Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this in mind I phoned a good friend who runs a detector shop and asked whether he had any decent second-hand machines for sale of the same type as my old one . |
| 2 | The rooms could have been empty , it was impossible to tell , and in fact when I came to the special dining car I found a good number of the passengers sitting at the unlaid tables , just chatting . |
| 3 | Tastefully decorated throughout , the hotel has a lift , a spacious lounge ( with TV ) leading out to the garden , a bar and a poolside snackbar which offers a good choice of menu and attentive service . |
| 4 | In Edinburgh at the time , there were various schools which might come under this heading , including the Merchant Company schools which provided a good education originally for children of humble backgrounds , but increasingly for middle-class children . |
| 5 | By juggling with various permutations of bulky groups ( R , R , and R in the diagram ) , Busch has managed to make a complex which has a good affinity for oxygen and is stable . |
| 6 | Penguin publish a number of books which provide a good background to first-year courses , including Pen , J. Modern Economics ; Mishan , E. The Costs of Economic Growth ; Stewart , M. Keynes and After . |
| 7 | This phrase is proved as at point 5 , but as the case depends on this point , such evidence is best given by a reliable witness who had a good view of the vehicles concerned . |
| 8 | By the time of Jesus , those Jews who lived a good distance from Jerusalem were required only to make the pilgrimage at Passover . |
| 9 | The floor of the north-facing harbour is a mass of mooring chains and , according to the Imray pilot , there 's at least one inhabitant with a glass-bottomed boat who makes a good living from visitors ' misfortunes . |
| 10 | There is far less of the mystification which can be attributed to the account of the troubles in Guerrillas : what we get is the mysterious politics of forest and township as observed by an outsider , by an African Asian who understands a good deal of what is going on . |
| 11 | In this study we found a good agreement between the two tests , particularly considering the fact that they measure two different variables — namely , bile acid losses and bile acid synthesis . |
| 12 | Another variant of utilitarianism which commanded a good deal of support in fairly recent times was rule as opposed to act utilitarianism . |
| 13 | The laughter which this caused proved irritating to Johnson , but usefully stimulated a response which gives a good insight . |
| 14 | The attractive pool and sun terrace are a real suntrap surrounded by trees and whitewashed walls , and there is a great indoor bar the caféteria which serves a good range of pizzas , grills , snacks and drinks all at reasonable prices . |
| 15 | In Japan , we must be getting to a time when equities are worth buying , so , on a five-year basis , I would choose the Schroder Japan Smaller Companies which has a good reputation , or possibly the Schroder Tokyo fund . |
| 16 | As long ago as the late nineteenth century Ravenstein ( 1885 ) had formulated seven general laws of migration which placed a good deal of emphasis on rural depopulation . |
| 17 | Studies have indicated that the weight conscious , brainwashed by years of ‘ cut out those carbohydrates ’ advice , tend to avoid the bread and potatoes which supply a good deal of the fibre in most people 's diets . |
| 18 | The resort is formed on a large bay , with a lakeside promenade which has a good selection of pavement cafes and bars . |
| 19 | Both the local people and the expatriate community had been happy to befriend the pretty blonde newcomer and her infant son , with the result that whenever Ashley came down to the village she spent a good proportion of her time chatting . |
| 20 | I must thank the judges who did a good job for us apart from three who entered , showed up for a while and were then missing when their turn was due . |
| 21 | It seemed to be run for the benefit of chaps who wanted a good time — not chaps who wanted to re-create their public schools . |
| 22 | Perhaps not surprisingly , Cud feel their increasing popularity is due to the prevailing attitude of punters who desire a good night out rather than a drubbing from a band preaching a university thesis . |
| 23 | Perhaps not surprisingly , Cud feel their increasing popularity is due to the prevailing attitude of punters who desire a good night out rather than a drubbing from a band preaching a university thesis . |
| 24 | We were sat in the North Bank ( could n't get tickets for the Leeds end ) , and in the second half we had a good view of the amount of space that the Arsenal forwards were getting , it was unbelievable . |
| 25 | For stamina we need a good circulation in the heart muscle and the other muscles of the body to ensure that oxygen reaches the parts that particularly need it . |
| 26 | In Spain we like a good gossip . |
| 27 | With dolphins on the rampage it seems a good idea to spend as much time as possible out of the water . |
| 28 | Have you ever taken the time to ask parents what makes a good school ? |
| 29 | Er right so as I say it 's a lighthearted approach and on christian name terms and with that in mind would you detach one of these and just stick your name on so that at least if you do n't know then at some stage during the course you stand a good chance of getting to know each other because again the essence of this course is informality and talking . |
| 30 | ‘ At the moment I see a good future with the C.P.S. The career structure has recently been improved . |