Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's important to go somewhere with a good kindergarten where they can just be looked after or taught to ski . |
| 2 | I was surprised to see Benjamin keep to a swift gallop , not reining in until a good mile separated us from the convent . |
| 3 | But Clive Lawton , head of educational services , said there was still a long way to go , and he warned against being carried away with a good idea if it were to impoverish the rest of the scheme . |
| 4 | Sixty miles they used to come over for a good evening at those and maybe two principles |
| 5 | In the Godfather , Michael Corleone starts off as a good guy . |
| 6 | This can sometimes mean throwing away your own idea when your art director has come up with a better one — very hard on your ego but a necessary victory for good judgement . |
| 7 | Needlers has come up with a good compromise with the introduction of its New Energy Bar . |
| 8 | There are probably many examples of instances in which Western technology has come up with a good idea which has the capability of helping the hundreds of millions of people in the Developing World . |
| 9 | Buffallo , however , have come up with a good trowel at a very modest price . |
| 10 | Even as she turned towards the staircase she was still trying to come up with a good reason for not sleeping in his bed , but when she reached the top step she turned with a resigned sigh towards his room , too bone weary to argue any more . |
| 11 | Now I struggled to come up with a good word or phrase to describe that , but the one we use for now is multicultural . |
| 12 | It was a ritual that distressed Anna Essinger and her staff but , given the pressure to move the children out of the camp so that others could take their places , nobody was able to come up with a better alternative to what was known as ‘ the market ’ . |
| 13 | One of these days Sam is going to come up against a good old time proper door . |
| 14 | That adds up to a good campaign in Labour 's view : no gaffes , lots of pictures , and a positive message delivered in controlled surroundings . |
| 15 | She thinks you suspect her and it seems to me that everything adds up to a good cause for her condition . ’ |
| 16 | It all adds up to a better deal , for your managers , your training budget and for effective corporate management development . |
| 17 | It was they who inspired me to struggle incessantly for a better world . |
| 18 | I do have to admit , though , that when I 'm working away from home it 's not a case of going out on the town — but going straight to bed to catch up on a good night 's sleep . |
| 19 | I hope there will yet be occasion to make use of them again in the same cause , even if we must wait now for a better opportunity . |
| 20 | To heighten concern about the Convention , Broken Promise could not have come out at a better time . |
| 21 | Their examination profits from the use of ultra-thin sections ( Chapter 4 ) , employed initially in studies of carbonate diagenesis ( Lindholm & dean , 1973 ) , so that initial research into mudrock diagenesis can now be carried out with a good petrological microscope . |
| 22 | Unlike most grown-ups , he was usually ready to stop whatever he was doing to sit down and talk , and Oliver , who had looked forward to a good gossip , was both puzzled and disappointed when his friend stood up , spat on his hands and went back to his digging . |
| 23 | SMETANA and Dvorak — the RSNO 's programme had been tailor-made for Walter Weller and one had looked forward to a good wallow ; to tunes , and torrents of the particularly lush sounds he and his orchestra make together . |
| 24 | It tastes just like a good cup of tea . |
| 25 | The answer seemed to point to substantial cuts in price support together with a better re-distribution of budget towards smaller producers . |
| 26 | I accept that the sophisticated application of integrated pollution control depends crucially on a good and effective inspectorate . ’ |
| 27 | I love walking the course , never mind the golf , but on this occasion it all came together with a good score as well . |
| 28 | Just as zooming should be done only for a good reason , panning is also a camera move which should be used sparingly if it is not to become visually irritating . |
| 29 | Plants that are n't in containers benefit more from a good watering once or twice a week , rather than a little every day . |
| 30 | ‘ I have seen more truths at the bottom of a wine cup , and learnt more after a good tankard of sack , than any dry-skinned philosopher could teach in some dusty hall ! ’ |