Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] a good [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would add that toy manufacturers used a good deal of imagination and licence when they produced their models , perhaps not taking into account the keen eye and future criticism of FlyPast readers ! |
| 2 | The task was to design wall charts using three species to illustrate the dramatic effect changes in water colour has on the fauna and flora of aquatic environments of ponds and lakes and a river system , to the extent that the presence or absence of particular plants or animals gives a good indication of pollution levels . |
| 3 | The exploration of clients ' adaptations provides a good example of this before and after' approach . |
| 4 | ‘ Preliminary discussions show a good measure of support in the trade , ’ said Cleveland Police . |
| 5 | The prevalence of predation appears to be correlated with the relative lack of seasonality , for , in temperate countries , winters prevent a good deal of predation . |
| 6 | During that spring and summer the Australians enjoyed a good deal of help from the locals . |
| 7 | Do the parents have a good knowledge of English ? |
| 8 | Engineers have a good helping of functional grey matter with which to devise theories . |
| 9 | As we have seen elsewhere , the wording of statutes tends to be general and is therefore frequently ambiguous ; thus when a case revolves around what a statute actually says , judges have a good deal of discretion which they will exercise according to their view of what the law requires . |
| 10 | Paramo 's Nevada jacket and Prima trousers provide a good way of beating the rain . |
| 11 | The inter-war years saw a good deal of activity in North Shields by the local branch of the National Unemployed Workers Movement ( NUWM ; see CDP , 1978 ) , whose main base of support was on the Meadowell . |
| 12 | Roller blinds offer a good deal of scope through colour and fabric combinations , from floral patterns to bold geometric prints . |
| 13 | DG has over the last three to four years put a good deal of energy into reducing that cost base , but now , even with a quarterly breakeven level reduced to $270m from $350m , the company is struggling to make ends meet . |
| 14 | Tony Meek says it means the world to be in the race and its a dream come true … he gets his dogs ready by walking them in the forest every morning … they have good food … weetabix … honey and milk for breakfast … cooked meat … raw meat and vegatables for tea … he says his dogs have a good chance of winning they 're second and third favourites and he 's not bothered which one does it … |
| 15 | Although we could n't speak the language , there were enough ‘ … issimos ’ attached to the adjectives to give a good idea of what the locals thought of the route , and the frequent appearance of numbers like VIII , VII+ , A4 and A3 on the topo seemed more in keeping with our previous experience than the more modest gradings given by Ron James . |
| 16 | Alternate your activities to give a good balance of suppleness , strength and stamina . |
| 17 | For many people their family life is positively harmful and , probably for the majority of people , their experiences with families bring a good deal of pain as well as pleasure . |
| 18 | Many firms of estate agents are also surveyors , and it 's important to them to get on to building society panels to enjoy a good flow of valuation work . |
| 19 | ABILL improving guarantees on cars and household goods has a good chance of becoming law because it is being introduced by the MP who topped the ballot for private members ' bills . |
| 20 | In Spring and Autumn , the traditional publishing seasons , lists of forthcoming books with substantial annotations give a good indication of the content of the publisher 's output for the next four month period . |
| 21 | Briault and West went on to comment that the headteachers in two of their studies gave a good deal of attention to the process through which individual teachers can change themselves . |
| 22 | This gives sufficient protection for its ephemeral purpose but , after prolonged wetting , such materials are hopelessly weak , whereas natural celluloses retain a good part of their strength . |
| 23 | Both Surveys contain a good deal of information relevant to the assessment of living standards including expenditure data ( from the FES ) , indicators of health and social participation ( from the GHS ) and data on the possession of assets ( from both Surveys ) . |
| 24 | In the United States the courts exercise a good deal of influence quite independently of the other branches of government . |
| 25 | The vagaries of currency exchange rates provide a good example of interdependence — given the tendency for changes in value of the American dollar or the German mark to provoke a sterling crisis in Great Britain . |
| 26 | General practitioners spend a good proportion of their time with elderly patients and this is acknowledged in the rates of payment for different categories of patients on the GP lists . |
| 27 | A comparison of the inner city and outer city informants ' occupations gives a good idea of the relative status of the communities . |
| 28 | Above : These square and rectangular frames offer a good selection of different materials and effects . |
| 29 | Eight pupils from two Teesside schools are giving up their holidays to get a good account of working life . |
| 30 | Zoos have a good stock of the lar gibbon Hylobates lar but are low on all the others , and so the CBSG is advising zoos to get rid of their lars and replace them with species such as hoolock H. hoolock and concolor H. concolor . |