Example sentences of "[noun] have done a [adj] job " in BNC.

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1 Ian Stewart has done a first-rate job of translation , preserving the scientific content without losing any of the humour .
2 She thinks the Board has done a good job and what would it be replaced with ?
3 So far the Finance Ministry has done a good job by letting off steam in a controlled and orderly way , but it is hard to stop the process of deflation once it has gained momentum .
4 Henson has done a lovely job of placing his famous characters in the novel 's context while never letting us forget that this is meant to be a huge extravaganza .
5 David has done a great job over the last few weeks but he still has playing ambitions .
6 The practical question which this paper also addresses is ‘ how can one tell when and whether a lawyer has done a good job ? ’ .
7 " The President has done a good job of putting himself in the position where Arctic drilling is seen as patriotic " , she said .
8 As the walkabout progressed a middle-aged woman told Mr Baker : ‘ The Conservatives have done a wonderful job for this country ! ’
9 The Council have done a wonderful job in constructing existing pedestrian/cycle paths such as the Longniddry — Haddington path , which seem to be very successful in terms of use .
10 Andre has done a tremendous job , explaining in great detail what happens when someone dies and when they are cremated .
11 Willi has done a better job with Georg than I ever did with Peter .
12 Coun Jones said the team had done a good job for the whole community .
13 Show secretary 's report in the show secretary 's absence due to the accident on route tonight the chairman said Mrs had done a fantastic job over the year and he wished to record his thanks to her .
14 In his four months in residence Old Red had done a great job of dashing girlish hopes .
15 The Civil Affairs Service had done a good job in my estimation .
16 As it is , Vox have done a good job of producing a classic guitar with a '90s feel and sound .
17 According to Peter Sommer , a computer forensics expert , the commission has done a good job in proposing new legislation which is workable and fits well with other parts of the law .
18 ‘ Lennie Lawrence has done a fantastic job at Middlesbrough .
19 Stephenson said that ‘ the government has done a good job in policy development , without burdening business but with sufficient controls ’ .
20 It is entitled ’ Myth of the tax rebels ’ and it says : ’ Over the last decade the Government has done a better job of blowing local authorities to smithereens than Guy Fawkes .
21 But he has little hesitation in declaring that his successor as chairman of Esso has done a better job than he was able to achieve .
22 The Army has done a grand job of work in the initial stages of rehabilitation , and without its aid progress would have been far slower .
23 Frank Dick has done a great job with the shorter track events , but there 's a huge difference between those and the distance events .
24 How many more of us would be fluent French speakers if our first French teachers had done a better job ?
25 This man 's done a fabulous job .
26 As my comrade from Scotland says John Prescott has done a good job here , but I have to say it 's not up against very much .
27 Miller admitted : ‘ Barry has done a magnificent job and in the interests of the team we would want someone of his calibre back in charge as soon as possible . ’
28 Miller admitted : ‘ Barry has done a magnificent job and in the interests of the team we would want someone of his calibre back in charge as soon as possible . ’
29 Gerry Francis has done a fantastic job .
30 Someone who says he 's ‘ held one in his hand ’ , thinks that Intel has done a good job hyping up the industry over the P5 without having much chance of delivering its promises for some time to come .
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