Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a good [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kendal , to the east of Windermere , is just outside the Lake District National Park and so makes a good base to visit the rest of the region . |
| 2 | And it 's wired right into the power amp , so you do n't have to worry about tone circuits or reverbs — you 've just got a good sound to play along with . |
| 3 | I mean , let's face it , I 'm in a no-win Situation , and quite honestly , I 'm so stuffed up to here with the whole Stupid mess that , I can tell you , I 've just Got a good mind to take the quick way out . |
| 4 | It promises to be a very close encounter , but North will not have a better chance to redress the balance against the runaway Ulster League winners . |
| 5 | ‘ Rock ’ climbing has already overtaken shopping as the number one leisure pursuit in most parts of the developed world — and still has a good way to go before it peaks . |
| 6 | McFarlane once discovered a good way to kill curiosity , like the cat . |
| 7 | After all he will still have a good pension to fall back on . |
| 8 | Apart from a strong pair of legs you 'll also need a good dictionary to decipher the route names . |
| 9 | It also has a good deal to do with how we look . |
| 10 | This also gives a good opportunity to educate about diet and test that knowledge in practical terms as well as enhancing motivation to comply . |
| 11 | The meeting also provides a good opportunity to learn about the sort of medical and financial assistance available — useful for anyone who speaks little English . |
| 12 | The Swifts keeper , Patterson , saved well from Woods , who later missed a good opportunity to put the Olympic ahead . |
| 13 | He now looks a good bet to go through to the next stage of the competition tomorrow . |
| 14 | He makes the point that research collection developments often owe a good deal to chance , in addition to the institution 's stated priorities . |
| 15 | As Jim Russell at Wild Turkey tells you in a southern drawl : ‘ If you do n't make a good product to start with , a charcoal barrel ai n't gon na help . ’ |
| 16 | I notice it 's the bachelors who do n't have a good word to say for marriage . ’ |
| 17 | They could n't have a better time to do it . |
| 18 | ‘ I expect there will be some critics who ca n't find a good word to say — but there always were and no bad review was ever able to dampen the success of the Carry Ons . ’ |
| 19 | For a relaxing holiday in a quiet setting , yet with easy access of a lovely beach and the amazing nightlife of Palma and Magalluf , you could n't find a better spot to enjoy the best of both worlds . |
| 20 | Maybe so , but one ca n't help feeling that Celtic will rarely get a better chance to end Rangers ' unbeaten run of 44 matches . |
| 21 | His failure to gain much of Bavaria in 1778–79 , to exchange the whole electorate for the Austrian Netherlands some years later ( see pp. 303–5 below ) , or to achieve real military success against the Turks in the war of 1788–90 , undoubtedly did a good deal to increase the difficulties he faced within his own dominions . |
| 22 | the , boring , unimaginative anybody else got a good word to start |
| 23 | I 've never had a better incentive to hurry home . |
| 24 | He 'd never had a good word to say for them before , a bunch o' thieving magpies , he always said , living off the fat of the land while he had to pay taxes to keep 'em . |
| 25 | I mean some people were quite willing to answer it and they were quite willing to say what stereotypes they usually employ and others j er just clam up and said , oh I never judge people , and I thought yeah liar doing all the time ? biggest gossips in the office and she 's never got a good word to say about anyone , she 's always digging the dirt but when I presented her with it , I never try to judge people . |
| 26 | Great Britain have never won the World Cup but after this summer 's titanic struggle for the Ashes and blessed with home advantage , Mal Reilly 's men will never have a better chance to take the trophy . |
| 27 | ‘ We may never have a better chance to conclude such a wide-ranging agreement . |
| 28 | ‘ We may never have a better chance to conclude such a wide-ranging agreement . |
| 29 | Alice In Chains are here , and SEattle 's never seemed a better place to live . |
| 30 | Alice In Chains are here , and SEattle 's never seemed a better place to live . |