Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The history of the past 30 years in brewing has been dominated by the emergence of a handful of giant national companies — Bass , Allied , Whitbread , GrandMet/Watney , Courage , and Scottish & Newcastle — driven by a need to maximise profit rather than concentrating on high quality products that also generate a good return . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , Ellie , ’ she whispered as she twisted to and fro to get a better look . |
| 3 | For example , salesmen and/or engineers will be trained to sell and/or service a specific product in which they may develop technical expertise and thereby offer a better sales and after-sales service to customers ; |
| 4 | It also encourages the community to anticipate such changes and so achieves a good part of the benefit of change without the waste of litigation , or the expensive , uncertain , and awkward process of legislation . |
| 5 | It is in this sense that the former has a greater valency and so constitutes a better learning investment . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | What 's more , we 'll give families the economic and technical support they need to irrigate land , grow crops , raise livestock and so provide a better future for their children . |
| 8 | The intention is that students of elaborate structures in language should be able to construct them as well as receive and consume them , if only to achieve a better understanding of how poems are made . |
| 9 | She preached about the passover , a subject they had been studying at Bible camp , and obviously made a good impression . |
| 10 | It 's one of the busiest nightspots in the Mediterranean and the streets are simply crowded from dusk onwards with young people going about the serious business of enjoying themselves , socialising , trying the local brew , ‘ discovating ’ and generally having a good time until the early hours of the morning ! |
| 11 | Come dusk the place starts to come alive and the narrow streets behind the harbour , with it 's vast array of magnificent wood-built sailing cruisers , turn into a huge open air jamboree with everybody jostling , shopping , eating , drinking and generally having a good time . |
| 12 | They were talking and laughing and generally having a good time . |
| 13 | An anorexic may tell her friends or parents , ‘ I 'd like to be slim ’ , and , if pressed for a reason , may reply along the lines of , ‘ So that I can wear nice clothes , date good-looking boys , and generally have a good time . ’ |
| 14 | Students in the USA had to go out on placement to firms for training , and thus had a good grounding in practical embalming . |
| 15 | This allows the lining of the uterus to be cleared out properly , and thus provide a good implantation site for the new fetus to settle on . |
| 16 | She had arrived in Paris in 1912 and soon became a good friend of Soutine and a familiar Montparnasse character . |
| 17 | a nice lump you can draw for a holiday and plus have a good living between . |
| 18 | They appear well in advance of publication , and usually contain a good deal of information about individual titles — though here again the information is put together by the producers , who are naturally keen to sell their product . |
| 19 | These are based largely on existing historical studies and usually offer a good overview of a period or topic . |
| 20 | ‘ The Easter Egg Appeal is a traditional part of our community affairs calendar and always attracts a good response from individuals and companies , ’ said Matthew Jackson , of Community Action . |
| 21 | We need to coordinate and further organize a better system of training we need a service that can give a quick response for those seeking guidance or information . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | He worked with reasonable diligence , getting to Wilden by eight o'clock most mornings , and also travelling a good deal — to South Wales , to Birmingham , to London and even on one occasion to the United States — on the firm 's affairs . |
| 24 | Some are lightly padded simply because it is more flattering to most women , and also gives a better line to the garment . |
| 25 | Some are lightly padded simply because it is more flattering to most women , and also gives a better line to the garment . |
| 26 | In nineteenth-century Queensland it was claimed that Devons produced as much beef per acre as Herefords or Shorthorns and also produced a good proportion of lean meat to fat when crossed with the Shorthorn . |
| 27 | Young children will often , for instance , feel a sense of responsibility for adverse events in which they in fact had no role at all , and hence experience a good deal of anxiety . |
| 28 | He modestly and realistically hopes a better candidate can be found . |
| 29 | He modestly and realistically hopes a better candidate can be found . |
| 30 | Their presentation was appalling , their attitude was n't much better , and the presentation from the other companies was superb , one in particular , erm , came and really gave a good presentation . |