Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this way I hope eventually to get a better appreciation of the daily and seasonal lives of our local birds ( and a few mammals ) . |
| 2 | The visiting party , who were the first and last ever to get a good look at the crater of Perboewetan , found it to be about 1,000 metres in diameter and about fifty metres deep , with a small pit , also about fifty metres deep , in the centre of the crater floor ; it was from this pit that the steam cloud was escaping with a great roar . |
| 3 | A word of warning , if you are planning a trip to Hackwood , arrive early to get a good view . |
| 4 | The Foreign Languages at Work ( FLAW ) scheme also experienced a good year , with candidate numbers up by 38 per cent . |
| 5 | The answer is that while they may not have the male 's full attention they do often get a good territory with plenty of food . |
| 6 | Then when you 've all found a good combination , you do it for a while , then you turn on the tape machine … |
| 7 | I mean , let's face it , I 'm in a no-win Situation , and quite honestly , I 'm so stuffed up to here with the whole Stupid mess that , I can tell you , I 've just Got a good mind to take the quick way out . |
| 8 | And it 's wired right into the power amp , so you do n't have to worry about tone circuits or reverbs — you 've just got a good sound to play along with . |
| 9 | Although bargaining is often very tough you 've always got a better chance if you know with whom you are dealing — it helps if you 've had the odd meal or drink together or a game of squash . |
| 10 | ‘ Here we are , ’ gushed the presenter of Gardeners ' World , ‘ we 're in my very favourite corner of the estate now , with its magnificent , sweeping views down to the river.just look at this superb example of Metasequoiaglyptostroboides , or Dawn Redwood to give it its more familiar name , I do n't think I 've ever seen a better specimen anywhere . |
| 11 | So , having done it , my confidence is built back up and I 've also become a better player and a better singer — hopefully . |
| 12 | Well you 've probably got I 've probably got a better deal there . |
| 13 | We 've now got a good package which saves us nearly eighty thousand pounds and to actually undo all of that and create an awful lot of public disquiet plus a problem with regard to potential redundancy to particular saving that accommodates this as the absolutely completely inane and except for where it came from , I would be gobsmacked if it came tonight . |
| 14 | Can I reiterate what he he actually said in a meeting with Calum er Carole Degucht er last year er he said I do y the honourable , my honourable friend said I do not see that uniformity means adopting a system of proportional representation and I 've yet to see a good case as to the merits of different states adopting the same procedure . |
| 15 | I 've also got an early '60s L-series Strat and I 've never played a better Strat than that one , but I do n't use it live in case I lose it . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've never ducked a good fight in my life , it 's personal between us and I would love to fight him . ’ |
| 17 | I 've never had a better incentive to hurry home . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've never had a better client , ’ she said then . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've never had a good experience of a boss with a short upper lip , ’ said Fred . |
| 20 | I have already put a good deal of stress upon two contrasted aspects of what seems to me to be the central paradox of anthropology considered as an intellectual discipline . |
| 21 | But the further they go the more interesting they get and of course er the visitors tonight have already had a good win . |
| 22 | ‘ But any visit to Elland Road is tricky , especially when Leeds have just had a good spanking from Nottingham Forest . |
| 23 | It 's going to pull us a little bit closer to the rest of the pack but we have still got a good squad . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm very happy and I have always had a good relationship with the board . ’ |
| 26 | Because of the enormous risks inherent in war the armed services have traditionally put a good deal of emphasis on training . |
| 27 | Balance chairs have also attracted a good deal of interest . |
| 28 | Central 's cameras have also captured a good deal of real-life drama thanks to the Cook Report . |
| 29 | Investors have also had a good run for their money . |
| 30 | I have though had a good ratio of women to men shown in the gallery but I do n't think that is what draws women to me . |