Example sentences of "[v-ing] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the interest was a lesser figure per £100 block than the £3 0s. 0d. subscription , it encouraged Bondholders to accept membership as representing a better return and certainty . |
| 2 | We will encounter here Williams 's emphasis on the city as a ‘ front ’ region : a romantic place representing a better life over the horizon is common . |
| 3 | The trouble is that in England a tomato good enough to be eaten raw and unadorned is becoming a good deal more of a rarity than a ripe avocado , and nearly as elusive as a perfect fresh peach or purple fig . |
| 4 | He was becoming a good shot , in spite of the lack of practice in the army . |
| 5 | ‘ I have been proud of the way we have played in England and believe we are becoming a better team with every game . |
| 6 | having said that , I do believe I 'm becoming a better player every season and the process has n't stopped yet . ’ |
| 7 | The Tory candidate for Skipton and Ripon , Mr David Curry , must be employing a good getaway driver to meet his punishing campaign schedule . |
| 8 | Walking or cycling to work or to the station instead of using the car , and exercising the dog regularly ( breathing deeply and keeping a good posture as we walk ) , are ways of incorporating exercise into the normal schedule . |
| 9 | Mistress Oaks was well known in the district for keeping a good table and now the snowy white cloths were spread with an abundance of good things , fulfilling all their expectations . |
| 10 | Super Saints : St Aloysius of Huyton , the 1987 LiCat top Merseyside snooker team champions , beat Prescot 's champions BICC 3–1 , with John Timson contributing a best series break of 44 , in the first round at Derby Lane last night . |
| 11 | She kissed me on the nose , but then , as though rejecting her idea of adopting a good man , stood up briskly . |
| 12 | Turn yourself into a natural beauty this summer by adopting a good skin care routine now with the help of Sensiq . |
| 13 | Students become fluent in two of the languages of the United Kingdom 's trading partners , while at the same time acquiring a good knowledge of information technology ( computing for business ) , administration and marketing , and word processing , typing ( multilingual ) and shorthand ( optional ) . |
| 14 | Acquiring a good interview technique is as important for people employing one person to work directly for them as it is for those who will be taking on large numbers to work for a company . |
| 15 | Progress depends first of all on acquiring a better understanding of users and of information-seeking behaviour through user-oriented qualitative research . |
| 16 | His ‘ real work ’ always lies in the bodily activity of physically capturing the ‘ prig ’ , often to have this dangerous business transformed by a detective who then negotiates justice with the adversary , in the essential CID cause of returning a good detection rate . |
| 17 | On the contrary , the maintenance of meaningful links with the birth family appear to be beneficial to children , to their sense of identity and self esteem and for gaining a better understanding of their genealogical background and adoption circumstances . |
| 18 | From the point of view of young people with special needs , many of the new courses have the virtue of being flexible , student-centred , and of incorporating a good deal of individual programming . |
| 19 | We could go on to ask why they are n't common , which is another way of asking why the process of meiosis is normally fair , as scrupulously impartial as tossing a good penny . |
| 20 | On the historical side , the most important acquisition was a letter of Mary Queen of Scots to the Earl of Leicester , 1567 , in which she asks for his assistance in promoting a good relationship between her and Queen Elizabeth . |
| 21 | Help the Aged exists to meet the needs of frail isolated and poor elderly people in the United Kingdom and overseas , responding with effective fund-raising and aid programmes , and by promoting a better awareness and understanding of them . |
| 22 | Is it not absolutely clear that the ’ next steps ’ agency approach of the 1980s proved extremely successful in improving accountability , promoting a better service to the public and giving agency employees greater job satisfaction ? |
| 23 | There is usually little difficulty in establishing a good business reason , since without it it is highly unlikely that a company would wish to relocate . |
| 24 | By getting used to eating oranges rather than drinking orange juice , eating apples rather than drinking apple juice , and so on , you are establishing a good habit which will help to control your weight in the future . |
| 25 | The purpose of this is to enable regular discussions to take place thus developing a good working relationship within which problems can be talked through . |
| 26 | Both of these railways have been most co-operative and we are developing a good relationship with them to mutual advantage . |
| 27 | some of the most successful of the small indies have achieved success largely by catering for specialist markets ( generally ignored by the majors ) and developing a good reputation for its product with the fans of particular styles , so much so that some indie labels enjoy instant sales of a new release on the strength of the quality of their past product . |
| 28 | Since its formation in 1985 , the TSUG has continued to work towards developing a better service for all its members . |
| 29 | By developing a better understanding of the processes of investment decision making the results will then , through direct intervention by the researchers or by teaching , enable organisations to improve their investment decisions . |
| 30 | For added security , you should consider fitting a good quality deadlock and an alarm . |