Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would rather stay at a good bed & breakfast than in several five-star hotels I could name . |
| 2 | To an extent , the questionnaire approach can be sterile and impersonal , but questions are only included after a good deal of face to face discussion . |
| 3 | As to the much discussed pearwood wall panels , Italo Rota explains : ‘ We were looking for a simple idea that would allow visitors who had already looked at a good many paintings to connect some of them with unfamiliar settings ; the art of memory tells us that it is easier to retain images in one 's head if one can link them to a specific space ’ . |
| 4 | The herbs must be in the best possible condition and generously used for a good refreshing taste . |
| 5 | Although it was quite usual for sons to follow fathers into the printing trade , the presence of so many sisters suggests that composing was quickly recognized as a good opening for a girl . |
| 6 | ‘ She can always think of a good plan . |
| 7 | Firstly , we formed our Development Group that has now met five times , and has quickly welded into a good team . |
| 8 | In spite of his clothes — what difference did clothes ever make in a good strong man — he looked a finely made fellow , and we became secretly his admirers . |
| 9 | At first it will be surrounded and sniffed and if it appears friendly then a good licking follows and if this is accepted by the stranger then it 's usually used for a good old scratch . |
| 10 | If labour income is disproportionately spent on a good that is labour-intensive , then some part of the tax is shifted via the rise in ( ) ; conversely , if it is spent on the capital-intensive good , the initial impact is magnified . |
| 11 | He always felt better there , and he still felt like a good wash ; he needed to get rid of all this sweat and clamminess , wash all the dust and the lead off his face and hands . |
| 12 | ‘ Women always ask for a good contraceptive because they really need one . |
| 13 | On paper , Olympia & York still looked like a good thing to the institutions who gave their money . |
| 14 | We live in hope that John Hume 's mission to the Provos will succeed , like we always wish for a good summer . |
| 15 | A monthgoing longcase clock of about 1710 by Daniel Delander also profited from a good footnote , selling for £104,500 ( estimate £45,000-£55,000 ) although the case which was originally ebonised is now painted blue . |
| 16 | Diagrams must be clearly drawn with a good use of colour and labelled clearly . |
| 17 | Powerful pincers are held close to the body , also equipped with a good ‘ cutting ’ edge . |
| 18 | But while the company 's management would not deny an element of luck , they would also point to a good deal of contingency planning that enabled them to react faster than anyone else to ILG 's collapse . |
| 19 | This was implemented early in 1946 and opened in temporary quarters in St John 's College , later transferring to a good site in the centre of the city . |
| 20 | Good bonding with reliable adhesives also makes for a good leak-free join . |
| 21 | They are both required for a good comprehensive system of community care and the presence of the former will reduce , but not remove , the need for the latter . |
| 22 | What really stands out in my mind was the homage that was instantly paid to a good poem and the individual who had written it . ’ |
| 23 | Although many pubs , shopping centres , garden centres and schools have stepped into the breach , their play areas ca n't really compare with a good adventure playground in the local park . |
| 24 | Indeed , the machine tool industry is often regarded as a good barometer of the state of the economy as a whole . |
| 25 | We have made real progress in developing our non-oil related businesses where sales now account for a good proportion of the Group 's turnover |
| 26 | A CANINE hero who helped save a dog which was dying from rat poison is now looking for a good home . |
| 27 | They are now looking for a good buyer who would be willing to continue their lifetime 's work , and either buy the stock separately , or as a whole package complete with factories . |
| 28 | But unlike a lot of us who think it will be severely abused for a good many years to come , new agers are optimistic . |
| 29 | Long-term regional unemployment ( measured here by those unemployed for more than three years ) is often taken as a good indicator of how deep a region 's problems may be . |
| 30 | The civil service is on the right path and it often serves as a good guide and leading light to the private sector . |