Example sentences of "[vb -s] make a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the present time the English tend to play down the significance of affinal relationships but , even so , the statement " she has made a good marriage " is more likely to refer to the social and financial standing of the husband 's immediate kin than to the personal qualities of the husband himself . |
| 2 | Oldham v Barnsley Dobbin , the Barnsley midfielder carried off at Blackpool in midweek , has made a good recovery from a knee injury and may play . |
| 3 | Alison spent 17 days in hospital after the shooting , but has made a good recovery and is back home in Trimdon Avenue , Acklam , Middlesbrough . |
| 4 | The courts are generally concerned only with the question whether the promisor has made a bargain , not with whether he has made a good bargain . |
| 5 | He plays throughout Europe and North America and has made a good number of recordings . |
| 6 | Robson , who watched Rocastle last Saturday , said : ‘ He has made a good start to the season . |
| 7 | Although he is cautious about predicting how rapidly or how strongly profits will grow in 1993 , he believes the UK business has made a good start to the year , with revenues from both consulting and recruitment ahead of budget . |
| 8 | More can be done and more is being done and we shall encourage the industry to go out and get more business wherever it is ; but it has made a good start . |
| 9 | His eyes were those of a chess-player who has made a good move . |
| 10 | Wise Speke is quietly confident that Whessoe has made a good deal for its longer term development . |
| 11 | My hon. Friend has made a good point . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend has made a good point . |
| 13 | I imagine she leaned eagerly over the desk towards me , as towards a pupil who has made a good point in his essay , smiling and nodding encouragingly . |
| 14 | When pointing out that someone keeps quiet because he wants to make a good impression , why not say so ? |
| 15 | I would place Aspen Pittman 's article in the same league as time share selling , or book clubs or something equally hazy with the truth that happens to make a good profit . |
| 16 | All this helps make a good impression on the customer . |
| 17 | ’ Apart from that , and a general knowledge of the links and the game , what does make a good St Andrews caddie ? |
| 18 | The Marchioness of Blandford has been moved to a private hospital as she continues to make a good recovery from a riding accident . |
| 19 | Captain John Moberley of the Royal Navy said of him , ‘ keeps a good reckoning , is attentive and promises to make a good officer ’ . |
| 20 | But erm , it 's , it 's terrifying , and when we get , as and Jack 's made a good point and , and it is a good one , that perhaps if we spent only half a day when somebody joins the depot and said to them , this is the geography of our depot , and this is where everywhere is , and this is how you get from one side of it to the other . |
| 21 | He 's made a good job of it though . |