Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Top awards are given for the best net and best gross scores with over £200 in cash prizes . |
| 2 | If the BRAC workers had collaborated more closely with the village practitioners , then the lobon-gur solution would probably have been placed on a better footing in the Bangladeshi villages . |
| 3 | Second , the fall in unemployment adds something to the theory that the economy has in fact been recovering for a good deal longer than generally realised . |
| 4 | Foreigners , since the earliest times , have been required to live in special residential areas and have been treated with a good deal of suspicion and hostility by ordinary Russians as well as by government officials . |
| 5 | If the fit is not good then the parameters of the model are adjusted until a good match between real and simulated observations is found . |
| 6 | Since the enactment of s 459 1985 , it has been regarded as a better remedy for a minority affected by prejudice in a company to ask for a share purchase order under s 461 rather than to seek a return of share capital through a winding-up petition which results in the liquidation of a solvent company ( a member can not petition under s 122(1) ( g ) if the company is insolvent because he has no interest ) . |
| 7 | Southend have been struggling all season … just as well because Town could have been punished by a better team … |
| 8 | Southend have been struggling all season … just as well because Town could have been punished by a better team … |
| 9 | All rotation rates have been corrected for the Earth 's rotation and orbital motion , and are referred to a best fit for rotation rate and its first derivative made over 400 days immediately preceding the glitch . |
| 10 | The covers were very worn , as if it had been travelled about a good deal , and on the fly leaf was written ‘ Journal 1841 ’ and then , in a different coloured ink , ‘ And 1842 ’ and then , below that , carefully , ‘ Emily Brent ’ . |
| 11 | The hall at the bottom of the stairs was a tiny square , a door on one side opened to what had been designed as the best parlour , but was now converted to a waiting-room for the surgery , which was a lean-to structure at the back . |
| 12 | The struggle to decipher has been presented as a good thing in itself , though construing sentences is not the same thing as achieving intellectual understanding . |
| 13 | This was it , the confrontation-point which he had been dreading for the best part of a week . |
| 14 | Linguists may be found working in a range of national and international organizations where foreign language skills and knowledge of other cultures are seen as a good foundation for a career . |
| 15 | History has shown that investing in the stock market during times of economic recovery has proved rewarding for investors who are looking for a good return over the longer term . |
| 16 | Midland Air Museum at Coventry are looking for a good home for the fuselage and other components of Messenger IV VP-KJL . |
| 17 | Many of the interesting books of flower paintings in the Library have been donated or bequeathed by plant lovers who are looking for a good home for their paintings . |
| 18 | When money is tight , passengers are looking for the best deal . |
| 19 | It is not the first time that , for whatever reason , such a ‘ mistake ’ , if you can call it that , has been made with the best will in the world . |
| 20 | See my jazz feature in this issue for an example of what I mean ; it has n't meant less coverage of Classical Music but it will mean we 're acting upon a good number of our readers ' wishes . |
| 21 | That 's why the next match is so important we 're looking for a good performance and ultimately a good result . ’ |
| 22 | And party-goers who 're looking for a good time are being warned they 'll find nothing but trouble at illegal raves . |
| 23 | It means we 're starting from a better baseline than if we were simply dealing with health services budget and social work 's budget and what the voluntary sector has managed to pull together . |
| 24 | Yes , I 've just heard Alan say that they 've got a young side , and we 're similar over here , we 're playing in a good standard of football . |
| 25 | We 're hoping for a good day tomorrow |
| 26 | In fact , the day before the I Love Lucy St Patrick 's Day , she 'd been told of a good job with the British Council in the Gilbert Islands . |
| 27 | Gentlemen ushers in knee-length black tunics fuss about , directing last-minute guests to their seats , although most have been waiting for the best part of an hour , making stilted smalltalk to conceal their pride . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , the good news will bring some welcome relief to those homeowners who have been waiting for the best part of 1991 to sell their home . |
| 29 | It places a great responsibility upon us to ensure that the children of Sunderland are given the very best possible value-for-money meals , while also ensuring that public funds are used to the best effect . |
| 30 | Managers may believe that industry structures are ordained by the Good Lord , but they can — and often do — change overnight . |