Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Figure E9.1 gives the age-sex profiles for two countries that have experienced a good deal of immigration .
2 This is because both agencies are fighting for a larger share of the available budget and seek to create a good impression by producing the most frightening scenario .
3 Ice cool Dr Apps said of their big night out : ‘ It will be a bit boring but we 'll take a walkman and try to get a good night 's sleep . ’
4 ‘ The idea is to make it easier and try to get a good picture of how they feel about their own health .
5 ‘ It 's great news for us but now we have to concentrate on the football and try to achieve a good result , ’ he said .
6 Sing and try to have a good night 's sleep .
7 ( When notes are close together in a low register they sound crude and clumsy , and fail to give a good bass to the harmony .
8 Well we used to play that in the street you see , have the lampposts , the top of the yard and there , there and have to set a good target rounders .
9 Moet reckons the wannabes ( or ‘ customers ’ ) have n't only stirred up trouble , but have spoiled a good thing with their inept boosting methods .
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