Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a [adv] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The head teacher has the reputation of the school to protect , and might not want to lose an otherwise good teacher . |
| 2 | The clinic you mentioned has a very good reputation . ’ |
| 3 | Not surprisingly , really , for in his limited first-class exposure he has looked a much better wing or perhaps outside centre . |
| 4 | Personally I reckon this Mr Quinn has done a pretty good job . |
| 5 | Alan Davies has done a very good job in a short space of time and if he remains as coach for three seasons or more Wales will be in with a fighting chance for the future — and certainly in the next World Cup ’ . |
| 6 | Howard Davies has done a very good job there . |
| 7 | I have just read the article in November 's Today 's Horse on gadgets by Carolyn Henderson and I would like to say that in my opinion she has done a very good job pointing out the dangers of people with their own horses who resort to gadgets to get an outline and not to time and schooling . |
| 8 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that , since it was established in 1988 , the Serious Fraud Office , under the direction of Barbara Mills , has done an outstandingly good job and has brought a number of successful prosecutions for fraud ? |
| 9 | We are delighted to report that Ann McMillan has made a very good recovery from her operation . |
| 10 | A complete refurbishment programme carried out by the family owners has produced a particularly good standard of accommodation for a hotel of this class . |
| 11 | The Trust has produced a very good booklet which costs £1 to everyone except Daily Mirror readers . |
| 12 | Green records when he has had a particularly good meal : after eating at the Swan in Grasmere , with Anne , he writes ‘ the dinner good and cheap , all cheerful … |
| 13 | When a gentleman has had a particularly good meal , Bogtrotter , he always sends his complements to the chef . |
| 14 | If he has had a very good recovery , he may get onto the plinth at a low height and kneel on all fours , and then be guided downwards to lie on his stomach . |
| 15 | Progressive has had an exceptionally good start to 1993 , said Mr Webb , with demand for mortgages currently running at around 50pc above last year 's level . |
| 16 | ‘ Even as a new MP , she has got a much better grounding in the way that the Treasury and Number 10 work than most MPs who 've been there a long time . ’ |
| 17 | Erm I do a lot of er large goods vehicle training and if you get erm with a very large vehicle thirty eight tonnes , you can not , even with an artic which has got a very good dogleg to get round , you can not do it . |
| 18 | The other reason for looking for an approximate solution is that once it has been found such an approximate solution can then be worked upon and modified to give a much better solution . |
| 19 | She was so proud of Paul , and he has become an equally good friend to many of us . |
| 20 | She has been childminding for eight years now and has gained an extremely good reputation . |
| 21 | Bank manager Hoey added : ‘ Neil needs to have a very good run at Portrush , and maybe even win something . |
| 22 | I 'm leaving school soon and I want to get a fairly good report , you know . ’ |
| 23 | To be able to do this successfully , you do need to have a reasonably good understanding of how to draw two dimensional shapes that , when knitted , will fit together to create three dimensional garments . |
| 24 | Until the last few years , the thought that one might have microscopic techniques sensitive enough to actually see tiny changes in the structure of neurons and their synapses as a result of learning seemed improbable — to start with , one would need to have a very good idea where to look and what to measure in the brain . |
| 25 | Ooh great a , a lot of politic this is what I say they were , when I think of them I can remember them , even as , as a young girl and you know remember them they were all very , very er they were only just the average working woman er I do n't think , we had got , there again we 'd got an extremely good , they 'd got an extremely good secretary , a well-educated woman erm and er the whole family was involved and it was one of their family was went on to be an M P . |
| 26 | Because he does n't appear to do a very good job , he does n't turn up when , at times , he does n't ring you to tell why he 's not turning up and that sort of person is not a good idea to go for |
| 27 | ‘ They seemed to have a pretty good idea about what it might be . |
| 28 | oh yes he could … just before half time United had an even better chance to make something of the game … |
| 29 | I 'd like to write a really good love song — did I say love song ? — I du n no , a song about my girlfriend and my daughter . |
| 30 | For I 'm going to marry a far better man . ’ |