Example sentences of "[vb infin] a really [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Soon he will need a really good teacher .
2 Is Jobson really 30 years old ? 2 million quid seems an awful lot of money for a 30 year old , although I would like to see us buy a really top class centre back .
3 Olla was bargaining with nightmarish persistence for a carpet , and Mart was considering nipping back to the boat to see if anyone could lend him five hundred quid so he could buy a really wicked sword .
4 I could happily enjoy a really lazy holiday in Capraia .
5 Then a light sanding between coats , and a dust , will ensure a really good finish
6 now that was silly , that bloke 's gon na go in in a minute I 'm sure , or one of the kids is gon na do a really weedy jump
7 The additional energy they enjoyed after following the diet for a few weeks helped them to take on a much more positive attitude towards life — I could sense a really happy attitude in the remarks on the questionnaires .
8 And the way our guys are working to improve despite recent success , I believe England will become a really great team .
9 We have a very young team , most of whom are still in their teens and could become a really powerful side if only we can afford to stay together . ’
10 Do you think I might just find anybody here who 'd like a really good snog ?
11 So you could make a really nice outfit
12 I would make a really nice dinner , get ready and dress up .
13 Irish crochet patterns will also have suitable leaves and with the flowers these can make a really stunning decoration on a plain sweater .
14 You might suppose that a bad smell would not deter a really hungry hunter , but anyone who has received a full squirt from a skunk knows very well that it is almost unendurable .
15 Can you suggest a really intensive conditioner ?
16 ‘ They could create a really special atmosphere at a gig .
17 We 'll have a really good secret , shall we ? ’
18 And last but by no means least there 's the Rep 's Street theatre Cabaret where you can have a really good laugh at your Clubrep !
19 Do n't bear grudges against them and do n't keep on repeating their mistakes to others so that you can all have a really good laugh at their expense .
20 So I thought we could have a really good time as well , yeah ? ’
21 ‘ I think , Mr Crumwallis , ’ said Septimus Coffin , marching in , ‘ that we 'd better sit down and have a really good talk . ’
22 Come on , let's go out and have a really good meal somewhere .
23 Well , it doesn't — but then it does have a really nice stylus which makes up for it !
24 A good resolution before you exchange contracts would be to stand back and have a really long look at the wood !
25 For a miracle , almost boiling hot water poured out of the taps into the bath and Julia let herself have a really deep bath for once , lying there dreaming about the day when her life might be whole again and weaving plans to make it so , until the skin of her fingers and toes crinkled and the water felt cold .
26 Then take out the tacking stitches and remove the card and you should have a really spectacular garment , the envy of all your friends .
27 In this book , I describe and explain these activities and although I can not claim that this is a comprehensive guide to parties — such a task would be virtually impossible ! — I do know that , if you follow my advice , your children and their friends will have a really enjoyable time !
28 So , er , we were having a drink , you know , and er this is after her father got done for er stealing you know , for hauling stolen meat , and we were sitting and all and Christopher was , and Michelle said , oh , and you know the way she gets on Bernard , like , oh you 're gon na have to come round to my house and we 'll have a really lovely barbecue and all , and there was steaks .
29 The obvious two are Kevin Keegan — he 'd be crap … he 's just a jumped up little Geordie who still has n't shown he can produce a really imaginative team ; and Glen Hoddle — now , hed be my choice … why ? because he 's young , has the respect of the players , would introduce the concept of playing football into the national team ( after all , if you look at the individual skill level of English players it 's as good as just about anywhere in the world … it 's just that managers have refused to let them play ) .
30 In fact they do just about everything short of brushing their teeth , but this was what I would call a really good laugh , if you know what I mean .
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