Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The direction of your movements should always be towards the heart to encourage a good flow of blood , and therefore nutrients , to the part being treated . |
| 2 | A central feature of the government 's binary policy and the concept of a ‘ public sector ’ was the decision to concentrate a good deal of advanced work in a new generation of ‘ polytechnics ’ — a title borrowed from an earlier response to technological and economic demand — the generation of polytechnics created in London in the last two decades of the nineteenth century . |
| 3 | In an attempt to obtain a good price , he paid a stud fee of over £1,400 to have her covered again so that he would be able to sell her in foal at the December 1974 sales . |
| 4 | The best type for a luxury lawn , these cut with a scissor action to give a good finish . |
| 5 | Its lumbering hulk drops down over our heads to land a good mile away . |
| 6 | You can lay cold-roll macadam over old concrete , paving or existing macadam to give it a new surface , but it 's difficult to lay over hardcore with an ordinary garden roller — you need to put down two layers and use a hired plate vibrator to get a good result . |
| 7 | Please take the break to have a good rest , because you never know when The Marauders will be coming to visit you ’ . |
| 8 | I turned round in my seat to get a good view . |
| 9 | One morning I hopped up on the fence to have a good look around and there , sunning herself in the patio window of the empty house , was the most gorgeous long-hair I 'd ever seen . |
| 10 | There was something odd in the way Faye was looking … no , peering … at those pictures , shifting the book or her head as if she had to see past some obstruction to get a good look . |
| 11 | I would imagine it 'll be a very , very similar sort of game , er hopefully we 'll get the right result , but it 's good for the club to have a good run . |
| 12 | Equal opportunities to earn a good living are cental to our vision of a better life for all . |
| 13 | They are then cut by one of the several methods to effect a good join . |
| 14 | These may be small operations with one or two senior public relations executives with a shared secretary , with sufficient turnover to make a good living . |
| 15 | The concept of assessing foot volume instead of width to achieve a good fit is another idea borrowed from ski boot technology . |
| 16 | Gilding — the laying of gold leaf on to surfaces — requires a great deal of patience and practice to achieve a good result . |
| 17 | After a hearty cooked breakfast the next morning , Meryl hurried to the hall to find a good seat where she would get the best out of the professor 's lecture . |
| 18 | The very high quality of the data in terms of capacity to provide a good sample of everyday language is of course the major advantage of a participant observation method . |
| 19 | Léonie stood on a boulder to get a good view . |
| 20 | WITH manager coach Johnny Black back from cricket skippering duties with Instonians , Queen 's were in determined mood to get a good result , but at the end of the first half the students were trailing by a goal . |
| 21 | The peasant was witnessing members of an informal group of earth scientists known as the International Crustal Research Drilling Group ( ICRDG ) during the early stages of an intriguing and seemingly paradoxical research venture : probing into a mountain range to learn a good deal about the ocean floor . |
| 22 | There is no scholar in the English-speaking world better qualified than Professor Alexander to take a good look at illuminated manuscripts and to make enquiry as to the meaning of the pictures . |
| 23 | But once the sentence has been paid , the criminal is entitled to society 's help to become a good citizen . |
| 24 | Needs a good nutritious bottom to produce a good plant . |
| 25 | Thought by one of the judges to make a good radio play . |
| 26 | It is a lot easier these days , so make up a little cocktail of compatible systemic insecticide and fungicide , plus a drip or two of washing-up detergent to achieve a good wetting , in a small bowl , and swish the two leaves of each cutting in the solution so that they get a good wetting and protective coating . |
| 27 | It would be a shame to lose a good friend . |
| 28 | The main types of breach are obviously failure to supply goods or services of the nature or quality promised under the contract , late delivery , and failure to pass a good title to items sold under the contract . |
| 29 | It is the agency 's job to establish a good working relationship between employers and agency staff , and it is in your interests to promote this by fulfilling your obligations to both by working in a professional and reliable way . |
| 30 | After the super article on my lucky win , and desire to find a good retirement home for my 33-year-old A35 in the Spring 1991 issue of The Lifeboat , I was delighted to receive so many lovely letters from readers interested in taking over care of my dear little car . |