Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Needless to say a great deal of cheating occurred — the biggest boy 's interpretation of the rules having to be accepted unless you were brave enough to risk a good hiding . |
| 2 | Take the crack through these then traverse delicately leftwards to reach a good ledge . |
| 3 | But it is not enough to do a good job : our professional conduct committees must be seen to be doing a good job . |
| 4 | And this is unlikely to change — after all if the sales person knew enough to do a good job of giving advice they could easily start a new career as a consultant ! |
| 5 | Well , enough to have a good time in the back row at the pictures anyway , ’ and she had certainly not elaborated . |
| 6 | It 's good for a direct amp-type sound ; I ca n't crank an amplifier up here that loud , so to get a good sound I might as well put it straight into the desk . ’ |
| 7 | I think he was brought in just to do a good production job . ’ |
| 8 | Everybody tries desperately to have a good time , but it never really happens . |
| 9 | Well er we , we 've taken a , a , a policy view over the years because the group has a number of er very attractive er products and , and , and , and shareholders have frequently asked if was possible erm , to have concessions in all sorts of areas and the view we 've taken is that it involves a , a , a , a , a great deal of administration and that our real job is to er increase the profits of the business er , a as well as we can and then to pay dividends to the shareholders erm who will er , er , then use that money er , hopefully to buy a good number of our products . |
| 10 | It is not simply a question of becoming nicer or trying harder to live a good life . |
| 11 | Does n't matter , you have to get to bed early to get a good sleep . |
| 12 | A word of warning , if you are planning a trip to Hackwood , arrive early to get a good view . |
| 13 | You have to work harder to get a good news hook , but it , but it , it still exists and people still are interested , provided it 's a hook . |
| 14 | The visiting party , who were the first and last ever to get a good look at the crater of Perboewetan , found it to be about 1,000 metres in diameter and about fifty metres deep , with a small pit , also about fifty metres deep , in the centre of the crater floor ; it was from this pit that the steam cloud was escaping with a great roar . |
| 15 | It was mainly to make a good impression on the new tribe . |
| 16 | Apply it to one surface then press together quickly and accurately to make a good contact . |
| 17 | No , either he was up here to have a good look through one of the windows . |
| 18 | We are not here to have a good time . ’ |
| 19 | People protect their own territories and are reluctant to put themselves out for other departments striving hard to provide a good service . |
| 20 | Some of the other holiday-makers did n't speak much English … but that 's the beauty of HCI , everyone is there to have a good time and you find you make friends even if you do n't speak the same language . |
| 21 | Many companies er were making fabulous profits and what reason was there to prevent a good shop stewards ' committee from going in to try and enhance their members conditions ? |
| 22 | They are so well paid they do n't have to go abroad to make a good living . |
| 23 | Can I reiterate what he he actually said in a meeting with Calum er Carole Degucht er last year er he said I do y the honourable , my honourable friend said I do not see that uniformity means adopting a system of proportional representation and I 've yet to see a good case as to the merits of different states adopting the same procedure . |
| 24 | The consequence was that many authorities were too small and too poor financially to provide a good standard of service , to employ the requisite staff and provide the necessary specialized units . |
| 25 | These families will usually benefit from therapeutic advice very quickly and will implement ideas effectively to make a good improvement . |