Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at this point that Laba had effected the only feasible escape procedure for such circumstances , although it required a good deal of luck . |
| 2 | Although it seems a good opportunity , it is no long term basis for a good relationship with our paymasters . |
| 3 | I fully accept that it requires a good school to achieve good examination results , especially in an inner-city area rather than in a well-favoured suburb . |
| 4 | Bear this in mind when using the foot sweep and ensure that it has a good chance of shifting the opponent by forcing him to lift his weight from the ankle to be attacked . |
| 5 | If an open fire is to be used , you should see that it has a good fire-guard . |
| 6 | As long as the basic construction of NiCad batteries has n't changed , I can see no justification for complete discharge and agree that it stands a good chance of being harmful . |
| 7 | I have found a five-acre lake which has both deep and shallow water and I have heard that it holds a good head of carp averaging 8lb to 14lb with a distinct possibility of a 20-pounder . |
| 8 | Seeing my disappointment he winked an eye and said , ‘ Well , I must admit that it makes a good story ’ . |
| 9 | Mr Davies challenged the usual assumption that the line was a failure , pointing out that it did a good job for the district , particularly in transporting goods in the days before motor transport . |
| 10 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
| 11 | It 's also good-quality stuff , and it takes a good couple of minutes of comparing the grain on the outside and the inside of the guitar to make absolutely sure that the back and sides are n't actually solid . |
| 12 | And it gets a good audience . |
| 13 | In fact , there was no chance of losing her job , but sooner or later she would have to go and it seemed a good idea to lay down a time now . |
| 14 | With difficulty , though , she hid her ire — and it seemed a good idea then to reply to this high and mighty man with what he all too clearly wanted to hear . |
| 15 | And it seemed a good laugh . |
| 16 | You ca n't insure cash , as you know , but who cares , and it seemed a good present . |
| 17 | It 's my job to keep a check on the stock and it seemed a good chance to get something done … ’ |
| 18 | I knew quite a number of people who had gone into the Civil Service and it seemed a good thing to get into . ’ |
| 19 | The most frightening is rainforest destruction , and being a carpenter and joiner by trade anyway I have used many threatened species in my past and it seemed a good thing to start with . |
| 20 | It was loud , aggressive and it had a good tune , ’ says Peter Thompson , head of distribution at Red Rhino . |
| 21 | Oh there had , had er it h erm had a marvellous water supply and it had a good sewage it had a good sewage disposal system . |
| 22 | However , not all teachers found curriculum-specific organization easy to implement or operate , and it provides a good example of a practice commended in the name of ‘ flexibility ’ which makes the work of some teachers less , rather than more , flexible ( a tension which emerges in research elsewhere — Alexander 1988 ) . |
| 23 | Coaxing is another and sycophancy is another — you put your own interpretation on it but if it gets a good show , then it 's all a matter of semantics . |
| 24 | Looks as if it needs a good smack ! |
| 25 | According to Shaw : ‘ If we do what we say we are going to do for investors they will put up the money for T&L if it has a good acquisition opportunity . |
| 26 | I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes . |
| 27 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 28 | How the British depended on tea — but it seemed a good idea . |
| 29 | I do n't know what animal it was , but it made a good meal . |
| 30 | ‘ Of course , he might not be geographically correct , but it makes a good story . ’ |