The proper use of "a great deal of something"

[Tom]

[Pamela]

The phrase "a great deal of knowledge" seems fine to me, Tom. :)

[Yankee]

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That sounds good to me, too, Tom.
Take a look at the BNC for some further examples:
http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=a+great+deal+of

Amy
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