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 Because it goes a good deal wider , I will not myself be supporting it .
8 The trouble is , once one article said it , then other articles copied it because it made a good story .
9 Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 However , this is the party that goes on about unemployment as though it had a good record on unemployment .
13 Though it gave a good account of itself , Dave gently persuaded the fish close enough to be lifted aboard the boat .
14 Particular attention should be paid to the water , as it requires a good acid condition .
15 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 .
16 It was unpopular politically , as it involved a good deal of compulsion , and did not survive the chaos of independence .
17 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 .
18 This method of obscuring chords only in higher registers is quite usual , as it gives a good equilibrium to the harmony .
19 It will continue all through marriage as long as it has a good foundation of friendship .
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