Example sentences of "[verb] make good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Banking services and finance companies continued to trade profitably in spite of higher interest rates and the group 's network of independent financial advisers , has made good progress , although slower than envisaged .
2 On the second erm erm issue the commitments in Greater York , erm Mr has has made good progress erm on this erm and he 's been had discussions this morning with er district colleagues and hopefully we we are nearly there on that one .
3 Though the DHA has made good provision for assessment and diagnosis , accommodation for those requiring long-term care , which is provided primarily by the private sector , was found to be insufficient .
4 Building reusable code can take more time initially , so it has to make good business sense to invest the extra time on a particular object .
5 Quill pens , properly cut and ready to use , are difficult to obtain but worth the trouble if you want to make good ink drawings .
6 Now , Julie has a modern kitchen that 's been carefully designed to make good use of all the available space , and that blends in with the style of the rest of the house .
7 You would have the right only if you 'd made good use of your experience of life . ’
8 I hope to make good friends with them .
9 Politicians who were able to offer such attractions did not hesitate to make good use of their powers to win votes .
10 So you have to insulate the , the administrators from direct control of the people if you , if the administrators are going to make good decisions .
11 Woodlice make good subjects for behaviour tests .
12 As a magazine article , any one of these chapters would have made good reading .
13 It would have made good drama to pit Bernard 's projection of mass production against Laura 's fears that this would threaten to destroy the ethnic and cottage industry appeal upon which the business was based .
14 Dunes , palm trees , mud-brick villages , children and animals would have made good picture postcards , but , for all its beauty , the desert was terrifying .
15 Continuing on down the street the Ahearns , a Catholic family who were all of small stature , the Frys , another quiet family and the Vincents who in contrast to the Ahearns were all well built — in fact the sons could all have made good guardsmen .
16 MUSEUM of Berkshire Aviation at Woodley continue to make good progress .
17 LIFE OPERATIONS CONTINUE TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS
18 It sums up perfectly the attitude needed to make good puddings .
19 The idea that one could go right round the universe and end up where one started makes good science fiction , but it does n't have much practical significance , because it can be shown that the universe would recollapse to zero size before one could get round .
20 We can not alter these circumstances , but we can try to make good use of such information that is available , and ‘ make the data speak for themselves ’ about other aspects , and this project will continue developments in this direction .
21 The landlord will have to make good damage to decorations caused by carrying out of works by him ( Bradley v Chorley BC [ 1985 ] 2 EGLR 49 ) .
22 Help with management skills , communication skills and language games improved their relationship and he started to make good progress in his language and his general behaviour .
23 Their best almost delighted Norwich , with Paul Merson cracking a 35 yard volley against the United bar and Peter Schmeichel having to make good saves from Ian Wright and Kevin Campbell to avoid a devastating defeat .
24 They do enjoy them and they do make good use of them .
25 They do enjoy them and they do make good use of them .
26 Old farm cart sheds , cleanly converted , do make good stables .
27 Students are reminded that their eventual employers will expect them to have made good use of their time at university .
28 130 and H167 seem to have made good starts , but Z114 better watch out since before long he may be in H167 's dirty wind .
29 ‘ You 've made good speed , ’ said Hotspur when they were alone .
30 ‘ Well , I 'm hoping I 've made good use of them . ’
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