Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was cheered up by Barbara Amiel 's suggestion ( in the ‘ Sunday Times ’ ) that the winners should have a good gloat . |
| 2 | The short three round championship will mean that all the championship contenders must get a good result and since results from the two heats also count towards championship points , racing throughout the day is guaranteed to be close and fast . |
| 3 | Candidates should have a good Honours degree , or its equivalent , in a relevant subject-area such as engineering , psychology , linguistics , phonetics or speech science . |
| 4 | Readers will find a good example of legislation for which statutory instruments are important in the 1986 Social Security Act . |
| 5 | This too encourages the flow of savings as it gives savers the confidence that their savings will earn a good rate of interest . |
| 6 | Candidates for both posts must have a good degree in economics , econometrics , statistics or related subjects . |
| 7 | And pure substances tailored to neurotransmitter sites would have a good chance of being free of unpleasant side effects elsewhere in the body . |
| 8 | I had suggested that their epic journey through the mountains would make a good subject for a film . |
| 9 | ABOVE The careful conservation , analysis and drawing of archaeological finds can yield a good deal of information . |
| 10 | Fire extinguishers may seem a good idea , but there are so many types to be used for so many different sorts of fires that I would be nervous of escalating a fire , rather than killing it , by using the wrong type of extinguisher . |
| 11 | Commitments to matching finance are seldom adequately analyzed , and although the recipient governments may carry a good deal of the responsibility for this , donors are also at fault in assuming that the counter-part funds for their projects will have priority . |
| 12 | He was more concerned that his guests should have a good breakfast . |
| 13 | Applicants should have a good Honours degree in Management , Economics or related discipline and/or have professional qualifications . |
| 14 | Moore says that the bank has developed a general policy that loans to small , high-technology firms can provide a good source of business . |
| 15 | As a matter of course , all teachers should have a good dictionary available in the classroom , and should take time to show pupils how to use it . |
| 16 | He quickly realised a ten year old in swimming trunks can run a good deal faster than a twenty eight year old clad in hip high waders with a bloody great salmon on his back . |
| 17 | A brick wall which does not contain openings will provide a good fire barrier and can , therefore , be sited on the boundary . |
| 18 | Two measures should do a good deal to grease the wheels of the City 's securities business . |
| 19 | To Tozer , the news that IBM UK , the industry 's barometer , has this year frozen pay and is reshuffling its employees to cut numbers must have a good side : ‘ If it means it becomes more responsive to the market and customers , I think we will benefit , ’ she says . |
| 20 | The men should have a good supper and rest . |
| 21 | 3 ) Sex : Amateur sexologists will have a good time too . |
| 22 | Bosses may take a good look at your hands during an interview and it 's quite common for men to put well-kept nails high on their list of priorities when it comes to women . |
| 23 | Although I wrote to the Corporation drawing attention to Captain Roskill 's account of the incident , the letter was neither published nor acknowledged — presumably on the basis that the BBC saw no reason why facts should spoil a good story about a ‘ cover-up ’ . |
| 24 | Indeed , in the current situation , many enterprises would have a good claim for reimbursement on account of the receipt of ‘ sub-competitive ’ incomes . |
| 25 | If nothing else , the relative lack of action over the last couple of nights would ensure a good sleep before setting off home . |
| 26 | My daughters will start a good school , and Haworth will become famous . |
| 27 | Jerry Evans , of NatWest Securities , said : ‘ I believe that analysts can have a good record , and a better record than throwing darts at the FT . |