Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This question of the benefit to be achieved from library activities has generated a good deal of literature , none of it very conclusive . |
| 2 | For various reasons the specific item search , into which the designers had put a good deal of effort , was less successful . |
| 3 | They reckon Lancastrians have got a good pint of Boddys . |
| 4 | Egypt 's nuclear power industry is still in the design phase , but according to Mr. Kandil , nuclear power was the only clean energy alternative for Egypt : ‘ If developed countries want to enjoy a good climate , they should give us these plants at lower cost . |
| 5 | Thus , open tipped tubes and intraluminal solid state pressure transducers appear to provide a good estimate of the amount and characteristics of contractile activity . |
| 6 | From the evidence of a 10-country study , Gladstone ( 1984 ) notes that the activities , structure and functions of employers ' associations do show a good deal of inter country variation , often a reflection of distinctive historical experiences and a particular course of industrialisation with resultant differences in the environment in which a country 's industrial relations system has to operate . |
| 7 | As he put it : ‘ The planners and the road engineers have had a good bashing , but they have learnt their lesson . |
| 8 | The presence of Asian women advice workers has attracted a good response from the Asian community and the informality is attracting more family and personal enquiries of the sort that people may have felt uncomfortable about bringing previously . |
| 9 | Underneath are the shale and granite deposits which workers think stand a good chance of containing metals . |
| 10 | Primate tool use has been studied by anthropologists in the hope that it might tell us something about our own evolution ; by psychologists trying to obtain a better understanding of problem solving and intelligence ; and by animal behaviourists simply because the use of tools among wild primates is part of their natural repertoire of behaviour . |
| 11 | Recent years have seen a good deal of change and instability in energy markets and the aim of the study is to investigate how these have influenced , or have been influenced by , the form of contractual behaviour in the markets . |
| 12 | Intel has decided that the next generation of PC processors needs to have a better name than the 586 . |
| 13 | Subsequently , in the absence of major dislocations such as war or revolution , the provisions appear to show a good deal of tenacity , retaining many of their early characteristics despite subsequent evolution . |
| 14 | Keen pond owners enjoy growing a good selection of aquatic plants especially waterlilies — given the facilities why not try experimenting with tropical waterlilies ? |
| 15 | China 's conservation efforts have received a good deal of attention and it has been difficult to sort out myth from reality . |
| 16 | I KNOW THE ADS HAVE CREATED A GOOD DEMAND . |
| 17 | It ‘ speaks for the new concepts required to create a better world structure ’ , and works ‘ towards a spiritually-based civilisation ’ . |
| 18 | These young patients appear to have a good prognosis following infarction and intervention policies based on exercise testing in an older age group may not be appropriate . |
| 19 | How many rabbits have had a good meal off men 's rubbish heaps ? |
| 20 | This has been mostly in agricultural chemicals where tonnages have proved a good fit with Hickson 's type of batch equipment . |
| 21 | How many more of us would be fluent French speakers if our first French teachers had done a better job ? |
| 22 | The communiqué that was issued after the meeting noted that the talks had been ‘ frank and useful ’ and did not disguise the fact that there were still ‘ major differences ’ on a series of key issues ; but the two leaders had achieved a better understanding of their respective positions and had agreed on the importance of maintaining a ‘ constant dialogue ’ . |
| 23 | The malai photographers had made a good job of it , this genuine FAKINTIL atrocity . |
| 24 | It was not disputed that teachers ought to be aware of the relation between educational success and failure and the language children being to school , or that some teachers need to give a good deal of time to the study of reading . |
| 25 | These groups aim to reach a better understanding of the complex reasons behind alcohol misuse and to implement practical and effective initiatives to encourage more sensible and responsible attitudes to drinking . |
| 26 | That is by and large true , but Hardie is not certain that men have taken it on board and he is keen for plenty of men to attend to get a better understanding of the position . |
| 27 | I agree with my hon. Friend that raising standards requires having a good quality teaching force , properly rewarded and encouraged . |
| 28 | If Austin Rover 's Leyland forebears had made a better job of the Stag in the first place , values would probably have risen before . |
| 29 | Again , they could have gone into the supermarket , but they thought the police had had a good look at them , so they sprinted through the crowds who took as little notice as they expected , and across the street just after the lights had changed 50 that the traffic beginning to move , hooted . |
| 30 | Film historians have spent a good deal of time debating the significance of the gangster films and attempting to relate them to the whole ethos of the Wall Street crash and the onset of the depression . |