Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [verb] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bregawn 's temperament got the better of him the following season , and on his racecourse appearances he displayed increasing sourness . |
| 2 | Where this is the case , it is the teacher 's responsibility to present the best case she can for more time to those who devise her timetable . |
| 3 | On the other hand , NT 's pre-emption matches the best Unix has to offer , typified by AIX 3.2.1 and followed closely by DG/UX . |
| 4 | He began by telling the machine all about Zambia , to which it responded sagely , ‘ In humanity 's attempt to obtain the best of both genders , it appears to have harvested the worst . ’ |
| 5 | Brian Mahon might have skimped on comfort for the rest of the house , but his daughter 's bedroom had the best of everything . |
| 6 | If the economy 's future looks bleak , Mikhail Gorbachev 's future looks no better . |
| 7 | But once the sentence has been paid , the criminal is entitled to society 's help to become a good citizen . |
| 8 | However , he looked rather bemused when Mr Bell started ad-libbing that if the Sunday Times wanted to pen a profile of the self-styled King of the Corner Shop then ‘ for God 's sake get a better picture of me than The Northern Echo is using . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Brian Wynne 's article gave a good account of the farmer 's viewpoint of ‘ official ’ science and the general problems of scientific communication and credibility raised by the aftermath of Chernobyl ( ‘ After Chernobyl : science made too simple ? ’ , 26 January ) . |
| 11 | Orr 's article provides a good summary of the problems faced in trying to establish any form of benefit . |
| 12 | Hemel 's skischool has a good reputation . |
| 13 | Apparently all went well for a few days , then Svend 's conscience got the better of him . |
| 14 | Did someone in this room believe he was God 's executioner to avenge a good man 's death ? |
| 15 | Sweetheart was going to be a model , too , but not until the school 's principal found the good sense to send her maliciously jealous sisters-in-law packing . |
| 16 | Harvey 's hunger got the better of him only fifty yards down the street and even though Signe was keen to go downtown Harvey had his way . |
| 17 | Given the carrier 's obligation to obtain the best possible price for the goods to be sold , good advice on what constitutes such a price in prevailing market conditions must surely be taken . |
| 18 | Seriously , one can understand the Archbishop 's concern to retain the best of the tradition : a liturgy involving elements of worship ; confession ; intercession ; Bible reading ; biblical preaching and blessing . |
| 19 | The hotel 's restaurant enjoys a good reputation , with a lovely first-floor terrace where on fine days you dine overlooking the lake . |
| 20 | Although relatively few eggs are produced , the male 's care ensures a good survival rate . |
| 21 | Foinavon 's effort deserves a better entry in the roll of Grand National honour than that of the luckiest winner in the history of the race . |
| 22 | McCoist 's effort put a better complexion on the night for Scotland though without enabling anyone to go overboard about their prospects in World Cup qualifying Group I. |
| 23 | St Katharine 's report gave a good opening statement of objectives , an excellent description of community involvement , and made effective use of two colours . |
| 24 | The engaged tone bleeping in Robyn 's ear confirmed the good sense of this judgement , but she put down the receiver reluctantly . |
| 25 | Nerves can play havoc with someone 's ability to tell a good story . |
| 26 | On many other routes , trolleys have provided an ideal lowcost solution and today 's timetable shows a good variety of trains , including many of Provincial 's Sprinter expresses . |
| 27 | McDunn 's face gives a good impression of being stone-clad . |
| 28 | The two speeches which I have just analysed are probably the two greatest ones in the play as they both change the storyline dramatically , but Marc Antony 's speech having the better effect on the plebeians which seems unfair , as he was dishonest and Brutus was n't , yet he won the ‘ word ’ battle and lead on from there to become greater and greater in power . |
| 29 | But secretly he spent much of his time and most of his clients ' money living the good life in America and Spain . |
| 30 | For instance there is a long , sober and sensible-looking decree about the cult of Hephaistos , moved by Hyperbolus ( IG 182 ) ; ostraka show that Hyperbolus ' father had the good Greek name Antiphanes ( ML p. 46 ) , which refutes ancient charges of slave origin ; and serious policy issues lay behind his ostracism ( p. 139 ) . |