Example sentences of "good [noun] and a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Power of professionalism involves both submission of the client to the professional 's better judgement and a network of professional and inter-professional relationships , and probably rivalries , buttressed by exclusive sharing of information .
2 That 's allowing a a good hour and a quarter .
3 Supper had been over a good hour and a half .
4 Oh a good hour and a half
5 Given good contacts and a lot of nerve , Moscow is an excellent place to make money in a Russia which is wide open to the global market .
6 One age 's misfortune is another 's good luck and a result of this flight from urban squalor and an exceptionally turbulent working class was that , in the early 20th century , when the new Bristol University was looking to expand , there was a whole chain of classical villas with their attendant small parks all waiting to be picked up at knock-down prices .
7 Correct me if Im wrong , but did nt R5 imply from their commentry/report that 1 ) Rods ' goal was deflected horrendously past Southall and 2 ) Their goal was due to good play and a flash of inspiration by Snodin ? ?
8 The vineyards of Sillery are indeed an extension of the lower slopes of Verzenay , where they stretch out along the flatter , frost-prone ground on the plain beneath the Montagne de Reims , taking a good kilometre and a half to rise a mere twenty metres or so .
9 It is a good tournament , a good field and a course where I have won before . ’
10 Halfway through the week Nigel and Andrew convinced us that it would be worthwhile to expend some energy skinning uphill in pursuit of good snow and a sight of the enormous snow-filled valleys that lay beyond the Chamonix liftsystem .
11 Thus a chef is not a good chef and a production manager is not fulfilling his role if he neglects this vital aspect .
12 With a good cut and a touch of colour , the finest of flyaway hair can look fantastic
13 it requires skill , a good horse and a dash of courage .
14 1 became convinced that with better management and a number of policy changes we could achieve a better service for the patient .
15 Pates and terrines , a useful standby , provide an adequate meal when accompanied by good bread and a salad .
16 Two-year full-time course open to holders of a three-year degree in architecture with a good portfolio and a period of practical training .
17 ‘ With a good wife and a good place and a son already to take over — ‘
18 Good nature and a sense of humour , as well as an alert and well-stocked mind are also reflected in the face .
19 But she would n't get rid of a perfectly good husband and a title to marry me .
20 When I married , I was able to get a good job and a house for my family .
21 All in all , it was a great night — good fun and a chance to meet others in the department that you 'll be lucky to see even once a year !
22 He was polite and good fun and a hell of a laugh at parties .
23 Southern Water added 2p to 455p following good figures and a dividend raised by 9.2% .
24 I remember my doctor coming in my kitchen some time ago ( he 's a good friend and a gastronome and he wanted to learn ) .
25 There are many good beaches and a chance to bathe in warmed by Dungeness C , the underwater nuclear power station a few miles offshore .
26 A band called Eric And The Good Good Feeling and a stint with EMI led up to the original UFI deal and now finally maybe Frankë 's time has come .
27 I wanted a good start and a bit of luck with the weather .
28 Supporter Geoff Barber says it 's good news and a relief to be racing
29 But all this is a different story , for the bomber aircrews not only had better aircraft to take the war to Berlin , they had better navigational aids , better weaponry , the Pathfinder Force , radio counter-measures , better planning and a host of other factors to make them more effective .
30 Carlos Alberto Reutemann , that cunning , solitary ace from Argentina , worried about his racing twenty-four hours a day ; James seemed to give it scarcely a thought — technically , as a contributor to development he was something less than a devoted genius ( but on the track he had extraordinarily good reflexes and a lot of savvy ) .
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