Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [v-ing] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | She let herself in and ministered to their needs , brewing a pot of tea and lighting a good fire . |
| 2 | Concentrate on finding your stride and building a good rhythm . |
| 3 | Pace is the key to finding your stride and reaching a good rhythm in your walking . |
| 4 | Although I was capable of doing the work and doing a good job , I did n't want to be letting people down and that . |
| 5 | But Susan Einzig had a more significant , also more complex , place in his life : though to all appearances she and Minton were a couple , he used her as a decoy to attract into their orbit , through her role as the attractive elder woman , keen on dancing and having a good time , the lusty heterosexual students whose company Minton needed and whom , when rebuffed by Susan , he scooped up on the rebound , with mocking asides about the inadequacy of women . |
| 6 | Looking after the customer is , therefore , very important ; a lot depends on building and maintaining a good relationship with your customers . |
| 7 | The neighbour told the inquest : ‘ He had the freedom of spending money and having a good time with his friends . |
| 8 | If you seriously wish to lose your weight then it is most sensible to do it by looking carefully at your diet and eating a good balance of carbohydrates and protein with a reduced fat content . |
| 9 | Thousands of children have been braving the rain and having a good time … just to show how necessary it is … to have a good time . |
| 10 | When questioned William Black , 46 , of Rowson Street , admitted his involvement and said he spent the money on ‘ drink and having a good time ’ . |
| 11 | Not many years ago I would have considered this rod as too stiff , robbing me of the enjoyment of feeling and seeing a good fish put a decent bend into it . |
| 12 | For him , looking at X-rays is like going to the theatre or watching a good film . |
| 13 | After a time I settled down into a routine of work , sleep and having a good time — and not necessarily in that order . |
| 14 | Of course while they may be imagining that they are bending my ear and creating a good impression , they are also providing me with the kind of evidence I am looking for about the gendered and generational aspects of this kind of racism . |
| 15 | The idea was to take a person who was in excellent nutritional shape and consuming a good , better than average diet without taking any vitamin or mineral supplements , who was a non-smoker and moderate consumer of alcohol , sugar , tea , coffee and chocolate ; and to see what effect consuming the national average amount of alcohol , cigarettes , sugar , tea , coffee and chocolate would do to this fine healthy specimen . |
| 16 | ( b ) You are keeping the focus on language and missing a good opportunity to focus on the message . |