Example sentences of "and [noun] [to-vb] a good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Gilding — the laying of gold leaf on to surfaces — requires a great deal of patience and practice to achieve a good result .
2 After the super article on my lucky win , and desire to find a good retirement home for my 33-year-old A35 in the Spring 1991 issue of The Lifeboat , I was delighted to receive so many lovely letters from readers interested in taking over care of my dear little car .
3 The main types of breach are obviously failure to supply goods or services of the nature or quality promised under the contract , late delivery , and failure to pass a good title to items sold under the contract .
4 Botham then bowled dismally to allow Greenidge and Haynes to make a good start , after which Richardson clocked up a steady hundred .
5 It may seem risky to start investing so much time and effort to obtain a better quality of life for a person at the margin of coping , but once the framework of social care planning has been established other aspects of social work and health service provision can be woven in .
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