Example sentences of "[vb -s] not [verb] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has not had a good season with injury and must be a bit depressed — he wants to be playing . |
| 2 | The House has not had a good record in the past years . |
| 3 | His talent for empathetic understanding reaches its peak with Sylvia , who has not read a good book in her entire life . |
| 4 | Paragraph ( a ) is by way of restatement of the common law ; paragraph ( b ) extends it so as to make the disposition conversion even if it does not confer a good title on the disponee . |
| 5 | A single stem planted on its own does not create a good effect . |
| 6 | This could be for many reasons : for example the database does not contain a good example of that particular form of letter , or the character may have been badly written . |
| 7 | The palace has almost disappeared and the church has been poorly restored and does not give a good impression of the original . |
| 8 | Lead piping has two main disadvantages : it is often very small bore , so does not allow a good waterflow , and the amateur will find it difficult to extend the system . |
| 9 | It dismisses the fact that USL has reserved the right to bring such a claim later on , apparently after discovery , suggesting that this means ‘ it does not have a good faith basis for such a claim at this time . ’ |
| 10 | The GMC does not have a good track record in ensuring that change happens . |
| 11 | The IFI does not have a good record , but their credibility has improved since the Board was changed and Brett , the previous chair , had left . |
| 12 | Lawyers said the girl , who can not be named for legal reasons , does not have a good relationship with her father . |
| 13 | ‘ There is no doubt that climate affects landform development but it does not provide a good basis for a general theory of landscape evolution' |
| 14 | Punishing someone for doing the wrong thing may inhibit him from that action but does not establish a better pattern . |