Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [art] good [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ALSO , Liverpool wo n't want to write off the best part of £1 million spent on recruiting Souness : £500,000 a year salary and £400,000 compensation to Rangers . |
| 2 | Second , identifying other people 's best practices gives you the benefit of their knowledge and experience ; you do n't have to try to work out the best way of performing a particular task — you just learn from whoever is already doing it that way . |
| 3 | Forget the original lecture situation and sit down with the speaker to work out the best way of communicating his or her message on the video screen . |
| 4 | In keeping with these objectives departments were ‘ called upon to examine the way they managed all aspects of their programmes and to work out the best pattern of managerial responsibility , financial accounting and control ’ ( ibid. , para. 14 ) . |
| 5 | While acknowledging that there were some schools which had built up a good range of resources and had successfully integrated their school library with the teaching and learning taking place in the school , it appeared at this time that many demonstrated one or all of the following basic problems : |
| 6 | At the moment it seems that Labour is poised to pick up a good swathe of its targets — but not , yet , quite enough of them to put Mr Kinnock safely into Downing Street . |
| 7 | He made a bad Budget error on the threshold of the succession , many Tory MPs were said to prefer ( of all people ) Inskip , and there seems no doubt that Baldwin , had he wished , could have stirred up a good cauldron of uncertainty . |
| 8 | The Mental Health Act 1983 has stirred up a good deal of argument and controversy , which is , arguably , a very good thing in an area where individual liberty is at such risk . |
| 9 | If you are avoiding fried food , it follows that you should be seeking out the best methods of cooking noted on the menu . |
| 10 | However , on Saturday he had one of those games when little went right for him and as a result the pack rarely got up a good head of steam . |
| 11 | To justify their hold on this island far into East Germany , the West Germans must keep up a good show of a thriving community in West Berlin . |
| 12 | The package is designed to help you work out the best way of controlling your finances over the period of a year . |
| 13 | Sukman Hui , director of Soho 's Chinese Community Centre , says local groups welcome the team and will work out the best ways of cooperating . |
| 14 | All right , yes , ’ knowing that she would n't be able to do it ; there were so many factors against it : the old woman along the corridor depending on her ; Charlie , who had given up a good part of his life waiting for her . |
| 15 | Building up a good head of the correct aerobic ( air using ) bacteria on the surface of your filter media is the first stage of good biological filtration . |
| 16 | And it used to be , it killed off a good part of our business this year , we used to do a roaring trade in back-dated diaries with accountancy lawyers , and it 's all gone . |
| 17 | That is expensive and takes up a good part of our income . ’ |
| 18 | The poetic purpose of Genette 's Narrative Discourse is curiously complemented by his study of Proust 's A la recherche du temps perdu which takes up a good portion of the book . |
| 19 | Although the intensive system of subject assessment takes up a good deal of time , it has been well received by these two centres . |
| 20 | That 's right , well that 's takes up a good deal of time . |
| 21 | Once they realized that no presents could ever be exactly the same and that they could help him to take pleasure in his sister 's presents by pointing out the good features of one of her new toys to her they felt more confident in coping with his reactions . |
| 22 | She was held by the disturbing events of the night , and here was her chance to wait out a better understanding of them on the spot . |
| 23 | After asking them all about their latest film , their hobbies , their lovers , wives , husbands , children , and anything else of interest , our researchers will come back with their tape-recorded notes , pick out the best bits of their interview and write up a biography . |
| 24 | Van Praagh became a close friend of the Cranko family , Herbert and Phyllis as well as John ; she proved a valuable ally , not only for her position within the company but also because she had a flair for bringing out the best qualities of young dancers and choreographers , and guiding them in their careers . |
| 25 | Philip picked up the roll of wire from beside the hide and clipped off a good length of wire . |
| 26 | ‘ I like to build up a good bed of hops . |
| 27 | She had been brought up a good Church of England girl — she knew the drill . |
| 28 | This was a wonderful opportunity to continue to network European wide and the WASL representatives have brought back a good range of catalogues and information about new women artists groups for the archive . |
| 29 | Next , find out the best means of getting there . |
| 30 | The new Prime Minister was obliged , yesterday morning , to send a driver to find out the telephone number of one of his key ministers , before Mr Singh could pass on the good news of his appointment . |