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 . |