Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [vb base] a good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Erm , for instance , suppose that I think that one of the things that er makes me who I am is erm that I have a good head for numbers .
2 The problem I 've got is is er I know what I want to do and you told me what are doing , so from that I have a good picture of what how I should approach it .
3 So I mean y'know j it may help you get a first class mark if you 're a good candidate by writing lots , but generally writing lots does n't ensure that you get a good mark .
4 I recommend that you use a good brush and learn to paint with it well ; if you can master using the brush there will be no need to mess around with varnishes , which in my case will alter the appearance of the painting .
5 I mean not just trying but if you if you get chosen to play the violin it means practising and practising and staying with it so that you become a good violin player .
6 I do enjoy the magazine , and on the whole feel that you do a good job based on the difficulties that you must have keeping it interesting .
7 But if you 're going to talk about countries like Turkey , for example , one of the provisions about membership is that there is no dispute as to boundaries , that there are no conflicts on your border , that you have a good humans right re human rights record .
8 You said that you have a good job — does n't it bring you into contact with all sorts ?
9 Make sure you read the instruction carefully and only begin when you are satisfied that you have a good understanding of what is needed .
10 It is important that we get a good result today , four draws out of five is not too hot .
11 At the briefing it was not actually uttered , but there was a rumour that there was a woman and child on the Argosy , so this had made it even more important that we keep a good look out and try to find City of Glasgow .
12 " On second thoughts , Hazel remembers that we have a good story-teller among us .
13 I always seem to , I think we , we were always at Stanford Hall that we must , it was a must that we have a good programme because if somebody comes and there 's nothing doing , they think well you know yo I , I , you see I suppose I 've got that orientated into Guild work but a friend of mine enticed me to go to er a club and erm it 's just simply for any age group , any sex male or female , but you must bereaved you know and erm she is a widow and I was widow , so I went but you see we , we sat round and you just , there was nothing organised and to me who had always been organised , I just felt so like a lost soul you know and er then one chappie put some records on and you cou and you could n't dance to them and I said oh , you know to me I thought wh you know but I do n't want to do it , I 've got enough to do but , I , I was straight away , I was looking for the organisation behind it you know .
14 Nobody could claim that we have a good record of producing players , so the more debate and discussion we can engender , the better .
15 It is a lot easier these days , so make up a little cocktail of compatible systemic insecticide and fungicide , plus a drip or two of washing-up detergent to achieve a good wetting , in a small bowl , and swish the two leaves of each cutting in the solution so that they get a good wetting and protective coating .
16 Make sure managers and supervisors are familiar with the policy and procedures , and make sure too that they set a good example to the staff they supervise .
17 Chandos Herald , the Black Prince 's biographer , makes the prince reply to Charles V 's letter citing him to appear before the parlement of Paris by saying , ‘ Lords , by my faith it seems to me that the French think I am dead ; but if God gives me comfort , and I can get up from this bed , I will do them a great deal of harm even now , for God knows that they lack a good case , and they will have real cause to complain of me . ’
18 Readers may have received mail shots with the Barclaycard logo suggesting that they stand a good chance of winning a six figure sum of money and a car in a prize draw .
19 It is imperative that they establish a good working relationship with a legislative branch that has real teeth and is characterized by a deeply fragmented structure of power .
20 For this to occur , developers should ensure that they have a good reputation for fair dealing and an established relationship with local and national estate agents .
21 ‘ We 're very fortunate with Verve in that they have a good understanding of why I work and about the way in which I work .
22 ‘ Now , I would recommend to everyone that they adopt a good skin care procedure . ’
23 As it was his first visit , the attendant had suggested that he get a good sweat on in the steam room first , then move on to one of the dry heat rooms to continue sweating in comfort on one of the beds provided .
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