Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb -s] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it seems a good opportunity , it is no long term basis for a good relationship with our paymasters . |
| 2 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
| 3 | He sounds like he needs a good rogering to wake him up . ’ |
| 4 | Coaxing is another and sycophancy is another — you put your own interpretation on it but if it gets a good show , then it 's all a matter of semantics . |
| 5 | Looks as if it needs a good smack ! |
| 6 | According to Shaw : ‘ If we do what we say we are going to do for investors they will put up the money for T&L if it has a good acquisition opportunity . |
| 7 | I 'll say if he gets a good show we 'll see you right . |
| 8 | I always thought , if he marries a good girl , it 'll maybe settle him . |
| 9 | No auditor can conduct an audit which is both effective and efficient unless he/she has a good working relationship with the client company 's directors , but it is crucial that the auditor remembers that it is not the directors who are the client , but the company itself . |
| 10 | Because it goes a good deal wider , I will not myself be supporting it . |
| 11 | ‘ Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’ |
| 12 | I have included this somewhat lengthy account of the inception of the AEP since it does a good deal to explain some of the subsequent strengths and weaknesses of these highly influential programmes . |
| 13 | Marie gets all excited when she gets a good idea — suddenly she 's all full of energy and she ca n't sit still . |
| 14 | He must n't be expected to make an effort when he does n't feel like it , he must n't risk being hemmed in or bored , but everyone has to be ever so careful of his feelings , poor sensitive soul , and when he wants a good fuck he comes to obliging loving little Ruth because he can relieve himself and have his morale boosted without having to do a damned thing about it but get himself into your bed . ’ |
| 15 | Particular attention should be paid to the water , as it requires a good acid condition . |
| 16 | Foucault 's account is particularly useful insofar as it gives a good indication of the characteristic French , as opposed to German , emphasis on the relation of Marxism to enlightenment rationality and the questioning of enlightenment claims to the universality of its values . |
| 17 | This method of obscuring chords only in higher registers is quite usual , as it gives a good equilibrium to the harmony . |
| 18 | It will continue all through marriage as long as it has a good foundation of friendship . |
| 19 | Though he travels a good deal in his job as an engineering manager , he could now enjoy the prospect of climbing , walking and fishing in the beautiful scenery he loves . |
| 20 | Though he has a good deal of contact with senior officials ( and in the northern agency spends most of his time at headquarters ) he has a strong loyalty to the field officers in his area , retaining from his own earlier experience as a field officer what he feels to be a sympathetic understanding of practical problems . |