Example sentences of "[verb] a good [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knowing general family traits provided a good starting point and from assorted references I began to get an idea of the species I could hope to find myself and those for which I 'd need help . |
| 2 | The association continues next year — P.S. Does anyone know a good hockey coach — we definitely need one ! |
| 3 | ‘ You 'll also need a better cover story , ’ he added , ‘ if you 're going to be seen around with Hurley and his crowd . |
| 4 | You will need a good honours degree in any discipline or alternatively a degree , HND or equivalent combined with experience at management level . |
| 5 | I 'll need a good work light . ’ |
| 6 | This allows the lining of the uterus to be cleared out properly , and thus provide a good implantation site for the new fetus to settle on . |
| 7 | ‘ I always believe if you get everything else right and provide a good quality service for good quality clients , then the numbers look after themselves . |
| 8 | Carbohydrates provide a good energy supply for the body as they 're converted into glucose , but make sure you 're eating it in the right forms . |
| 9 | As any keen gardener will know , plants need phosphorus ( found in the form of phosphates ) to encourage a good root system and healthy growth . |
| 10 | You need and will no doubt enjoy a good working relationship with many journalists and publications . |
| 11 | The Tory candidate for Skipton and Ripon , Mr David Curry , must be employing a good getaway driver to meet his punishing campaign schedule . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | This may be a matter for personal negotiation between yourself , your flatmates , friends , family and so on , and you may have to forego other pursuits for a while in order to establish a good study habit . |
| 14 | The Socialist government of Sr Felipe Gonzalez saw lower consumption forecasts due to lower levels of economic growth as offering the opportunity to establish a better energy balance . |
| 15 | The offensive appeared , initially , to have been intended as a tactical show of strength designed to secure a better bargaining position in peace talks , due to resume on July 15 but " indefinitely suspended " by the government [ see p. 38283 ] . |
| 16 | It should be seen as a five-year plan because , while Scotch has to be matured by law for a minimum three years , the time balance will help the company to secure a better malt price . |
| 17 | I suggest , General , that if we are to secure a good working relationship , such remarks could be kept to a minimum ? ’ |
| 18 | I 've already answered the underlying question , I do believe that they should have the maximum discretion and then they should be answerable for their decisions to their local electors who want a good police service and want a good education service and there is money there for them to do it if that is their wish . |
| 19 | If they want a good quality product , and they want a good life for their oil , they will have to buy good oil . |
| 20 | I 've already answered the underlying question , I do believe that they should have the maximum discretion and then they should be answerable for their decisions to their local electors who want a good police service and want a good education service and there is money there for them to do it if that is their wish . |
| 21 | Next day we found a good army doctor who examined Rachel and said with care she would soon be well , the M & B had done its work , and then to add to our trouble you all went down with scarlet fever — caught on the boat I expect . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Turn yourself into a natural beauty this summer by adopting a good skin care routine now with the help of Sensiq . |
| 24 | To start with the lowest common denominator , all sections of the Labour Party could agree that the object was to cement a good working relationship between the government and the trade unions , and thereby also to secure widespread political support , to develop a hegemony which would contrast sharply with both the Heath phase and the bitterness and disillusionment which followed compulsory wage restraint and ‘ In Place of Strife ’ in the late '60s . |
| 25 | She built a good wood fire . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Courtaulds and Nippon , who have enjoyed a good working relationship in the marine field for many years , see many mutual benefits from the joint venture . |
| 28 | I 'd vote for anyone who 'd promise to provide a good road link between Hereford and the motorway . |
| 29 | That is firstly to adopt best practice from various offices , which hopefully would help us to provide a better end product . |
| 30 | 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 . |