Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] a good [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Beautifully decorated inside and out , the Maria offers a good standard of accommodation and traditional family hospitality at a reasonable price .
2 Challenger has a good chance of hitting a Soviet tank with its first shell at a distance of more than 2000 m .
3 And if your victim happens to be conveniently close to the edge of a tall cliff , by the time he 's bounced down a couple of hundred metres on to the rocks , he 'll be in such a mess that the injury from the blow stands a good chance of being overlooked .
4 Louis Armstrong has a good claim to being the most influential popular singer of the century .
5 Fulham has a good atmosphere in the evening , and I think a bookshop is the perfect place for people to meet , ’ says Harriet Currie .
6 The data describing the prevalence of smoking illustrates a good example of a cohort effect as older women , those aged 60 and over , have the highest proportions classed as never smoking .
7 ‘ The course has a good variety of subjects , and is giving me a taste of different job areas like computing , and office and information studies , as well as numeracy and communication .
8 BTW I think Kelly has a good chance of playing 'cos Big Jack has a lot of injury problems .
9 Nigel Tinkler sends down Bank View to carry top weight and this Yorkshire trainer has a good record with his southern .
10 This peninsula into Lower lough Erne has a good variety of woodland birds , including sparrowhawks , long-eared owls and siskins , plus farmland species including a few corncrakes .
11 Kowalik looks a good prospect on the evidence of his first two Ipswich meetings and he does not expect to miss many British League meetings .
12 If an applicant has a good explanation for his claim it may , far from harming him , enhance his credibility .
13 From the seventh month onwards , with adequate care , a child born before full term has a good chance of survival .
14 The president stands a good chance of surviving multi-party elections .
15 ‘ But I do n't think any musician has a good grasp of how other people see them .
16 Oxfordshire jockey Richard Dunwoody has a good chance on Kribensis …
17 Any rock lying around on the frozen continent stands a good chance of being a meteorite as — the occasional ice-piercing mountain aside — there is nowhere else to come from but the heavens .
18 While the spread of degree subjects varies a good deal among institutions within each sector , one can see some broad differences in the overall pattern .
19 The task was to design wall charts using three species to illustrate the dramatic effect changes in water colour has on the fauna and flora of aquatic environments of ponds and lakes and a river system , to the extent that the presence or absence of particular plants or animals gives a good indication of pollution levels .
20 This is why the United States pays a good price for half of Mexico 's oil .
21 The railway train effect gives a good example of visual counterpoint , when two trains are halted on opposing lines in a station .
22 If an agent does a good job with the first one , and builds a successful relationship with the manager , there is no reason why that agent ca n't deal with all of a manager 's acts .
23 The United States provides a good example of a bicameral system in which the two chambers are more or less equal .
24 Erm I brought in the old flurry tape , I 've I 've taped I taped our when you 've read my play for me , I erm I taped it and I made a copy for Dave I you know , erm Cybil makes a good effort in that so eventually I 'll lend you the tape .
25 Fitzjohn 's career after Evesham provides a good example of how former Montfortians could be rehabilitated .
26 The exploration of clients ' adaptations provides a good example of this before and after' approach .
27 Hardy provides a good example of a wider kind of practical response to a perceived shift of " taste " , and with the need to develop forms of English teaching of sufficient flexibility to be extended beyond the traditional narrow student elite .
28 This work offers a good illustration of the range of economic support which is given between kin , and is also important in that it stresses its two-way nature .
29 Its chart gallery offers a good range of options and you can easily customise your chart in other ways- such as by adding a legend or by select an alternative colour palette .
30 The cheeseboard offers a good selection of locally produced cheeses such as applewood smoked cheese and the wonderfully named Cornish Yarg .
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