Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaving his personal belongings in the room he walks down to enjoy a good breakfast before continuing his journey . |
| 2 | Needless to say a great deal of cheating occurred — the biggest boy 's interpretation of the rules having to be accepted unless you were brave enough to risk a good hiding . |
| 3 | You will need to remove all pots and switches to do this , so make a good diagram of the wiring before you do so . |
| 4 | The good reporter did n't necessarily make a good man in the studio , I reminded myself . |
| 5 | The young Yorkshireman apparently has a good temperament and a complete all-round game . |
| 6 | Remember that the opportunist thief travels light , but your garden shed will probably contain all the tackle he needs to force an entry ( plus a ladder to reach inaccessible areas ) , so fit a good quality lock or padlock to your shed door , and put in window locks , or screw windows to the frame for maximum security . |
| 7 | They were usually billed as the star attraction so John obviously made a good profit out of them but they were still paid at the same rate as all his juveniles , five shillings a week . |
| 8 | She preached about the passover , a subject they had been studying at Bible camp , and obviously made a good impression . |
| 9 | It also encourages the community to anticipate such changes and so achieves a good part of the benefit of change without the waste of litigation , or the expensive , uncertain , and awkward process of legislation . |
| 10 | Having apparently made a good case ( to wit , the UK now spends nearly two per cent less per head on education than in 1980 ) it starts talking about education . |
| 11 | Take the crack through these then traverse delicately leftwards to reach a good ledge . |
| 12 | It looked like another case of thin fibres showing anomalously high strength and it naturally attracted a good deal of attention . |
| 13 | She laid down her rake and ran in to administer a good belt of a stick to whoever might be making little of her darling . |
| 14 | This obviously includes a good awareness of the demands and requirements of the hotel guests . |
| 15 | But it is not enough to do a good job : our professional conduct committees must be seen to be doing a good job . |
| 16 | And this is unlikely to change — after all if the sales person knew enough to do a good job of giving advice they could easily start a new career as a consultant ! |
| 17 | An ability to help bring a child into the world and care for it does not necessarily create a good parent . |
| 18 | After the long drive a good soak was just what she needed , and it would help pass the time till Kelly arrived . |
| 19 | A R. So getting a good part in the end of term productions was much more competitive for you , Dulcie ? |
| 20 | If you are overweight , but are happy with the exercises you do at least three times per week , then far be it from us to interfere — continue , you are obviously doing a good job ! |
| 21 | Then when you 've all found a good combination , you do it for a while , then you turn on the tape machine … |
| 22 | Working on the basis that there is a finite number of hill walkers , and I believe that to be the case , then spreading the load will only have a good effect on the more popular hills — some of which are showing signs of over-use . |
| 23 | He 'd better have a good reason for ringing me up on Christmas Day ! |
| 24 | ‘ You 'd better have a good reason for all this , Lizzy , because I want to know exactly what 's going on with you . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It 's like a holiday camp sometimes and we are all having a good time . |
| 26 | No-one very serious about anyone else , just a crowd of friends all having a good time , walking up the mountain on a lovely day , drinking the spring water and having a picnic . |
| 27 | I get a lot of enjoyment from doing it , this is the biggest we 've been involved in and we 're all having a good time . |
| 28 | So anyone who wants to study competition , travel and world capitalism in the 1980s for a PhD programme in fifty years time had better take a good look now . |
| 29 | The announcement was-carefully worded to stress the financial aspects of the study but it none the less generated a good deal of hopeful excitement as well as sceptical anxiety . |
| 30 | So use a good insect repellent and remember to keep re-applying it . |