Example sentences of "[noun] be [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Oxford fans will be taking heart that the side 's enjoying a good run at the moment and may yet avoid relegation . |
| 2 | Nobody inside or outside the administration is making a good job of selling the tax . |
| 3 | The United States was receiving a good return on its investment . |
| 4 | As it happened , Toby was to get a good conspectus that day of the foothills of Burleigh teaching . |
| 5 | The female cuckoo can mimic only one type of egg and must try to lay in a nest of this species if her offspring is to have a good chance of survival . |
| 6 | Portraits also play a major part in Clamey 's work , ‘ I 'm probably very old fashioned but I believe still that the principal aim or a portrait is to achieve a good likeness of your sitter , but you also have to create a picture . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ He comes from what in England is called a good family . |
| 8 | Therefore , if this backward boy was to get a good education , he must somehow be crammed up or taught up to scrape a scholarship at one of the big independent schools where most of the fees would be paid for scholars . |
| 9 | The auctioneers are expecting a good turn out tommorrow . |
| 10 | Country star Billy Ray Cyrus is having a good ol' stay in the big city . |
| 11 | My understanding of the ultimate grunge rhythm sound was to remove a good amount of mid-range , while boosting the low and high ends … |
| 12 | When the use of the vernacular was introduced a good deal of new music was demanded . |
| 13 | In fact , as late as the 1940s a shilling a day for a young caddie was considered a good wage . |
| 14 | My aim was to secure a good head of each species and , in consequence , except when I shot for meat , I shot selectively and seldom . |
| 15 | The hon. Gentleman is having a good try . |
| 16 | ‘ Thoo 's made a good choice there , Aah thinks , ’ he said grudgingly , as he and George walked across Crown Square . |
| 17 | ‘ In this decree Pope Pius was taking a good swipe at those who would bring the church up to date , the modernists as they call themselves . |
| 18 | ‘ When I go out I switch on the video and know my cats are having a good time looking at visions of snakes , hippos , mice , rabbits — oh , just about everything . |
| 19 | As emphasised in an Equal Opportunities Commission report , just because people are doing a good job which they may have chosen to do , does not mean they should be ignored and left to cope alone : |
| 20 | ‘ When people are by themselves they always think other people are having a good time , ’ explained Tim . |
| 21 | There was to be a very full programme of lectures on the Saturday , and a formal dinner , so no doubt people were getting a good night 's sleep in readiness . |
| 22 | Of course all this change , verve and audacity was enough to give traditional Christians apoplexy , but too many people were having a good time to worry about the consequences of all these changes . |
| 23 | He is responsible for planning and control of the project , and for ensuring that cost estimates and project schedules are realistic , that time and money are properly budgeted between functional departments , and that the staff is doing a good job . |
| 24 | The first priority is to consult a good reference book to identify the pest and choose the most effective control . |
| 25 | ‘ Ross Perot is getting a good deal more attention than he deserves because there 's a perceived vacuum , ’ says Tsongas . |
| 26 | To start with the lowest common denominator , all sections of the Labour Party could agree that the object was to cement a good working relationship between the government and the trade unions , and thereby also to secure widespread political support , to develop a hegemony which would contrast sharply with both the Heath phase and the bitterness and disillusionment which followed compulsory wage restraint and ‘ In Place of Strife ’ in the late '60s . |
| 27 | Well my father was earning a good money . |
| 28 | Three pound a week was considered a good wage . |
| 29 | From the results obtained PABA-UDCA disulphate was considered a good material to detect intestinal bacteria . |
| 30 | That sparked off celebrations with manager Lennie Lawrence being given a good soaking as his team showed how they felt about the end to a successful season . |