Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They seemed to have a good relationship , agree about most things , and never , never row — at least , not in front of the children .
2 Never mind , they 'd done a good job , and I had one plot of depth and richness on our otherwise bald mountain .
3 that 's what I mean if they 'd had a good whistler he kept instead of her , could n't he ?
4 They 'd had a good time .
5 They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too .
6 Her father , Peter Few Brown said they 'd had a good visit .
7 In fact , they seem to get a good price for their equity , because they only sell when they sense that investors feel lucky .
8 Can they afford to buy a good player ?
9 ‘ CO&sub2 ; extract hops are expensive but they do give a good hop nose when they 're added in the conditioning tank .
10 While these figures refer to crimes committed by juveniles , they do give a good indication of the extent of class differences in crime statistics generally , given the high proportion of offenders who are juveniles .
11 But they do know a good ad when they see one .
12 I mean , it 's a , it 's a wooden prefab type hut , it 's very hardy done , concrete floors , they 've made a good job of it .
13 And they 've made a good job of tiling have n't they ?
14 And you know these telephone-holes — when they 've dug a good hole they put a sort of canvas tent on top , so that they can work in comfort underneath .
15 It 's the likes o' them should be at those meetin 's , an' if your people manages ter convert just a couple o' drunkards each time then they 've done a good job .
16 Mark reckons they 've done a good job on the water have they ?
17 " Well , I 'd say they 've copied a good idea from the squirrels and that makes them better rabbits . "
18 Greg Downs says the club is in a better position than it 's been for eight or nine years and if they can play as well as last year they 've got a good chance
19 Yes , they 've got a good chance an'all , you know the a good chance have n't they ?
20 What do you , what do reckon , do you think they 've got a good case for their ten points ?
21 the lawyer , the Admiralty lawyer seems to think they 've got a good case
22 there are reasonable people in Norfolk they 've got a , they 've got a good committee , and I 'm sure that our working relationship will be
23 Well they 've got a good pint of Ruddles .
24 But er in fact it 's probably an advantage because the people who come in are generally they 're very friendly they 're they 've got a good spirit amongst themselves .
25 So they , they have that , they , they say they do n't need unions because they 've got a good working relationship .
26 Brian Horton says they 're really looking forward to it … it 's going to be a tough season … but they 've got a good team and are going to play adventerous football
27 They 've got a good player that new .
28 Because y they 've got a good lot of recipes in there , fish and
29 " They 're always stealing something or other and they 've got a good eye for a thoroughbred . "
30 No birds about at the moment but they 've had a good feed of chicken , but
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