Example sentences of "[verb] a good [noun] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a completely new way of funding the universities , and although we think at Birmingham that we can give good value for money and provide a good education at a fair price , this is new territory for us and there could be some surprises on the way . |
| 2 | He 'd booked a good table at The Palace . |
| 3 | If you want a career that ensures that you will not be bored , will be stretched to your full capacity every day and allows you to be yourself , as well as earn a good salary at a general manager level — £30,000 a year — you could do a lot worse than the hotel and catering industry . |
| 4 | They had done a good job at that garage . |
| 5 | ‘ I like to think I could do a good job at a higher level , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Never mind , it seemed a good story at the time . |
| 7 | Although this seemed a good idea at the time , current strategy at WH Smith is to have full control , as in the buying up of 100 per cent of Molinaire , the TV services company , in July . |
| 8 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 9 | It seemed a good idea at the time . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It was just one of those things which seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 11 | Wainfleet said : ‘ I told you , it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 12 | This year 's battle of the budget is generating more anguish than any for years , John Major 's cabinet now realize what a parliamentary mess December might turn into with week-long debates on both the Queen 's speech and the budget to pack in , and worse to come in the spring , a budget combining taxes with public spending seemed a good idea at the time Norman Lamont announced it , but with November the thirtieth just a month away the political down-side is appearing , of course with a fifty billion pound deficit in the Government 's accounts this years spending round would have been hard pounding anyhow , but the usual noisy haggle over the available cash among departments is now amplified by posses of Tory backbenchers trying to head off this or that tax increase , and there 's an incentive to keep that up right through the finance bill after Christmas , since most new taxes would not come in until April . |
| 13 | It seemed a good idea at the time , and it was agreed that all the shareholders would get an instrument of any description . |
| 14 | But Jan Peerce makes a very coarse and unromantic Alfredo , and Licia Albanese , who might have made a good shot at the role of Violetta under more sympathetic direction , sounds particularly nervous and unsettled . |
| 15 | Living with the Keraing and his wife was a very public affair ; and , although they barked a good deal at the constant throng which invaded their household while we were there , they were traditionally in no position to deny them entrance , and each resident of Bira got his chance lengthily to observe our every blink and mannerism . |
| 16 | buying the car off er , them at Burton Lane , there 's , there 's , somehow you 've got a good picture at Burton Lane |
| 17 | Once Barbara had had a good look at her new style in the mirror , she was very pleased with the change . |
| 18 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc has had a good look at Unix System Lab 's Destiny desktop — it is a beta site — but is n't worried by the competition , ‘ after looking at it closely , we 've no problem with Open Desktop , ’ it says . |
| 19 | Again , they could have gone into the supermarket , but they thought the police had had a good look at them , so they sprinted through the crowds who took as little notice as they expected , and across the street just after the lights had changed 50 that the traffic beginning to move , hooted . |
| 20 | By now she 'd had a good look at him . |
| 21 | So everyone working on the door at Ronnie 's had a good laugh at us while Strummer was hustling to get us in . |
| 22 | My letter was published in full , and I was pleased with myself , for two good reasons : my first literary effort had been accepted ; and I had had a good swipe at the evils of fascism , judging by the stream of supporting letters which followed . |
| 23 | He had had a good day at the office and his head had not troubled him ; they seemed pleased with his work ; he had been looking forward to telling her about it over supper , and now this . |
| 24 | While we have to accept that some people have had a good go at blowing up the present inhabitant , would it not be simpler for her to emulate a previous incumbent and move up the road to Admiralty House ? |
| 25 | I was very pleased that you 'd had a good go at that |
| 26 | Andre Moga , the president of Beglès and one of the so-called ‘ barons ’ of French rugby , made the following comment : ‘ If Rodez had had a good president at the time this would not have reached court ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ And also , can we be sure that the Robemaker would ever weave a good enchantment at all ? ’ |
| 28 | Would you make a good first-aider at work ? |
| 29 | But what sort of person will make a good player at Sheffield Shares ? |
| 30 | The hon. Member for Ogmore ( Mr. Powell ) made a good point at the beginning of the debate when he said that there have been considerable difficulties in redesigning the Shops Act 1950 to meet the requirements of the 1990s . |