Example sentences of "what [verb] a good [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The servility of the old-style caddie may have gone forever , but Sir Henry 's view on what made a good caddie in 1934 , and three years later when he won at Carnoustie , is interesting because it still holds true today in the day and age of the yardage chart : ‘ My caddie Butler was content to jog along all day without speaking unless he was spoken to .
2 the lack of professional consensus and theoretical knowledge about development in old age , and consequent lack of clarity about what constitutes a good quality of life for older people ( Hughes , 1990 ) ;
3 I am often asked what makes a good day for bolting rabbits , bearing in mind that on some occasions they will readily leave the ground regardless of surface conditions , whereas at other times — often under what appear to be favourable conditions — they just can not be budged .
4 So what makes a good bedroom in the eyes of hoteliers and what do their guests expect ?
5 We want to be able to answer questions such as , ‘ What makes a good tool for exploratory learning ? ’ and ‘ How can a tool help children too manipulate it easily ? ’
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