Example sentences of "and [vb -s] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is set in spacious tropical gardens and offers a good choice of facilities . |
| 2 | ‘ And when you get there , make sure he goes to the Gentlemen 's Cloakroom and has a good wash before the interview . |
| 3 | the headmaster tomorrow he comes down here and has a good look round |
| 4 | However , your assessment of whether the manager is reputable , experienced and has a good performance record will be of prime importance . |
| 5 | Among his other good qualities are : a strong attachment to his home and a constant readiness to defend it ; he is very willing to retrieve and has a good capacity for tracking ; he has considerable endurance , likes the water and is fond of children . |
| 6 | Caribbean Connection can tailor-make any itinerary and has a good range of special offers throughout the summer . |
| 7 | Although still classified as a rare breed , the British White has increased considerably in numbers in recent years and has also been exported : it seems to thrive in hot climates and has a good degree of heat tolerance , helped by its pigmented skin and reflecting white coat . |
| 8 | So he has a drink , talks to the barman , starts dancing and has a good time all at the ‘ club ’ . |
| 9 | If the person is deaf , find out if there is a hearing aid , if it is being worn , is switched on , and has a good battery in it . |
| 10 | The Dartmoor Wildlife Park and Falconry Centre , near Plymouth , 16 miles away , is set in thirty acres of beautiful countryside and has a good collection of big cats . |
| 11 | It makes a gnarled specimen with minute , round leaves and has a good crop of black berries in winter . |
| 12 | Helen Carpenter has always taken an interest in clothes and has a good eye for colour but , approaching 40 , she felt it was time to rethink some areas of her looks . |
| 13 | It is particularly accessible to the Central and National Libraries and the Museum and has a good liaison with the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Planning Department . |
| 14 | She 's tall and has a good figure . |
| 15 | The centre has the support of Selby District Council , and has a good rapport with the dog wardens , who bring in stray and abandoned dogs each week . |
| 16 | Marie , 25 , from Telford in Shropshire has a lot of problems at the moment , and needs a good friend . |
| 17 | Slacker , a term denoting a Twentysomething who wants no responsibility and loves a good time , was a major US cult hit last year for director Richard Linklater — and deservedly so . |
| 18 | The Franks report cost £60 000 and stands a good chance of recovering some of that cost through sales of the report . |
| 19 | He 's decided to come into motor sport and stands a good chance . |
| 20 | The evidence given by the HM Inspectorate ( Scotland ) to the 1968 Select Committee is however complete enough and shows a good spread of backgrounds . |
| 21 | The librarian continues to base selection and stock revision programmes on catalogue records which are no longer accurate , and wastes a good deal of time searching for books which are no longer in circulation . |
| 22 | The sum total of all those little movements makes a big difference to daily calorie expenditure and varies a good deal among individuals . |
| 23 | It all rests upon a possible impressionableness in me , and relies a good deal on mystery or mist. , The allegory in ‘ Shadows of the Hills ’ is crystal-clear , in spite of the involved style : ‘ For Nature took him and held him fast like a jealous lover … |
| 24 | Dresdner manages over DM28bn in European fixed interest securities and enjoys a good reputation for skilful investing in international bonds . |
| 25 | Synodontis eupterus , the Feather Fin catfish , grows to 8″ , eats chopped worms , shrimps and bloodworm and enjoys a good quality flaked food . |
| 26 | Dry weight is usually the biologist 's preferred measure as it avoids the effect of short-term fluctuations in water content and gives a good indication of the quantity of energy fixed . |
| 27 | In that moment of fear she remembered the Brownie Guide Law , which points out that ‘ a Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day . ’ |
| 28 | She knew the Brownie Motto and Law , and now they flashed into her mind : ‘ Lend a Hand ’ and ‘ A Brownie thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day ’ . |
| 29 | The operating profit of £23 million reflects the underlying trend of a sound business and provides a good base on which to build , he says . |
| 30 | Probably the most effective and most common scoring technique in karate is the gyaku-zuki , or reverse punch , which the beginner learns in the second week of his basic training , and provides a good illustration of the need constantly to return to practising the basics . |