Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [art] good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The development of chaffinch song is most obviously classified as non-associative learning , because the bird learns its song by comparing it with a template rather than because of any consequence of singing a better chaffinch song . |
| 2 | An exhibition can be viewed as a means of getting noticed and attracting publicity and contracts : as a rare chance of seeing a good deal of your recent work together and thus creating an opportunity for self-evaluation and an assessment of the way your work is developing ; and , by no means least , as a way of selling work . |
| 3 | It is very important that we recognize the possibility of accepting the best features of comprehensive schools while getting rid of the worst , remembering with reasonable humility that the schools were introduced in the first place as experimental , and that all the trial and error may not yet be over . |
| 4 | The posting has caused some concern among Nationalists and in Dublin , where , in the interests of building a good working relationship from the outset , the worry has not been publicly articulated . |
| 5 | But why not give him credit for a simple human weakness ; the attraction of eating a good dinner which he has n't had to cook ? ’ |
| 6 | Finally , an example of bringing a good venue to remote areas was seen in the form of a railway wagon fitted out with benches , welding equipment , etc. , which could be left in sidings whilst local training took place . |
| 7 | His ‘ real work ’ always lies in the bodily activity of physically capturing the ‘ prig ’ , often to have this dangerous business transformed by a detective who then negotiates justice with the adversary , in the essential CID cause of returning a good detection rate . |
| 8 | She kissed me on the nose , but then , as though rejecting her idea of adopting a good man , stood up briskly . |
| 9 | This , some researchers think , is not an effective way of stimulating the best research : some element of competition or selectivity is necessary . |
| 10 | ENGLAND are planning a tour of South Africa in 1994 as part of their long-term aim of becoming the best rugby side in the world . |
| 11 | The Arsenal pair might just be capable of staging the best road show since Hope and Crosby — but Ipswich had very few laughs at Highbury . |
| 12 | With close colleagues there is more chance of explaining the best way of ‘ making it easy for them ’ , of getting them on your side as allies . |
| 13 | From the point of view of young people with special needs , many of the new courses have the virtue of being flexible , student-centred , and of incorporating a good deal of individual programming . |
| 14 | As a result , they have the knack of employing the best architects , but not getting the best out of them . |
| 15 | He wanted people to get on with the urgent business of living the good life set out in the Eightfold Path , and not to waste time or energy in speculation and debate . |
| 16 | Though her long musical career has seemed very erratic , the overview provided by Greatest Hits 1965–1992 from I Got You Babe and the brilliant Gypsies , Tramps and Thieves right up to The Shoop Shoop Song — proves she has a great voice and a devilish way of picking the best tunes . |
| 17 | And yet , for this crucial deciding match , they stopped short of picking the best XI for the circumstances . |
| 18 | The art of writing a good chess program is thinking of efficient short cuts through the search-space . |
| 19 | Prospects for long-term forecasting are being examined , with the aim of recommending the best approach to use . |
| 20 | When you accept these books , you not only save £21.51 ( and the Lotto Game comes free ) ; you automatically become a member of this celebrated Club with over twelve years ' experience of recommending the best children 's books . |
| 21 | What 's the secret of growing a good leek ? |
| 22 | THE TVP 's crank-driven DIY rock ‘ n ’ roll may sound dated in these wearing , uncaring times , but that said they still have n't lost the knack of pulling a good tune from seemingly nowhere or coming up with an idea that will tug at your sleeve for attention . |
| 23 | Aggie had mice , Nellie recalled , but the woman could not bear the thought of getting a good mouser . |
| 24 | . But still it was er one way of getting a good meal , everyday . |
| 25 | And a production should not just be a matter of getting a good notice and leaving it to go to seed slowly . |
| 26 | The importance of getting a good start now becomes obvious , since if you fall only a few metres behind in the first minute after the start you fall into everyone else 's dirty wind and drop even further back . |
| 27 | They can backfire they can lead to some injustices but what they are is a signal that other methods of getting a better representation of women in parliament , in local councils has really not worked . |
| 28 | The greater pity is this : that because the terms of reference misidentified industrial democracy , the chance of getting a better perception of it , of its value and of the possibility of advancing it , was missed . |
| 29 | Although clients like to boast of buying the best advertising advice , they do n't always have the sense or the courage to take it . |
| 30 | That is the best way of providing a good environment in which businesses can flourish . |