Example sentences of "[adv prt] [art] good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I buy a harmonium — nearly an organ — and spend the rest of my life playing it , thickened with doleful dirges , vainly trying to lay the trauma , my only satisfaction the ashen faced , staring eyed audiences staggering out at the end of performances , primed , and ready to carry on the good work .
2 Carrying on the good work
3 He has carried on the good work this term and is well on the way to establishing himself in the top 10 with 16 wins in the current campaign .
4 Carry on the good work , Davey Boy .
5 Do carry on the good work , in September with encouragement to all new people in your class , and in January with the renewal of your own membership .
6 The new Prime Minister was obliged , yesterday morning , to send a driver to find out the telephone number of one of his key ministers , before Mr Singh could pass on the good news of his appointment .
7 The ideal working dress would , therefore , be one in which you could reach up high to bring down the best china , bend down low to pick up the dropped toy , feel comfortable in for walking around the park and pushing a pram or playing ball , not worry about if baby food was deposited on it , move around in easily with a baby on your hip and cover up totally for rolling out pastry or helping with painting .
8 Television offered either live coverage or by editing down the best moments presented a particularly dramatic version of events .
9 There were plenty of other boys to follow him down the good physician 's route to Fitzwilliam Square .
10 And this week Sunday Life tracked down the Good Samaritans involved — Noel and Mary Redpath .
11 Whenever universities hand out degrees on the basis of who will bring in the best publicity and therefore the biggest cheques , they dishonour their own honours system .
12 He ensures that they get to the best conferences and from time to time will organize his own , bringing in the best speakers .
13 LAURA STONE , of the Liverpool Notre Dame Association , who sent us this report , commented : ‘ Let us remember all lay and religious people who are away from their own countries and families , working for those less fortunate than ourselves and bringing in the Good News from afar . ’
14 National literatures , like writers , get along the best way they can , and with what they can .
15 And I must also add that I was a trifle put out , and surprised , because it seemed to me that he was turning down a good opportunity .
16 Moran said : ‘ Director Jack Walker 's money has enabled the manager to put down a good foundation and if we can get Roy coming in alongside the likes of Alan Shearer , the club will really be going places . ’
17 You know the old saying about never look a gift horse in the mouth , well do n't turn down a good tip .
18 And with Deane , you are forgetting the big guy turned down a BETTER contract at Sheff Wed to join Leeds .
19 Bombay has been a good ground for me in the past , but we need to put in a better performance than we have been doing .
20 He put in a good word for him at meetings of the Jockey Club .
21 He put in a good word for me and it went on from there .
22 The landlord of the inn which Ernest visited when his mother and his wife became too much for him knew of a coffee-house in the town which needed a kitchenmaid , and because he put in a good word for her , Ruth was given the job without references .
23 ‘ The producers told me later that I got the job because of the winning chemistry between us — and that Pauline had put in a good word for me .
24 Any one of them would bring in a good profit .
25 ‘ Senility is known to set in a good deal earlier in many cases . ’
26 It is our reasons for asserting a dependent conditional which bring in a good deal more than what is brought in by the conditional itself .
27 The modern ferry comes in a good deal farther south , beneath slabs of World War Two concrete fortifications .
28 I have since asked my constituent for an update of the position and she has confirmed that the family has had to put in a good deal more extra money to finance both daughters than it had previously expected .
29 Send in a good quality tape with no more than four songs .
30 He redeemed himself by sending over a good cross for P Reid to put the Olympic in front .
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