Example sentences of "[conj] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In every case there is mains electricity & a good water supply . |
| 2 | Friendly service provides a warm welcome at the front desk and continues in the air-conditioned dining-room , where a good standard of meals includes a buffet breakfast and choice at lunch and dinner . |
| 3 | Under the present examination system , where a good memory is of real assistance , it is necessary to commit these facts to memory , and this is where the swot cards help . |
| 4 | Very soon , soccer grounds became ‘ advertised ’ as somewhere where a good fight was guaranteed , hence their appeal to the ‘ rough ’ sections of society . |
| 5 | Although application forms can be very thorough and very revealing there are some questions which can only be asked face to face , and in an interview where a good rapport has been established . |
| 6 | ‘ She 's more like a big sister or a good friend . |
| 7 | It 's usually a good idea to arrange for grandparents or a good friend to look after them until you 're fairly organised in your new home . |
| 8 | You will also have the chance to provide informal activities which could be anything from putting on a record or cassette for some listening or dancing , to reading aloud , or getting someone fixed up with their portable stereo or a good romance to read . |
| 9 | I 'm not a bloody American , you know — rushing to a shrink is not my idea of a hobby or a good day out . |
| 10 | If you 're after food , advice , company , or a good crack , the pub is the place to head for . ’ |
| 11 | j ) The radio playing some nice music or a good play ! |
| 12 | It 's impossible to recall her without a smile , or a good word , or the suggestion that even the office reprobate we 've had one or two was ‘ canny ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ If you did well you became a manager , got a job in the airlines or a good position in the army . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , it 's eivver mousetraps or a good mouser , ’ Nellie had said . |
| 15 | It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have a recent postgraduate qualification or a good honours degree . |
| 16 | I have tried most of them , apart from the downright ridiculous ones , mainly from curiosity , but still find that a simple clip-on bobbin , or a good butt indicator , is best . |
| 17 | [ In India ] every white traveller … must move rather like a snail , and sometimes at a snail 's pace , with his house , or a good part of it , on his back . |
| 18 | ‘ We need a win or a good performance at least to get the spark back . |
| 19 | He added : ‘ Short term relief or a good night 's sleep to help you recover is the best you can expect . ’ |
| 20 | Yes , maybe I did have them all , or a good number of them anyway . |
| 21 | In a perceptive question , one of our committee members , Russell Mulford , asked whether the scheme was a bad thing for Shropshire — because it might attract the funding that could otherwise be used to electrify the Wolverhampton — Shrewsbury line — or a good thing — because of the boost it will give to rail travel generally . |
| 22 | In any contractual negotiation with a record company , a good lawyer had become as important to a performer as a good tune , or a good haircut . |
| 23 | But developments in Britain and the United States over the past two years suggest that micros need ultimately to cost little more than a tape recorder or a good transistor radio . |
| 24 | Under the 1953 Act , it is an offence to carry a weapon in a public place unless you have permission or a good reason , and the onus is on the carrier to show that they have one or the other . |
| 25 | The initial meetings were completed on [ date ] and we now require firm offers or a good indication of likely maximum prices . |
| 26 | All hardwood should be treated with stain preservative or a good quality exterior varnish to protect the timber . |
| 27 | For both traumatised hair and hair in good condition , get into the habit of using a wide tooth comb with rounded tips or a good quality brush . |
| 28 | or a good impression . |
| 29 | that 's right , and not even , not even a word of appreciation for , a , a sale you 've clinched or a good impression you 've made on the end deal |
| 30 | you see , you just think it 's or have you experienced that you were , first you had a bad or a good impression and then you had to change which I used to do very often . |