Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With his own production company , Crucial Films , funded by the Beeb and with ‘ all manner of people dropping off bits of writing ’ , it seems he may have a good chance . |
| 2 | And with such a high profile , he should set a better example . |
| 3 | He must have a good voice then |
| 4 | On that thought , a streak of fairness smote Fabia and she became guiltily aware that , since he must spend a good deal of his time cooped up in his office , it was no wonder that he wanted to enjoy his walks without any prying journalist asking the ‘ whys and wherefores ’ of everything . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'll have a good laugh at the joke , ’ said pal Brian Humber . |
| 6 | Peter 's clever — he 'll have a good idea , I 'm sure . |
| 7 | ‘ He 'll get a good reaction from our fans because the people appreciate everything he did for the club , ’ Rush said . |
| 8 | If he could get up to Dunbar Castle , he could borrow a good horse there and be in Edinburgh five hours later . |
| 9 | At the time Mick Doyle was coach to a successful Leinster side and he believed he could do a better job than McBride . |
| 10 | He then decided he could make a better biplane than many that he daily worked upon and with his four brothers ( Tom , Mark , Bob and Ed ) , they built the first ‘ Gee Bee ’ . |
| 11 | The accused pushed a motorbike 40 yards so that he could have a good look at it under a streetlight . |
| 12 | Composure regained , Richard said he thought he could see a good hold but was not totally sure ; hence the rapid retreat . |
| 13 | One of them wrote to Jarvis 's mother to tell her he could get a good price for Cambridge School . |
| 14 | ‘ There 's loads of them at the Standard , ’ said Cooper , persuasively , so persuasively in fact , that we ended up at 7.00 am outside Holborn Tube with a banner declaring Flirting for London , handing leaflets to men and flowers to women , so he could get a good photograph for his story . |
| 15 | From here he could get a good view of the counter desk . |
| 16 | He told investors visiting here , his former offices in Cirencester , that he could get a better return on their savings by investing in offshore accounts in the Channel Islands . |
| 17 | MainMan was n't started right at that point but then DeFries had the idea that he could keep a better eye on David , myself and eventually Mick Ronson , as he was being treated as a solo artist . |
| 18 | He said show me how to carve , actually I bet he 'd make a good chef |
| 19 | O ’ course I do n't want to exaggerate : now and then you 'd get sparks out of him — he 'd tell a good story , he 'd chat up one o' the lasses , or go to t'pub wi' the lads . |
| 20 | Now once he got in for his half , half pint in , in the in the passage he 'd have , he 'd have a good swig and , and it was about when he 'd got to bottom of the glass put it down . |
| 21 | Port Vale 's John Rudge emerged last night as a possible successor to Dennis Rofe , while caretaker-manager Allison made it clear he would want a good back-up team if he is to resume a managerial career that ended in 1984 . |
| 22 | I did it myself a while ago but the silicone has gone rather mouldy and I thought he would make a better job ! |
| 23 | I think he would make a good King . |
| 24 | Back on topic — I do believe he would make a good manager . |
| 25 | Drifter flowed up the gallop in a smooth fast rhythm and Tremayne said he would have a good chance at Worcester if his blood was right . |
| 26 | I beamed up at my future Uncle Richard , asked him to give my love to Margaret and Dickie , my regards to the General and Co. , and added my hope that he would have a good holiday . |
| 27 | ‘ I did n't go to Oxford or Yale but he would have a good education if he had joined me at Birkenhead Institute . ’ |
| 28 | Milton Erickson , a marital therapist , when asked how he would describe a good marriage , answered : |
| 29 | But then , a week later , she had a visit from a strange man enquiring for her father , and who , after being told of his demise , informed her he had been asked to sell the property for which he had felt able to assure her father he would get a good price , seeing that land around was scarce . |
| 30 | Yes , he would live a good life , and he need not be afraid any more of the evil face of his soul . |