Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [prep] a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may have looked like a good ruse to get 300 acres lovingly ploughed , but Shillingford Farm happily played host to the British Championships . |
| 2 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 3 | For Sinton , who made his England debut in Poznan in the crucial final qualifier against Poland last November and was a member of the England B side that defeated France B at Loftus Road in February , that run could not have come at a better time . |
| 4 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 5 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
| 6 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
| 7 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time . |
| 8 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
| 9 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 10 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 11 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
| 12 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
| 13 | New boy , Brian Marwood gave them the lead ; his first goal for the club and it could n't have come at a better time . |
| 14 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
| 15 | You do risk crackles and pops , but many will have come from a good home — and you can always get them washed . |
| 16 | Larkins , who made 103 before retiring to give his team-mates a bat , could not have wished for a better comeback , and with Robin Smith making a stylish 70 , England made 263 for four from 50 overs . |
| 17 | I mean he tried the Forest defence out on the left-hand side t to start with switched the player and got young Lewis in and really Forest could have done with a better ball er sorry Leicester could have done with a better final ball from Lewis . |
| 18 | I mean he tried the Forest defence out on the left-hand side t to start with switched the player and got young Lewis in and really Forest could have done with a better ball er sorry Leicester could have done with a better final ball from Lewis . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't think you could have thought of a better way of rewarding her , she seems such an independent little thing . ‘ |
| 20 | Erm another I know er I 've spoken to Deckland Murphy as well being the Newmarket 's jumps jockey and erm they think he 's the Gold Cup horse well if he is he 's gon na have to put in a good performance today then I 'd stick with him . |
| 21 | According to Mr Dieter Brauninger , an economist at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt , the newcomers could not have arrived at a better time : a period of dynamic growth , when gaps created by the fall in the birth rate in the past two decades need to be filled . |
| 22 | Yet , with Deacon Blue getting the high score covering Bacharach & David songs , and a lot of new bubblegum little more than MOR , ‘ Sundrive Road ’ could n't have arrived at a better time , when there must be a pay-out for mature bands making no bones about playing pop for its own sake . |
| 23 | Yet , with Deacon Blue getting the high score covering Bacharach & David songs , and a lot of new bubblegum little more than MOR , ‘ Sundrive Road ’ could n't have arrived at a better time , when there must be a pay-out for mature bands making no bones about playing pop for its own sake . |
| 24 | Deakin was a striker who found the net regularly and the evidence suggests that , had he been at a bigger club , he would have benefited from a better service and become a prolific scorer . |
| 25 | Out of his professional need , he will have settled on a good working strain over the years and any surplus he may have is virtually guaranteed to be first-class . |
| 26 | ‘ This may have seemed like a good idea when the rink was being built because it should give long term durability , but when a problem like this arises then the whole rink has to be closed and dug up . |
| 27 | Wright could n't have asked for a better way to celebrate his 29th birthday today . |
| 28 | I could not have asked for a better introduction to the summer Alps ’ . |
| 29 | I could n't have asked for a better family ! |
| 30 | If the cast had needed a demonstration of Michael Banks 's genuine warmth , they could not have asked for a better one than the way he dealt with Alex Household . |