Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it 's about time we actually put that word back into the dictionary and made it a good word to have . |
| 2 | Yet this season , he 's played all but two matches , and since the ‘ 5 man defence ’ appeared when Batty got injured , the reviews I 've read have even called him a Batty replacement , and given him a good write-up . |
| 3 | ‘ Under John 's leadership , the last three years have seen significant progress and given us a good start in tackling the challenges that lie ahead . ’ |
| 4 | I patted Armstrong 's stubbly radiator and promised him a good clean-out . |
| 5 | The waiter brought two tall glasses and filled them a good way up with Courvoisier . |
| 6 | What is known is that nearly 8000 young people leave care each year at 18 and many others at 16 and 17 , and are not provided with any semblance of the help and support which a good parent would give not only to these age groups but often to many young people of 19 , 20 or even older . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll go and give her the good news . ’ |
| 8 | I 'll just pop in and give them a good scare . |
| 9 | ‘ Take him and give him a good dowsing . ’ |
| 10 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |
| 11 | And give him the good news . |
| 12 | I get hold of her shoulders and give her a good shake . |
| 13 | To break contact , move your hands close together again , slide them away and give them a good shake to remove any tingling ( or even tension ) picked up from your partner . |
| 14 | Do this the day before you intend to fish , and give them a good shake every time you walk past them . |
| 15 | The therapist who will listen to your problems and give you a good perm is bound to avoid the dole . |
| 16 | But then , it 's a big difference between skiing abroad and you know , like staying somewhere like Cyprus skiing in Scotland , it 's true , but I mean , it 's like the first , I mean , my dad 's typical , sort of , get to the top of the hill and give you a good shove , you know , give you one time to go down a bit slowly and then after that you just get to the top ski downhill phhhh . |
| 17 | Cut off two , inch long pieces of gummed tape and , moistening no more than one-quarter of an inch on each strip , stick them on the top edge of your cartridge paper by holding the brown paper hinges and give it a good shake . |
| 18 | A high six-iron was the mutual decision , since there was just a gentle breeze to hold the ball up and give it a good chance to stop quickly . |
| 19 | I watch him and know what a good father he will be . |
| 20 | With Mario , you felt that if you were walking through the wilds and a bear came bellowing from behind a tree , Mario would seize its paw , shake it vigorously and tell it a good story . |
| 21 | ‘ And get yourself a good shoe designer and a good cutter , make your own shoes , begin an emporium instead of just importing and selling the leather , at least then you would not find yourself out on a limb in a man 's world . ‘ |
| 22 | The irregularity of his semi-bigamous relationship with Ælfgifu of Northampton ( see Chapter 4 ) and levy of £82,500 in 1018 did not fulfil the Christian king 's duty to tax his people lightly and set them a good example , and in the early years of the reign many churchmen doubtless feared the worst . |
| 23 | And John meantime seeks always to dismiss me as incompetent and neurotic ( probably , as people wiser than me , such as his own lawyer , say , he does this to suit his own ends and to give himself a good press and to live within his own fantasies and eccentricities . ) |
| 24 | Everyone laughed , and the captain clapped me on the back and called me a good fellow . |
| 25 | and giving them a good pull . |
| 26 | Have you ever watched seasoned knitted diving into cartons of yarn , coming up with a cone and giving it a good sniff ? |
| 27 | Shep got up and gave himself a good stretch . |
| 28 | He was honest enough to admit that he had to rely on me for the practical side of the business , and gave me a good rise in pay . |
| 29 | If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side . |
| 30 | I hung the carpets out and gave them a good beating . ’ |