Example sentences of "good the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 ‘ I do n't care how good the idea is , I do n't like you and wo n't give it the time of day . ’
32 It seems that Hamilton received independent confirmation of how good the School was .
33 When the history of that unhappy place is considered it may well be asked , ‘ What kind of a ‘ god ’ is it that has failed so abysmally to make good the promise ? ’ .
34 Fagin told Oliver how good the Dodger was at his job , and what a friendly boy Charley was .
35 It is no good the judge 's writing the criminal a note ; the words must be said out loud .
36 In a country that has known hosepipe bans in autumn even as gardens disappear under floodwater , it is reasonable to wonder how much good the downpour of the past 48 hours has achieved .
37 It is no good the Minister , whenever he is found to be wanting and to be wrong , starting to hurl abuse across the Chamber or making allegations that have absolutely no substance .
38 It is no good the person who gave the order later complaining ‘ But I meant you to do so-and-so ’ .
39 In other cases , Zuwaya threatened reprisals for injuries suffered : they might have to make good the threat , but usually persuaded their antagonists to pay compensation .
40 a week That 's alright then , that means he alright , good The Queen Mother fell over yesterday got up again .
41 But however good the design may be , it 's what it feels like on the road that matters :
42 Yeah must be really good the thing that I really want to do in the Christmas holiday is go-carting
43 How good the meal was depended entirely on what the cook was like , you could n't believe the difference .
44 Turning to go back to her own house to oversee her own arrangements for departure , she realised how little good the summer had done Mrs Browning .
45 For all its efforts to make good the loss of over 100 years , Poland was not invited to join the club of industrialised nations .
46 The scope of the innkeeper 's duty is further limited by s.2(3) : where the proprietor of an hotel is liable as an innkeeper to make good the loss of or damage to property brought to the hotel , his liability to any one guest shall not exceed fifty pounds in respect of any one article , or one hundred pounds in the aggregate , except where —
47 In communication terms he is introducing redundant information to make good the loss in the system .
48 Claims ( for what they may be worth ) for indemnity from a miscreant partner will more readily be encountered in the context of fraudulent activities in relation to the misapplication of money or property received for or in custody of the firm , to which s11 of the Partnership Act is directed : In the following cases ; namely — ( a ) Where one partner acting within the scope of his apparent authority receives the money or property of a third person and misapplies it ; and ( b ) Where a firm in the course of its business receives money or property of a third person , and the money or property so received is misapplied by one or more of the partners while it is in the custody of the firm ; the firm is liable to make good the loss .
49 7.7.8 If at any time the Tenant shall be entitled to the benefit of any insurance on the Premises ( which is not effected or maintained in pursuance of any obligation contained in this Lease ) to apply all money received by virtue of such insurance in making good the loss or damage in respect of which such money shall have been received The landlord 's concern is to avoid the situation by which its insurers may refuse to pay the whole of the proceeds of insurance where the tenant has also taken out insurance cover for the premises , pursuant to a common provision found in insurance policies .
50 But the processing capability is in itself , no matter how good the program , only half the benefit ; the other half is derived from being able to get the answers when they are wanted and not have to wait for them .
51 Someone even stopped Carl in the street the other day and congratulated him on how good the album is , so it looks like the world 's finally catching up with us . ’
52 Someone even stopped Carl in the street the other day and congratulated him on how good the album is , so it looks like the world 's finally catching up with us . ’
53 That came as no surprise to us , as we know how good the business climate in this country has been in recent years with the success of deregulation and low taxation and the attractiveness of Britain as a home of inward investment .
54 It depends on how good the game play is you know .
55 To that extent the Profitboss sees management development as a permanent process , no matter how good the manager .
56 But erm , on that site , he 's pretty good the manager there .
57 Making good the exterior render .
58 The sale was to have comprised both the unpaid for items and pieces from Mr Narita 's collection , acquired at a Tajan auction in April 1990 — the Japanese businessman having proved sensitive to Tajan 's repeated pleas to make good the difference .
59 None are as good as conventional culture , and though their specificity is good the sensitivity is relatively poor ( up to 60% in total but up to 90% in heavy carriage ) .
60 No matter how good the analysis , there will be no effect on risk until the recommendations are implemented .
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