view of."
A beauty once "more spoken of than seen, like a great sight of nature, a cave or a crystal", the poet Ben Jonson's muse and Van Dyck's famed subject, she signs a Faustian pact with the apothecary Lancelot Choice for his notorious viper wine, the dangerous potion behind the plump cheeks, dilated pupils and general air of wantonness observed in the ladies of Charles I's court.
Straight from kick off in the second half, Anthony Andreu had a great sight of goal only to have his shot blocked.
And, sure enough, there was a great sight gag, with sparks unexpectedly shooting out of the neck of his banjo.
Walton, the former Laker and son of Hall of Famer Bill Walton, is joking around with Anderson Varajao, as the two go through a pretty casual warm-up that is highlighted by the great sight of the Brazilian's hair bouncing up and down.
Osborne hailed the "great sight" of seeing Eurosceptic troublemaker Bill Cash "pledging undying loyalty" at the meeting, pleased at the early involvement of the parliamentary party.
For about £6, he said, "you can ride from the London Eye to Greenwich, getting a great view of the capital's main sights along the way".
The 'canary' yellow with green side panels somehow made an even greater sight of the brawny specimens donning Australian caps (and also provided a colourful back-drop to the underarm incident, it must be said), while powder blue, maroon, lime green and beige surely reached their zenith.
In an unforgettable sequence, the star-crossed lovers, played by Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, ride a scooter past all the great sights of Rome.
"1,000 Places to See Before You Die," a series that makes its debut in back-to-back episodes on the Travel Channel tonight, offers up a young Colorado couple as a sacrifice to the sad truth that, set against the great sights of the globe, ordinary tourists are pretty dull.
A gargantuan Erector Set of steel bracing was one of the great sights of Broadway for some time.
Victory in Denmark set the seal on an extraordinary year in which we had a last look at his HTC-Highroad train, one of the great sights of modern sport.
