Example sentences of "goose [that] [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In that case , why does McCloy kill the goose that lays the golden eggs ? ’ |
| 2 | Hi-Tech , which has told the court it is willing to collect the £100-per-decoder viewing fee because it does not wish to ‘ kill the goose that lays the golden egg ’ is now restricted to fulfilling its existing orders for decoders pending the further hearing in the New Year . |
| 3 | High taxes kill the goose that lays the golden eggs . |
| 4 | If we fail to build a healthy , living soil , chemicals will , at best , provide a short-term panacea ; in the long term they will ‘ kill the goose that lays the golden egg ’ . |
| 5 | Erm I think they probably thought their jobs were at threat or the continuation of employment in their quarry and the quarry would shut down which manage management had certainly hinted at , yet which I considered to be a bluff , because no one 's gon na kill the goose that lays the golden egg . |