Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can see the parallel in real life to these experiments for those children who are frequently punished for no good reason . |
| 2 | Top awards are given for the best net and best gross scores with over £200 in cash prizes . |
| 3 | The covers were very worn , as if it had been travelled about a good deal , and on the fly leaf was written ‘ Journal 1841 ’ and then , in a different coloured ink , ‘ And 1842 ’ and then , below that , carefully , ‘ Emily Brent ’ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | In this respect , there were many at the meeting ( including me ) who felt the least we should be demanding of the industry and the regulators ( the DTI ) was that only the very highest environmental standards currently practised internationally ( the Norwegian oil field was given as a good example ) would be acceptable for operations in Cardigan Bay . |
| 6 | In this respect , there were many ( including me ) who felt the least we should be demanding of the industry and the regulators ( the DTI ) was that only the very highest environmental standards currently practised internationally ( the Norwegian oil field was given as a good example ) would be acceptable for operations in Cardigan Bay . |
| 7 | Lafontaine , although regarded as a better orator than Kohl , was unable to draw support for a campaign which concentrated on the cost of unification ( he had initially opposed the treaty on economic and monetary union — see pp. 37535-36 ) and on social and environmental issues . |
| 8 | Since the enactment of s 459 1985 , it has been regarded as a better remedy for a minority affected by prejudice in a company to ask for a share purchase order under s 461 rather than to seek a return of share capital through a winding-up petition which results in the liquidation of a solvent company ( a member can not petition under s 122(1) ( g ) if the company is insolvent because he has no interest ) . |
| 9 | Indeed , the machine tool industry is often regarded as a good barometer of the state of the economy as a whole . |
| 10 | Wild fish can reach a length of 25cm but 15cm would be regarded as a good size in aquarium-raised fish . |
| 11 | Bir Zeit was the largest university in the West Bank and the election results were regarded as a good indicator of general Palestinian support for the two main competing groups , the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) and the Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas ) . |
| 12 | The only female character is Billy 's mother , who is not regarded as a good mother , neglecting her youngest son and having a succession of boyfriends . |
| 13 | This is regarded as a Good Thing by Orcs who are universally content with their lot , being ultimately happy to meet their end in battle so long as they get a chance of a good fight . |
| 14 | In popular mythology , gold is regarded as a good investment . |
| 15 | In popular mythology , gold is regarded as a good investment . |
| 16 | In popular mythology , gold is regarded as a good investment . |
| 17 | Give-aways such as book matches , note pads , pens , pencils , diaries , calendars and stationery , can be regarded as a good investment if they promote the good image of the establishment . |
| 18 | was regarded as a good model for further investigation . |
| 19 | When one recollects that bequests were made in the hope of securing the prayers of beneficiaries for the donor 's soul , it may be assumed that bridges , and also roads , were in sufficient use for such gifts to be regarded as a good piece of spiritual investment . |
| 20 | Certainly the Devon , in the late eighteenth century , was described by William Marshall ( 1796 ) as being ‘ in size somewhat below the desirable point for the heavier works of husbandry ’ , making up for this deficiency with its agility and exertion so that it was regarded as the best worker in Britain . |
| 21 | Since the dominant conception of pollution control work is utterly pragmatic , doing the job is regarded as the best way of learning the job ( cf. |
| 22 | Word of mouth is regarded as the best kind of advertising . |
| 23 | The chartered company continued to be regarded as the best type of organization for carrying on overseas trade , but a grant to an individual proprietor began to be seen as the best way to set up a new colony to which settlers would come to cultivate the land . |
| 24 | The Board held that , on the somewhat complex facts of the particular case , it mattered not whether the subsequent promise was regarded as the best evidence of the benefit intended to be conferred or as the positive bargain , the benefit on the faith of which the promise was given . |
| 25 | Just down the road is the fantastic club , ‘ Future Pace ’ , which is regarded as the best disco on the island , with its ritzy piano bar and restaurant on the roof terrace . |
| 26 | Excluding the impact of mortgage rates , regarded as the best guide to the underlying trend , inflation rose 0.1 points to 5.8 per cent in September , which suggests that high interest rates have yet to subdue inflation significantly . |
| 27 | Generally regarded as the best looker of the bunch , the estate has a lot more going for it besides . |
| 28 | Ramsey turned to study law , which then was regarded as the best training for a future politician . |
| 29 | David Cameron , a 34-year-old Coleraine engineer , and Lisburn 's Robert Heasley both made 71 here and are well placed for a good finish tonight , after which the field will be trimmed to 64 players and ties for the knock-out tournament proper . |
| 30 | Of course it was too early in his life to be certain that the gods had called him , but I could have wished for no better career for him than that of a priest-administrator . |