Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven years later , however , Christien has not only got over the pain but has used the experience to make him a better actor . |
| 2 | He switched on a few lights , took off his coat and tie and rolled up his sleeves , then he pottered around the kitchen making himself a good night mug of milkless tea . |
| 3 | So their own minister held a service at the station , and the agent gave them a good dinner cheering them on in Gaelic , at which they wept , and they went on to settle at Moosomin , where they lived happily ever afterwards . |
| 4 | Before re-assembling the valve give it a good clean and smear petroleum jelly on the piston and on the threads of the cap holding the washer , so that if necessary it can be undone more easily in the future . |
| 5 | We started many years ago by believing that innovation and uniqueness would provide the revenue to give us a good return , and for a time it did . |
| 6 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
| 7 | It is prone to shrinking and should be pre-shrunk during the manufacture to make it a good buy . |
| 8 | After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger . |
| 9 | ‘ The rest of the team know what a good job you 're doing , Fran . |
| 10 | If you 're the first correct entry out of the hat we 'll be straight on the phone to give you the good news and arrange the presentation . |
| 11 | She hesitated to call it a party , but the hostess thought it a good opporotunity to invite round like-minded friends . |
| 12 | There was time when they had to bribe er , give some sort of er incentive to the foreman to give them a good time , then it was the shop stewards who would give the workers to the management who will do the o overtime . |
| 13 | The journey took him the better part of an hour , due to delays on the Tube , but now , as he walked from the station , he felt a curious mixture of elation and anxiety . |
| 14 | GHI verdict : Our testers , heavy with cold , found that the vaporiser gave them a good night 's sleep ; even their husbands/partners slept better . |
| 15 | So wherever you 're driving , the European Car of the Year gives you the best of both worlds . |
| 16 | It will be on every player 's mind when he stands on the tee to give himself the best chance of an uphill putt , whether it be from that tee shot or a subsequent approach . |
| 17 | Not only did the Bishop think it a good idea but he would be very happy to preside . |
| 18 | Then tape over it with duck tape , make sure it is real nice and tight then when you see a geek walking down the street give it a good throw you will have a blast . |