Example sentences of "[adv prt] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | You know the old saying about never look a gift horse in the mouth , well do n't turn down a good tip . |
| 4 | He put in a good word for him at meetings of the Jockey Club . |
| 5 | He put in a good word for me and it went on from there . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | Any one of them would bring in a good profit . |
| 9 | ‘ Senility is known to set in a good deal earlier in many cases . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The modern ferry comes in a good deal farther south , beneath slabs of World War Two concrete fortifications . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Send in a good quality tape with no more than four songs . |
| 14 | He redeemed himself by sending over a good cross for P Reid to put the Olympic in front . |
| 15 | To Greeves , the orthodox believer , he wrote in January 1930 , ‘ In spite of all my recent changes of view I am still inclined to think that you can only get what you call Christ out of the Gospels by picking and choosing and slurring over a good deal . ’ |
| 16 | Molly and Mary both had things to do that evening , so Yanto had arranged to meet Billy in the Boar to round off a good weekend . |
| 17 | And it used to be , it killed off a good part of our business this year , we used to do a roaring trade in back-dated diaries with accountancy lawyers , and it 's all gone . |
| 18 | Before the break , record signing Lenny Johnrose got his one and only chance but Roger Freestone pulled off a good save . |
| 19 | Philip picked up the roll of wire from beside the hide and clipped off a good length of wire . |
| 20 | The net effect of creating more available money could be to fire inflation , but the suggested increase in VAT would cream off a good deal of that extra money . |
| 21 | In a criminal hearing last August , Dale was put on a good behaviour bond over the incident . |
| 22 | Mr Mellor was a great individualist , always putting on a good performance for the cameras , but he put himself before the Cabinet team . |
| 23 | ‘ We want to put on a good performance , and I believe we can win this one if we adopt a positive attitude . ’ |
| 24 | If you would like to join the committee and influence policy , pass on a good idea , attend the community lunch held for those working in the area , get involved in producing the regular Headington Area Newsletter , join an informal discussion group or borrow material on Health , Parenting or Caring for the Elderly , make a special request or offer your services as a tutor or Youth Club volunteer , we would love to hear from you . |
| 25 | However , if the transaction falls within section 25 ( or section 9 of the Factors Act ) , he can pass on a good title even after his voidable title has been avoided , Newtons of Wembley v. Williams ( 1965 C.A. ) . |
| 26 | Flocks need to be hung on a good wall surface . |
| 27 | By the end of the programme Gary was much happier , showing much more pro-social behaviour and getting on a good deal better with his parents . |
| 28 | They must operate on a good deal less than total information ; 70 per cent is considered high availability for business people . |
| 29 | This is the southbound ‘ Master Cutler ’ with V2 60831 putting on a good exhaust in the early 1950's . |
| 30 | The professional plans the presentation to suit the message and achieve the objective — not to ‘ put on a good show ’ . |