Example sentences of "[to-vb] it [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wicker , wickerwork basket the one had got a top on and er the big one which I had a hundred and forty loaves , I did n't have a top on but you had a waterproof sheet that you put over the top of that , but er the small ones had a lid on was hinged , hinged lid you could fold it backwards , as far as you could empty it and er what they used to do coming down Road you used to give it a good push and then jump on the back and freewheel down past what is now Lane er is that convenience still on , in those days the was a gents toilet , a public convenience where you went down steps , you were actually apart from the urinals there was toilets as well there . |
| 2 | When he opened it moths flew out and he had to give it a good clean to get rid of the cobwebs and years of dust that had settled inside . |
| 3 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
| 4 | 6 assorted jars of chutney , unused ( I do n't know about you but I seem to accumulate chutney , pickles , lemon curd , etc. , faster than I can demolish it and rather than throw it away when useless , I 'd prefer to give it a good home — the best way of all is to sneak the jars into the National Trust shop at your local Hall or Towers and leave them among the chutneys already there ) |
| 5 | I make his bed once a week to give it a good puff up in the sheets . |
| 6 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 7 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 8 | And while his mother may have forgotten Dublin and his father , who had given his life to make it a better place for his children to live in , Patrick had not . |
| 9 | It is prone to shrinking and should be pre-shrunk during the manufacture to make it a good buy . |
| 10 | Fortunately there was enough left to make it a good movie . |
| 11 | Mr. Sturge in his argument has maintained that such a lease would be valid , and that , even if the term is uncertain at its beginning when the lease takes effect , the fact that at some future time it will be rendered certain is sufficient to make it a good lease . |
| 12 | We tried to make it the best school , and it was an outstanding girls ' school . " |