Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was surprised to see Benjamin keep to a swift gallop , not reining in until a good mile separated us from the convent . |
| 2 | Sixty miles they used to come over for a good evening at those and maybe two principles |
| 3 | In the Godfather , Michael Corleone starts off as a good guy . |
| 4 | Buffallo , however , have come up with a good trowel at a very modest price . |
| 5 | There are probably many examples of instances in which Western technology has come up with a good idea which has the capability of helping the hundreds of millions of people in the Developing World . |
| 6 | Needlers has come up with a good compromise with the introduction of its New Energy Bar . |
| 7 | Now I struggled to come up with a good word or phrase to describe that , but the one we use for now is multicultural . |
| 8 | Even as she turned towards the staircase she was still trying to come up with a good reason for not sleeping in his bed , but when she reached the top step she turned with a resigned sigh towards his room , too bone weary to argue any more . |
| 9 | It was a ritual that distressed Anna Essinger and her staff but , given the pressure to move the children out of the camp so that others could take their places , nobody was able to come up with a better alternative to what was known as ‘ the market ’ . |
| 10 | That adds up to a good campaign in Labour 's view : no gaffes , lots of pictures , and a positive message delivered in controlled surroundings . |
| 11 | She thinks you suspect her and it seems to me that everything adds up to a good cause for her condition . ’ |
| 12 | It all adds up to a better deal , for your managers , your training budget and for effective corporate management development . |
| 13 | I do have to admit , though , that when I 'm working away from home it 's not a case of going out on the town — but going straight to bed to catch up on a good night 's sleep . |
| 14 | To heighten concern about the Convention , Broken Promise could not have come out at a better time . |
| 15 | Quality manager Francine Galivel says the objective of the visit was fully achieved because everyone — the shift operator , the operator who loads the tanker , the person who plans the haulier 's despatch notes , the chemist who checks that the product meets specifications — all came back with a better understanding of how their jobs fit into the unbroken line from supplier to end product . |
| 16 | Sanchia Holmes , manageress of the Framework clothes shop , said Saturday was usually their busiest day and they had missed out on a good deal of custom . |
| 17 | She squirmed around for a better view of it . |
| 18 | There 's no excuse for that and if we 're er having as one of our major platforms of our business initiative 's quality , then er the quality must be right one hundred per cent all the time er so I was somewhat bothered that we were an an disappointed I suppose that we did n't get high ratings in the quality control reviews which were carried out , so to that end we were make make sure the next time we came round with a better score er so er we are looking at what 's called hot reviews which is looking at er an audit for example before it 's finalised by somebody completely independent of the job carrying out a technical review of the way in which tha that audit has been conducted er we are looking at it after the jobs been finished and probably in the slack season in the summer get people to actually review as if they were doing a dry quality control review of the job er prior to us getting an external review er carried out . |
| 19 | Fowler and Broad then got off to a good start with 90 for the first wicket before things began to go wrong . |
| 20 | Yet he got off to a good start against New Zealand , and no one in England could have been in any doubt that even without Lloyd around their heroes were in for a tough time . |
| 21 | If the one-day series was then to prove one-sided for years to come , at least it got off to a good start . |
| 22 | At Edgbaston , West Indies got off to a good start as the first wicket produced 34 runs in just six overs , but three fell cheaply and it was left to Logie and Hooper to make fifty apiece and give the innings its backbone . |
| 23 | Wednesday , 28th August , 1839 , the first day of the Tournament , got off to a good start with a bright sun shining from a clear blue sky and the temperature high . |
| 24 | SOUTHPORT Railway Centre 's summer programme got off to a good start at Easter with a ‘ Four days of steam ’ event . |
| 25 | The hotel got off to a good start . |
| 26 | In Scotland , sales at Thins got off to a good start in December , became tougher , then ended with a gallop . |
| 27 | The team got off to a good start on the general knowledge round , they then had to answer questions connected with local councillors ' work . |
| 28 | THE GUINNESS GOLFING Society 's season got off to a good start when 21 members took part in the Spring meeting at Burnham Beeches . |
| 29 | So , on Thursday evening their production got off to a good start with its sparse but effective scenery , sympathetic lighting and some remarkably good costuming . |
| 30 | Now run along like a good girl and do n't be late tomorrow . ’ |