Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [prep] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Clive Lawton , head of educational services , said there was still a long way to go , and he warned against being carried away with a good idea if it were to impoverish the rest of the scheme . |
| 2 | Buffallo , however , have come up with a good trowel at a very modest price . |
| 3 | There are probably many examples of instances in which Western technology has come up with a good idea which has the capability of helping the hundreds of millions of people in the Developing World . |
| 4 | Needlers has come up with a good compromise with the introduction of its New Energy Bar . |
| 5 | To heighten concern about the Convention , Broken Promise could not have come out at a better time . |
| 6 | SMETANA and Dvorak — the RSNO 's programme had been tailor-made for Walter Weller and one had looked forward to a good wallow ; to tunes , and torrents of the particularly lush sounds he and his orchestra make together . |
| 7 | Unlike most grown-ups , he was usually ready to stop whatever he was doing to sit down and talk , and Oliver , who had looked forward to a good gossip , was both puzzled and disappointed when his friend stood up , spat on his hands and went back to his digging . |
| 8 | Just as zooming should be done only for a good reason , panning is also a camera move which should be used sparingly if it is not to become visually irritating . |
| 9 | Sanchia Holmes , manageress of the Framework clothes shop , said Saturday was usually their busiest day and they had missed out on a good deal of custom . |
| 10 | The second half has got off to a good start , with slightly higher orders for October . |
| 11 | A small number of cooperatives and self-managed enterprises have got off to a good start . |
| 12 | You 've got off to a good start , Deirdra , so keep writing — and reading ! |
| 13 | They 've got off to a good start with a pair of eighteen carat gold and turquoise earrings donated by the Elizabeth Gage company of London . |
| 14 | WITTON Gilbert WMC members have got off to a good start with their appeal to provide two guide dogs for the blind . |
| 15 | I immediately asked Dennis if he was OK , and pointed out that I thought that the ball had jumped up from a good length . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I 've been brought up in a good school these last few years , do n't you think ? |
| 17 | If you are lucky you might get a codex thrown in for a good measure for telecomms application . |
| 18 | The popularity is put down to a good flavour — with its tight creamy head it 's similar to Tetley 's — the lack of any other light bitters in Nicholson 's range that compete with it and a slight price advantage of around five pence . |
| 19 | ‘ You are nine years old and you are going to be sent away to a good school , and you must take advantage of all they teach you . |
| 20 | Comparing notes with an airship enthusiast the other day , I learned that the Falklands campaign might bring the airship back into favour because it can be sent up for a good look at the surroundings , especially at sea . |
| 21 | All dressed up for a good cause |
| 22 | They say he should have waited around like a good boy , taken a few duff , even Duff fights , and he would have been rewarded in due course by boxing 's power brokers . |
| 23 | Er now Owen has a large summer house and collects rain water from the roof and the roof 's been covered recently with a good quality , he says , mineralized felt . |
| 24 | If I 'd been a union member I might have held out for a better offer or some redundancy money , but I was n't , so that was that . |