Example sentences of "[verb] give a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chant would have given a good deal to break the bastard 's nose so he bled on it . |
| 2 | I would have given a good deal to have the stalwart Lord Byron by me , armed with the handgun . |
| 3 | ‘ CO&sub2 ; extract hops are expensive but they do give a good hop nose when they 're added in the conditioning tank . |
| 4 | While these figures refer to crimes committed by juveniles , they do give a good indication of the extent of class differences in crime statistics generally , given the high proportion of offenders who are juveniles . |
| 5 | ( When notes are close together in a low register they sound crude and clumsy , and fail to give a good bass to the harmony . |
| 6 | He was slow to sign up two aged persons as being of unsound mind , and only did so after they had given a good deal of trouble at the workhouse . |
| 7 | As long ago as 1172 Henry II had promised to mount a crusade and ever since then he had done nothing about it — though he had given a good deal of financial aid to the stricken kingdom . |
| 8 | Erm I suppose having this great exten extended crane there does give a good impression of height , but , the action is here and i it 's a little small in the frame and , but although I 'm sure , you know , there 's quite a fe I imagine there 's a lot of people standing around watching and so on , but as a photograph at the end of the day I 'm not sure it has quite enough impact to be erm terribly interesting . |
| 9 | Apply foundation over your lips and then powder to give a good base for your lipstick . |
| 10 | It was not disputed that teachers ought to be aware of the relation between educational success and failure and the language children being to school , or that some teachers need to give a good deal of time to the study of reading . |
| 11 | You need to give a good deal of commitment . ’ |
| 12 | Flowering mid-season ‘ James Grieve ’ is almost guaranteed to give a good crop of very juicy fruit with fine , slightly acid flavour , lovely both for cooking and for eating . |