Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the prophecy of Isaiah 61 : 1 , ‘ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me , for he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor … ’ stands in Luke 's Gospel ( 4:18 ) , as a beacon shedding light over the whole of his ministry . |
| 2 | We should take a radical approach to the position of elderly people beyond the year 2000 , and consider whether technology can allow them to enjoy a better standard of living and to rely less on residential and nursing homes . |
| 3 | They want them to obtain a good position and be independent , preferably in the city . |
| 4 | To them mathematics will be relevant if it helps their children gain a qualification which , in turn , will enable them to obtain a good job . |
| 5 | The development was welcomed by exhibitors , who felt that stage adaptations would enable them to attract a better class of customer , but they were n't to know what they were letting themselves in for . |
| 6 | A group of woman so poor they are forced to scavenge coal dust from the sea are looking to Oxfam to help them to create a better life . |
| 7 | Next I listened to a message from Andy Kennedy talking about the unreached peoples of the 10–40 window , which includes Saudi Arabia , and how the Lord wanted them to hear the good news . |
| 8 | And it 's never too late in life to improve your fitness , allowing you to enjoy a better quality of life … and more of it ! |
| 9 | And it 's never too late in life to improve your fitness , allowing you to enjoy a better quality of life … and more of it ! |
| 10 | The information is accessed by slipping the disc into the electronic book player , allowing you to select the best golf courses in Europe by country and by difficulty , length , green fees and a host of other criteria . |
| 11 | These are the sort of things we 'd say to a good person in a formal situation , erm , you 're reliable , trustworthy , you know , we can rely on you to do a good job for us , doing your job well and with enthusiasm , when left in charge there 's been no problems , you 're responsible and flexible , you 're conscientious , I can trust you for , to do a good job and thank you for your contribution to the team . |
| 12 | We 've paid enormous attention to making cookery a treat for you as well as your family , by positively helping you to cook a better meal . |
| 13 | This will enable you to develop a better appreciation of the skills and aptitudes of young people and may help you to enhance your recruitment procedures . |
| 14 | For example , the grid can be temporarily turned off to enable you to get a better idea of how the design will look when knitted . |
| 15 | Narrowing your focus helps you to achieve the best results . |
| 16 | ‘ Your father is a worried man and he is looking to you to make a good marriage , that way at least your own future will be secure . ’ |
| 17 | A fixed position allows the use of a tripod and , for the first time in this Christmas video shoot , the use of an extension microphone to enable you to make a good job of recording all those fascinating speeches that tend to be made after the second or third glass of wine . |
| 18 | The case in which the the evidence on damages is going to possibly erm enable me to form a better view of the credibility of the witnesses . |
| 19 | or a hospital and ask them to give a good check , what they told us , they dare n't seemed to want to bother with people now |
| 20 | He increased his speed until he was running flat out , buying a few seconds of precious time to allow him to find a good defence position . |
| 21 | It is not unknown for a salesman to describe the product in glowing terms and you would expect him to highlight the best features . |
| 22 | " Trust him to land a good catch on his first day out , " he muttered to himself , and watched as the boat struck her sails and picked up her mooring , which was marked by a pig 's bladder float with a feather on it , a stone 's throw offshore in the stretch of water known as Polruan 's Pool . |
| 23 | He held his foster-brother away from him to get a good look at him . |
| 24 | She started hiding food away instead of eating it so as not to put on any weight , but hunger forced her to have a good meal at least once a week . |
| 25 | Did he consider her to have no good qualities at all , to be so scornful of her ? |
| 26 | She wondered if he had married her to get the better grant . |
| 27 | His co-pilot radioed the command centre , requesting a fix in order to enable him to plot the best route back to Britain , or at least to the channel where he could be picked up by the coastguard or a spotter plane . |
| 28 | ‘ I find it helps me to get a good night 's sleep . ’ |
| 29 | He wanted me to get a good job and live a quiet , comfortable life . |
| 30 | Cardinal Pironio , from the Pontifical Council for the Laity , wrote to them to convey the good wishes of the Holy Father . |