Example sentences of "give [pers pn] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the swims that have given me good dace fishing seemed to have shared similar features , the main one being their tendency to become shallower towards the tail . |
| 2 | That is because we 've given them good service over the past three years . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've given them good service — 130 goals in 140-odd games — and feel good for a few more seasons . ’ |
| 4 | All citizens need a highly concentrated er episode in their lives where all they do is think about what is right in the circumstances and this will give them good practice , good training to being an enlightened voter . |
| 5 | I promise I will give you good warning before I avail myself of this privilege . |
| 6 | I 've given you good reason to be suspicious of my motives . ’ |
| 7 | I can do nothing to help except give them good references and a few quid to tide them over . |
| 8 | ‘ You always give me good advice : give me some now . |
| 9 | ‘ I give you good day , sir . |
| 10 | That 's where they give you good news or bad news . |
| 11 | Most of the action is in the top half of the rod , which is enough to cushion the strike , but is fairly stiff for the rest of its length to give me good casting and striking . |
| 12 | I want to give you good answers to your questions . ’ |
| 13 | He continued : ‘ She is very resilient and was able to give us good information about what happened . ’ |
| 14 | Some animals have a red spot over the eye giving them good protection from sunburn and eye cancer in warmer climates , and the mossy , curly coat , which gives such good insulation in temperate regions , is replaced by a smooth coat in hotter parts of the world . |
| 15 | By the turn of the century , which was only ten years since his first professional engagement , John Tiller had amassed a great fortune for himself whilst changing the lives of working-class girls by giving them good wages and a career . |
| 16 | Wandering in the road , although giving you good all-round vision , puts you at the mercy , even late at night , of the local juggernaut or aspiring Grand Prix racer . |
| 17 | The loss of my daughter Suzy gave me good reason to do what I 'm doing and I have nothing to lose . |
| 18 | That , however , is to ignore the efforts of several bishops over many years to secure some lasting settlement between a wilful king and his resentful subjects ; the lateness of their conversion to deposition — under duress or in despair — is rather to their credit than otherwise ; as for the fiercest episcopal opponents of the king , their experience gave them good grounds for believing that the church 's liberties would be better protected under another king . |
| 19 | And she always gave them good measure and did an awful trade . |
| 20 | The generosity of people in the area so far gives them good cause to believe that they will succeed again over the next 12 months . |
| 21 | Even up to five gives you good practice on singulars and plurals ( and perhaps concord ) . |
| 22 | He found that the Devon , although it was small , gave him good quantities of good beef and rather lower quantities of very creamy milk . |
| 23 | Softboard has a spongy texture , which gives it good sound and thermal insulation properties . |
| 24 | The only thing you can say is that DB gave us good service and for this we should be grateful . |