Example sentences of "good [noun] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More usually , but no less spectacularly , the view is over the city and a visit to the roof offers a good opportunity to set the internal map and compass ready for walks of exploration . |
| 2 | The Swifts keeper , Patterson , saved well from Woods , who later missed a good opportunity to put the Olympic ahead . |
| 3 | Ian Shiels , the non playing team organiser explained that ‘ New players have recently joined which gives us a better opportunity to reach the second division . ’ |
| 4 | In these cases , we may want to smooth to remove the effect of events which are unique or which are simply not the main trend in which we are interested ; it is good practice to plot the rough as well as the smooth values , to inspect exactly what has been discarded . |
| 5 | The growth of western power and activity in Asia had done a good deal to extend the geographical scope of European-type diplomacy . |
| 6 | I would have given a good deal to have the stalwart Lord Byron by me , armed with the handgun . |
| 7 | good mind to take the bloody thing back . |
| 8 | I mean , let's face it , I 'm in a no-win Situation , and quite honestly , I 'm so stuffed up to here with the whole Stupid mess that , I can tell you , I 've just Got a good mind to take the quick way out . |
| 9 | In a better attempt to define the intermediate diameter ( I ) of particles retained on sieves of specific nominal diameters ( D sv ) Komar & Cui ( 1984 ) demonstrated that the relationship provided a means of obtaining a more closely representative grain diameter than currently given by the sieve mesh itself . |
| 10 | Office Systems ( also previously known as office automation or office information systems ) provide a good vehicle to explore the major questions . |
| 11 | Roznov itself is a good place to enjoy the Moravian scenery and countryside as well as being a good spot for excursions throughout the province . |
| 12 | The graveyard especially is a good place to examine the strange and beautiful gravestones characteristic of old Basque burial grounds . |
| 13 | Birds abound too , and this is a good place to discover the great spotted woodpecker . |
| 14 | If there is a lazy eye , a parch is placed over the good eye to force the lazy one to work . |
| 15 | It may be helpful to recall that the " beneficial owner " covenants imply : ( i ) Full power to conveythe vendor has a good right to convey the whole property and interest agreed to be conveyed . |
| 16 | This byroad was formerly the main highway ; it is now little used although it is kept in good repair to serve the few local farmsteads . |
| 17 | This is a good moment to recall the last trickle of white immigration to arouse official panic . |
| 18 | USL needs OSI to make a better showing to justify the large investment , worth many person/years of effort , that it has poured into the technology since 1987 . |
| 19 | After you have selected the field , it is a good policy to choose the approximate position to complete the final turn and to start the approach . |
| 20 | In fact the only drawback about the Cube is that you 're more than likely to find one or two of the Sounds freelancers propping up the bar but , aside from that , there are n't many better ways to spend the approaching cold winter evenings than in the comfort of decent live music and good company . |
| 21 | In fact the only drawback about the Cube is that you 're more than likely to find one or two of the Sounds freelancers propping up the bar but , aside from that , there are n't many better ways to spend the approaching cold winter evenings than in the comfort of decent live music and good company . |
| 22 | Just as generals always seem to be planning for better ways to fight the last war , so the study of international relations has often reflected the concerns of the previous generation . |
| 23 | The Ellis-Beto-Estelle ( Estelle was Beto 's successor ) era was one in which the primacy of getting good people to do the important jobs was unquestioned . |
| 24 | Those who can fully grieve over an unexpected disaster , like the sudden loss of a limb or blindness , will be in a far better state to make the best use of the faculties left . |
| 25 | He had been a successful prize fighter at the time and had the good sense to buy the Blue Boar from the proceeds of the noble art . |
| 26 | A subjective element in the account provides a better potential to unravel the semantic patterns which structure the maintenance of this executive unit of power . |
| 27 | It is a good touch to have the first two cards the ones your ‘ opponent ’ turned over . |
| 28 | The Irish have good reason to remember the steely determination of the 53-year-old Mr MacSharry , the man headline writers dub ‘ Mac the Knife ’ . |
| 29 | A late claim will not be accepted where the delay is due to : oversight or negligence on the part of the claimant company or its agent ; failure without good reason to compute the necessary figure ; and a desire to avoid establishing the claim pending clarification of the effects of making a claim on other tax liabilities . |
| 30 | I had good cause to enjoy the many favours bestowed upon me by my inspector friend with the Cambridge police . |