Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at this point that Laba had effected the only feasible escape procedure for such circumstances , although it required a good deal of luck . |
| 2 | Although it seems a good opportunity , it is no long term basis for a good relationship with our paymasters . |
| 3 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
| 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 | Er ye yes , if it gives a better service at the end of the day |
| 8 | Because it goes a good deal wider , I will not myself be supporting it . |
| 9 | While there was , at least for Monnet and Schuman , an altruistic motive behind the scheme , it is clear that France found the idea attractive because it offered a better way than the International Ruhr Authority of binding the new West Germany to external control while it was still relatively weak . |
| 10 | Dr Hugh Rushton , Research Director for the Philip Kingsley Trichology Clinic , believes that hormone replacement therapy ( HRT ) is very effective in restoring condition to hair because it maintains a better balance of hormones , particularly oestrogen . |
| 11 | The trouble is , once one article said it , then other articles copied it because it made a good story . |
| 12 | We would be inclined to use the first , because it gives a better sense of the feel of the anthology ; but this is a fairly arbitrary decision , where rule-books do not help . |
| 13 | They say that 20 per cent of American motorists who can run cars on unleaded petrol are switching back to lead because it gives a better performance . |
| 14 | ‘ Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’ |
| 15 | Fundholding poses ethical problems , either because it secures a better service for the patients of a fundholding practice over those whose doctors happen not to hold a fund , or because it does not . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | In this chapter , it is proposed to consider in detail the radical legislation passed in Michigan , New South Wales and Canada , with a view to assessing whether it provides a better solution to the problem of rape than that envisaged by the Criminal Law Revision Committee in England . |
| 18 | Many years ago I used to write for a magazine called ‘ Electronics and Computing Monthly ’ which was killed , even though it had a good circulation . |
| 19 | However , this is the party that goes on about unemployment as though it had a good record on unemployment . |
| 20 | Though it gave a good account of itself , Dave gently persuaded the fish close enough to be lifted aboard the boat . |
| 21 | A longer time period is probably advantageous to the acquirer as it enables a better assessment of assets to be made and gives time for undisclosed liabilities to appear . |
| 22 | Particular attention should be paid to the water , as it requires a good acid condition . |
| 23 | I pulled in there as it seemed a good place to get Armstrong off the road and it was only then I saw that it was in fact an unmade road curving away round the back of the hill . |
| 24 | It was unpopular politically , as it involved a good deal of compulsion , and did not survive the chaos of independence . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | This method of obscuring chords only in higher registers is quite usual , as it gives a good equilibrium to the harmony . |
| 27 | It will continue all through marriage as long as it has a good foundation of friendship . |