Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 2 | Listening to tapes of bird calls will help you identify unseen birds too and help direct you to the best place to stand and look for them . |
| 3 | After all , good results will qualify you for a better job , and give you the added satisfaction of proving to your boss that you are good at what you do . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , after his defeat , Mr Major , whose strengths as a Prime Minister would not best qualify him as a good leader of the opposition , would do the decent thing and step down , like Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1965 , agreeing to serve under whomever the party chose to succeed him . |
| 5 | Certainly the tabular method of presenting results does not show them in the best light and the use of graphs would have made them much more accessible . |
| 6 | JEWKES : O , you are very good , sir , very forgiving indeed , but come , I hope you will be so good as to take her to your bosom and that my tomorrow morning you 'll bring her to a better sense of her duty . |
| 7 | ‘ You must send it to the best art gallery in London . ’ |
| 8 | Yeah , what , no , tell us , what 's the maximum amount of timber you could theoretically give us on a good day . |
| 9 | When he died , he divided his liquid assets and his land between his sons , having first provided for each of his daughters through setting up trust funds which would provide them with a good income . |
| 10 | ‘ Never , ’ writes Boswell , ‘ did I see him in a better frame ; calm , gentle , wise , holy ’ — with Johnson opining that the essence of the Crucifixion lay in showing to the world that even the Son of God suffered on account of sin , and in doing so , displayed how heinous a thing sin must be . |
| 11 | All the techniques in taekwondo are flexible and allow the practitioner to change his mind at the last minute as to which block or punch will provide him with the best defence or counter-attack . |
| 12 | He does n't defend it as the best way of getting the correct decision , he does n't defend it , or he does n't solely defend it that way he does n't defend it either on the idea that people have right to be tried by their peers for example which is the most likely defence now , but he defends jury service on the grounds of the effect it has on the jurors which is quite a novel erm . |
| 13 | If you have an antique bedstead , you can use it with a good quality mattress provided you have a special drop-in base made for it . |
| 14 | I do n't see us as the best band in the world ; we 're just putting out records because the rest of the music scene is so crap at the moment . |
| 15 | Maybe this program will guide you to the best shareware company of all ( or perhaps you already know ! ) . |
| 16 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 17 | It may surprise readers but , since I wrote about her recently , Barbara and I have become good friends , so I rang her up to tell her that I would join her for a good gloat . |
| 18 | They would sell it at the best price they could get for it . |
| 19 | In these circumstances any analysis of the Nigerian news media can quickly become outdated ; however , this does not mean , that an account of trends to date will not guide us towards a better understanding of present practices . |
| 20 | Some people like to use a card for each question at this stage so that it is simple to move questions about as it seems desirable to order and re-order them in the best sequence . |
| 21 | Coming up next here on Radio Oxford is the six o'clock news , but we 'll leave you with the best moment this afternoon here on Radio Oxford . |
| 22 | Having tried several adjustments to the system over the past 6 years , I hope this provides a format which will serve us for a good while into the future . |
| 23 | Definitely , yes , I would say like I 've spoke to Brian Horton on Sunday and he more or less said that it 's er Oxford United , fourth position in the league , let's hope so like you know , they are like , and I 've come here maybe to help get them in a better position . |
| 24 | Try some of our treats — they 'll put you in a better mood without spoiling your figure |
| 25 | You should surround yourself with close friends — it will put you in a good mood for dealing with a financial matter . |
| 26 | Ireland will hopefully solve its political problems with the North and its low labour costs will put it in a good position to compete in manufacturing and assembly ; |
| 27 | Could you advise me on the best type of sash cramp to buy ? |
| 28 | At Feros Lighting , Parsons Street , Banbury , you 'll not only see the largest selection of domestic lighting in the area , they can also advise you on the best way to light your office , so if it 's one lightbulb , your whole home or a complete office , for the complete look go to Feros Lighting in Parsons Street , Banbury . |
| 29 | Your local Crime Prevention Officer can advise you on the best type to buy to suit your specific needs . |
| 30 | Cavity walls can be filled by a contractor who will advise you on the best type of material for your type of property . |